WarDriving
 

Anyone do it? i just got to it, im headed to downtown now to see what is available =)

remember to bring your chalk!

http://dmoz.org/Computers/Data_Commu...ss/WarDriving/

When I heard about people in Calgary doing this last year I thought it was BS.. You mean people actually do this bullshit? :1orglaugh

http://wirelessbandit.nerdsunderglas...es/000003.html

This blog is here to document the wardriving and warwalking the streets of Toronto to find open/unsecure WLAN access points. "When you just need a Net connection anywhere in TO, look here."

yea this shit is sick, i acctuly was driving home and my neighbour lit up.. i wonder what kinda files he has =)

anyways, whats this chalking about? people right it on the floors?

Wardriving HOWTO (Un-official)
Fred [email protected]
$Revision: 1.0
$Date: 2002/04/09 01:51:14


This document functions as a starting guide to exploring wireless networks,
from a legal, ethical and security point of view. I hereby claim absolutely
no responsibility to which manner this information is used. Information is
neither inherently good nor evil, but how people choose to use that
information makes them good or evil.
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This HOWTO is NOT OFFICIAL (yet) and differs from the Wireless Howto, but I
strongly recommend reading it. http://www.linuxdoc.org
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction & Background.

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Copyright
1.3 Wardriving.com
1.4 Other Resources

2. What do I need to go Wardriving?

2.1 Computers
2.2 Wireless Cards
2.3 Antennas
2.4 Why should I have a GPS Unit?

3. Why are people wardriving?

3.1 Is it legal?
3.2 What can be done to stop it?


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1. Introduction & Background

1.1 Introduction

The 802.11 networking standard, also known as, "Wireless Ethernet", WiFi, and
Wireless LAN has become very popular with Internet users and Corporations
looking for a cost-effective LAN extension that is easy to implement and
provides reliable service. The most popular implementation (as of April 2002)
is 802.11b. The 2.4Ghz range, 11Mb speed wireless LAN variety. 802.11b
encompasses all of the aforementioned characteristics, yet poorly implements
one of the most fundamental aspects of networking, the security. What is the
point of providing this type of service to your employees or even your
family if you cannot guarantee that their communications are secure. At least
with a wireless phone, someone cannot drive by your house and rack up your
phone bill. This is exactly the problem with Wireless Ethernet. People can
drive, walk or other wise approach the area that the wireless equipment can
transmit in, and share your internet access or connect to your computer.
This process is known as "wardriving", or "LAN jacking".

http://www.wardriving.com/doc/Wardriving-HOWTO.txt

http://www.warchalking.org/

Welcome to Warchalking! Warchalking is the practice of marking a series of symbols on sidewalks and walls to indicate nearby wireless access. That way, other computer users can pop open their laptops and connect to the Internet wirelessly. It was inspired by the practice of hobos during the Great Depression to use chalk marks to indicate which homes were friendly.

http://notabug.com/warchalking/card300.png

My friend's ex does this shit. Too bad you can't send em to jail for it.. it's stupid, it's still theft, and the guy is a tool.

Information Is Power

wtf, how is it stealing, what is it that people acctully steal?
radio signals?

anyways it depends what a person does with the power...
people should get that network admin to work harder

A lot of spam is supposedly sent through open 802.11 networks.