Wardriving equipment

[Tom]

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I will shortly be visiting various locations around the UK mainland in a
motorhome.
I hope to create a hotspot map that will allow me to get my internet fix
while out & about.

If anyone has an area they would like mapping, I will pass on any hotspots I
can find

What choice of card, antenna & software would 'you' pick for the best
results?

It will need to work with my Sony Viao running XP.
Currently I am using Netstumbler and a Belkin 54g (no external antenna)


Tia,

T.

 

[Guest]

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Tom <ocilac@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I will shortly be visiting various locations around the UK mainland in a
> motorhome.
> I hope to create a hotspot map that will allow me to get my internet fix
> while out & about.
>
> If anyone has an area they would like mapping, I will pass on any hotspots I
> can find
>
> What choice of card, antenna & software would 'you' pick for the best
> results?

Obtain a rotatable satellite dish, or directional antenna, that can
be rotated from inside the motorhome.
Use that.

 

[Lazarus]

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I use a 45 mw rtl8180 card with netstumbler (card is not supported but
it works with the correct drivers) and a cheap GPS receiver.
And it works really fine.

I would not recommend a dish. It has a verry narrow angle and works great
if you know what you are pointing at.
Use a directional, (can add some (3-7 in most cases) db) and is easy to
install.

If you have autoroute (MS) you can import your netstumbler logs and put the
access points an a map.

greetings lazarus

"Ian Stirling" <root@mauve.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uTQec.32416$Y%6.4085715@wards.force9.net...
> Tom <ocilac@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > I will shortly be visiting various locations around the UK mainland in a
> > motorhome.
> > I hope to create a hotspot map that will allow me to get my internet fix
> > while out & about.
> >
> > If anyone has an area they would like mapping, I will pass on any
hotspots I
> > can find
> >
> > What choice of card, antenna & software would 'you' pick for the best
> > results?
>
> Obtain a rotatable satellite dish, or directional antenna, that can
> be rotated from inside the motorhome.
> Use that.
>

 

[Guest]

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I picked up the NETGEAR WG511 pccard, and it has a great reciever in it.
This card picks up multiple AP's around my house that the old Dlink DWL630 card didnt. PCMAG or one of those pubs also gave this
card a good review.

However you might be better off with the 200mw SMC card and an external antenna. That way you will not need to be close to the AP.

Cheers

"Tom" <ocilac@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:2f89aeb0.0404130344.7fdc6eb9@posting.google.com...
> I will shortly be visiting various locations around the UK mainland in a
> motorhome.
> I hope to create a hotspot map that will allow me to get my internet fix
> while out & about.
>
> If anyone has an area they would like mapping, I will pass on any hotspots I
> can find
>
> What choice of card, antenna & software would 'you' pick for the best
> results?
>
> It will need to work with my Sony Viao running XP.
> Currently I am using Netstumbler and a Belkin 54g (no external antenna)
>
>
> Tia,
>
> T.