RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-20 Thread John Cook
[mailto:gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com] Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 6:12 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Also like the xirrus wi-fi inspector, and insider free apps, too help locate APs. Gene Giannamore Abide International Inc. Technical

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-19 Thread Mike Gill
18, 2009 11:49 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection I'm well aware that someone with, as I said, wifi knowledge could see my router even with the radio broadcast turned off. But I get the distinct feeling that none of my neighbors has

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-19 Thread Gene Giannamore
...@abideinternational.commailto:gene.giannam...@abideinternational.com From: Mark A. Ross [mailto:ma...@sdppayroll.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Does anyone know of a piece of hardware or software that will allow you to pinpoint a WIFI

Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Mark A. Ross
Does anyone know of a piece of hardware or software that will allow you to pinpoint a WIFI connection? In other words, you are in a public location and your laptop detects 5 unsecure WIFI hosts. How do you know which house is using the network name Bongo (Couldn't think of a funnier name,

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread John Aldrich
: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Does anyone know of a piece of hardware or software that will allow you to pinpoint a WIFI connection? In other words, you are in a public location and your laptop detects 5 unsecure WIFI hosts. How do you know which house is using the network name

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Eric Woodford
wireless laptop and software like netstumbler helped locate homes in my neighborhood. BTW, friend says he's got an open hotspot in his neighborhood called poopypants. On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 9:44 AM, Mark A. Ross ma...@sdppayroll.com wrote: Does anyone know of a piece of hardware or software

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Peter van Houten
I've used this successfully: http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/index.html -- Peter van Houten On the 18/03/2009 18:44, Mark A. Ross wrote the following: Does anyone know of a piece of hardware or software that will allow you to pinpoint a WIFI connection? In other words, you

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Holstrom, Don
Or a very small Canary Wireless.. -Original Message- From: Peter van Houten [mailto:peter...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection I've used this successfully: http://www.freeantennas.com

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread James Kerr
, March 18, 2009 12:44 PM Subject: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Does anyone know of a piece of hardware or software that will allow you to pinpoint a WIFI connection? In other words, you are in a public location and your laptop detects 5 unsecure WIFI hosts. How

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Andy Shook
[mailto:cluster...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:20 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Nobody can have a funnier name for an AP then the one I have at home. I can't post it here cause it's NSFW but I am sure anyone scanning for APs

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread James Kerr
nah man, because that isn't true. It is more an instruction of what the should do with themselves. - Original Message - From: Andy Shook To: NT System Admin Issues Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:25 PM Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Jake Gardner
, March 18, 2009 12:49 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection wireless laptop and software like netstumbler helped locate homes in my neighborhood. BTW, friend says he's got an open hotspot in his neighborhood called poopypants. On Wed, Mar 18

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Mark A. Ross
Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection I had to name my mom's themoneypit because of her bad experiences with the contractors redoing her kitchen and bathrooms. Thanks, Jake Gardner TTC Network Administrator Ext. 246 From

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Jake Gardner
: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Let me rephrase: I am seeking a hardware device or software that will pinpoint a network name to its exact location. Ex: You are driving down the street and your WIFI connection see's three WIFI connections, with various signal strengths. Connection #1

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Jake Gardner
-Original Message- From: Mark A. Ross [mailto:ma...@sdppayroll.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:59 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Let me rephrase: I am seeking a hardware device or software that will pinpoint a network name to its

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Angus Scott-Fleming
On 18 Mar 2009 at 13:31, James Kerr wrote: nah man, because that isn't true.It is more an instruction of what the should do with themselves. certainly you could post it sufficiently obsc*red to get by the censors ;-) -- Angus Scott-Fleming GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona http://www.geoapps.com/

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Murray Freeman
: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Does anyone know of a piece of hardware or software that will allow you to pinpoint a WIFI connection? In other words, you are in a public location and your laptop detects 5 unsecure WIFI hosts. How do you know which house is using the network name Bongo

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Mark A. Ross
Huge help Jake, thanks. -Original Message- From: Jake Gardner [mailto:jgard...@ttcdas.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:02 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection I think what you may have to do is modify your wifi to be directional

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Murray Freeman
been tempted, very tempted! None of my neighbors sees me because my radio broadcast is turned off!!! Murray From: Mark A. Ross [mailto:ma...@sdppayroll.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Is it possible to pinpoint

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Jeremy Phillips
, 2009 11:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection In my neighborhood, a couple of my neighbors are using their last name, so that's no problem, but there are 4 that were installed by Geek Squad because they use the name 2WIRE followed by 3 numbers

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread David Mazzaccaro
From: Murray Freeman [mailto:mfree...@alanet.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:17 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection In my neighborhood, a couple of my neighbors are using their last name, so that's no problem, but there are 4 that were

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Cameron Cooper
PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Mark, did you see my original reply with the link to building your own directional antenna? Wireless hardware is fairly isotropic (radiates in all directions uniformly), so you will need to capture part

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread David Mazzaccaro
To lazy to build one? http://www.cantenna.com/ -Original Message- From: Cameron Cooper [mailto:ccoo...@aurico.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:30 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Or a Pringles can

