Wardialing - the term derived from the movie Wargames (where Matthew Broderick uses 
"wardialing" to start the movie), Wardriving as I understand it was coined by Peter 
Shipley (as was Wardialing if I remember correctly).  That and it just sounds cool.

If I am wrong, tell me...I like to keep facts straight (even if they are already 
straight in my world).

Woody

On Mon, 01 Jul 2002 16:14:51 -0700
Dave Holmes-Kinsella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Notwithstanding DSTM,Wardriving, as I understand it, is an adaptation of the
> term "wardialing"
> (http://63.251.138.38/atstake/acrobat/wardialing_brief.pdf) the practice of
> modem-directed range or  sequential dialing to discover computer access
> numbers.
> 
> Otherwise, the etymology and origin of "wardriving" is unknown to me.
> 
> HTH
> -- dhk
> 
> 
> >>>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allen Fear
> Subject: Re: [BAWUG] Shades of the Depression: WarChalking
> 
> 
> What's with all this "war" business? I understand how
> ISPs might prefer to view the spread of this type of
> information this way, and how the media would be all
> too happy to cash in on and help us pick a fight with
> ISPs, but it sure obscures the value, intent, and
> grass-roots cooperative nature of the community
> networking movement, or at least a good part of it.
> 
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