Anyone got experience with Wardriving?

[Fubak]

Will the wireless CF card I got with my Axim be enough? If so, what else do I need?

[Fubak]

Will the wireless CF card I got with my Axim be enough? If so, what else do I need?

[MPSmith]

Will it be enough for what? To connect wirelessly? Please describe what you are wanting to do.

[Fubak]

I want to be out in town, find a wireless network, and use it to check my email or use IM.

[WyattEarp]

That's all you need if you go to a Starbucks for example that has wifi access.

[Fubak]

Well, what if I'm sitting someplace and I see that I have a wireless signal. How would I use that wireless network? Catch my drift?

[Rirath]

Either the folks are being really naive, or just vague. :wink:
I don't think many folks here have any experience with wardriving, or would admit to it.

Try searching the web for info on how, what you need, and hotspots. Most of it will be about laptops, but you should be able to adapt the info if you really wanted. Personally I've never used Wireless in any form. ops:

Originally Posted by wardriving.com

War Driving (wôr dri'vin) v.
1 Driving around looking for unsecured wireless networks.
-term coined by Pete Shipley

[Pony99CA]

Originally Posted by Rirath

Either the folks are being really naive, or just vague. :wink:
I don't think many folks here have any experience with wardriving, or would admit to it.

Try searching the web for info on how, what you need, and hotspots. Most of it will be about laptops, but you should be able to adapt the info if you really wanted. Personally I've never used Wireless in any form. ops:

There's a long, heated thread going on at Pocket PC Passion about wardriving and the ethics behind it. Check it out.

For WiFi hotspot information, check out WiFi Free Spot or 802.11 Hot Spots.

Steve

[TheBacklash]

Originally Posted by Rirath

Either the folks are being really naive, or just vague. :wink:
I don't think many folks here have any experience with wardriving, or would admit to it.

Try searching the web for info on how, what you need, and hotspots. Most of it will be about laptops, but you should be able to adapt the info if you really wanted. Personally I've never used Wireless in any form. ops:

I think you hit it there.... 8)

I "drove" from my house to my parents... and "found" about 24 signals along the way.

with about 3 of them secured.... 8O that was amazing, and I was not driving in residential areas much. the Card actualy stopped blinking and was logged on at one stoplight. Didn't have time to check e-mail quick enough though

Just my quick observations, you would need a few programs as well. Obviously pocket warrior or ministumbler, depending on which card you have. but just because you have the signals, you still need an ip and gateway ip on the network... unless you guess or get lucky, you going to need another program to determine an ip you can use.

also need a mac address spoofer if the network restricts the usage by Mac address...

Also need a program to break the fairly weak encryption if there is any...

I only have pocket warrior, and haven't done anything else beyond "driving" personaly.

Too much hassle for me right now to try and hack in to someone's network just to check my e-mail... and there is no denying it, it is hacking into someone else's network... except if it's a starbucks public access type thing.



Just a side note.... If anyone does get onto someone else's network by wardriving... don't do anything beyond just using the signal to get *your* e-mail or get to a webpage or two... don't mess with their computer, what if someone use's your signal to do the same to you?

Personaly If someone used my signal to check their e-mail, i'd be upset, but not as pissed if they screwed with my computer.

[Pony99CA]

Originally Posted by TheBacklash

Just my quick observations, you would need a few programs as well. Obviously pocket warrior or ministumbler, depending on which card you have. but just because you have the signals, you still need an ip and gateway ip on the network... unless you guess or get lucky, you going to need another program to determine an ip you can use.

also need a mac address spoofer if the network restricts the usage by Mac address...

Also need a program to break the fairly weak encryption if there is any...

And those last two have taken you from the "benign" act of wardriving to the illegal act of network hacking.

Originally Posted by TheBacklash

Just a side note.... If anyone does get onto someone else's network by wardriving... don't do anything beyond just using the signal to get *your* e-mail or get to a webpage or two... don't mess with their computer, what if someone use's your signal to do the same to you?

Don't even get your E-mail or browse the Web unless you know that you have permission to access that network. Finding a wireless access point isn't illegal, but I think anything more would constitute an unauthorized use of somebody's network, which is likely a crime.

Steve

[fargonaz]

For the average guy, and the average(now) unsecured AP, you need not touch the settings for the card installed in your ppc. Most have DHCP, and will automagically configure the DNS and IP of your ppc, if the AP has internet connectivity and DHCP you will be connected. I doubt there are any legal questions about detecting an open access point. As to the legality of using the internet from the open AP, I doubt that there's any legal worries there, if the owner wishes to encrypt his AP he has every right to do so. As to war driving, it's what you do before you warchalk the AP.