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Kennedy, Jim
/ -Original Message- From: Mark A. Ross [mailto:ma...@sdppayroll.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Huge help Jake, thanks. -Original Message- From: Jake Gardner [mailto:jgard

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Mark A. Ross ma...@sdppayroll.com wrote: I am seeking a hardware device or software that will pinpoint a network name to its exact location. As others have said, you need a (uni)directional antenna. Pretty much all stock 802.11 radios are equipped with

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Free, Bob
...@alanet.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:17 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection In my neighborhood, a couple of my neighbors are using their last name, so that's no problem, but there are 4 that were installed by Geek Squad because

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread James Kerr
: Angus Scott-Fleming angu...@geoapps.com To: NT System Admin Issues ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:05 PM Subject: Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection On 18 Mar 2009 at 13:31, James Kerr wrote: nah man, because that isn't true.It is more

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Murray Freeman
, 2009 1:27 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection None of my neighbors sees me because my radio broadcast is turned off!!! Well... actually that may not be 100% true Kismet will show you the SSID of any AP with broadcast SSID disabled as soon

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Eric Wittersheim
radio broadcast is turned off!!! *Murray* -- *From:* Mark A. Ross [mailto:ma...@sdppayroll.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, March 18, 2009 11:45 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Does anyone know of a piece

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT

2009-03-18 Thread Jeremy Anderson
...@sdppayroll.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:45 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Does anyone know of a piece of hardware or software that will allow you to pinpoint a WIFI connection? In other words, you are in a public location and your laptop

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Kurt Buff
This depends on your definition of exact, which you've provided, and your procedure, which you've hinted at. For this, you'll want an accurate antenna system - by this, I mean that the signal it gathers will attenuate quickly if not targeted exactly. A cantenna/yagi, either handheld or on a

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Ben Scott
On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Free, Bob r...@pge.com wrote: 2WIRExxx is the default name of the standard DSL/AP supplied at low or no cost by ATT/SBC. They are all over the placeā€¦.. When I first moved into my current I apparent a few years ago, I saw about 10 access points, 7 of which were

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Free, Bob
to pinpoint a WIFI connection On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 2:38 PM, Free, Bob r...@pge.com wrote: 2WIRExxx is the default name of the standard DSL/AP supplied at low or no cost by ATT/SBC. They are all over the place. When I first moved into my current I apparent a few years ago, I saw about 10 access

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT

2009-03-18 Thread Sherry Abercrombie
. There was the Luke, Chewbacca, DarthVader, and Yoda networks. *From:* Mark A. Ross [mailto:ma...@sdppayroll.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:45 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Does anyone know of a piece of hardware or software

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT

2009-03-18 Thread Steve Ens
, and Yoda networks. *From:* Mark A. Ross [mailto:ma...@sdppayroll.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, March 18, 2009 9:45 AM *To:* NT System Admin Issues *Subject:* Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection Does anyone know of a piece of hardware or software that will allow you to pinpoint a WIFI

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT

2009-03-18 Thread Roger Wright
System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT A guy I used to work with accessed his neighbors wireless, printed something out on the neighbors printer to the effect that if he wanted help securing his wireless network, that he would be glad to assist

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT

2009-03-18 Thread Don Guyer
...@prufoxroach.com From: Sherry Abercrombie [mailto:saber...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT A guy I used to work with accessed his neighbors wireless, printed something out

Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT

2009-03-18 Thread Steven Peck
, 2009 3:55 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT A guy I used to work with accessed his neighbors wireless, printed something out on the neighbors printer to the effect that if he wanted help securing his wireless network, that he would

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT

2009-03-18 Thread Murray Freeman
placement of the router within the house. Murray -Original Message- From: Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:21 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT While troubleshooting a wireless issue

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT

2009-03-18 Thread Sam Cayze
: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT Let me only say that I have 2 neighbors behind me, with one somewhat closer to my house than the other. The house that's further away has a signal so strong, it actually has more bars than my own. The other neighbor, closer to my house, his

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT

2009-03-18 Thread Andy Ognenoff
...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:28 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT I changed my SSID to my email address, hoping that one of my neighbors might email me and want to split the ISP costs... No luck yet :( ~ Finally

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT

2009-03-18 Thread Sam Cayze
Yes, obviously :) -Original Message- From: Andy Ognenoff [mailto:andyognen...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:46 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT On residential accounts, splitting or sharing is usually

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Phillip Partipilo
Parametric Solutions Inc. Jupiter, Florida (561) 747-6107 -Original Message- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:31 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection I asked someone I consider

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT

2009-03-18 Thread Andy Ognenoff
;) - Andy O. -Original Message- From: Sam Cayze [mailto:sam.ca...@rollouts.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:51 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection - made OT Yes, obviously :) -Original Message- From: Andy Ognenoff

RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection

2009-03-18 Thread Mark A. Ross
WiFiFoFum doesn't support BlackBerry's. :-( -Original Message- From: Phillip Partipilo [mailto:p...@psnet.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:58 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Is it possible to pinpoint a WIFI connection +2 on WiFiFoFum. Used it on WinMo and on iPhone