Amazon sidewalk is what it was called. https://www.consumerreports.org/electronics/wireless-networking/pros-and-cons-of-amazon-sidewalk-network-plus-how-to-opt-out-a9048278100/ On Wed, Apr 10, 2024 at 6:42 PM Stephen Partington wrote: > Note Amazon is building up a low power network across all their devices. > That one creeps me out. > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2024, 3:48 AM Rusty Carruth via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> However, if you make it obvious that you are looking at the thing, the >> perpetrator might decide to take it back. Put up your own video >> doorbell, and maybe even watch the street as well so you can tie the >> perp to their vehicle. >> >> Triangulation is 'fun' - find some local neighborhood hams (amateur >> radio people) who have done T-hunting (transmitter hunting) and they can >> give you info, and maybe even have some equipment and time/inclination >> to help. >> >> If they are using YOUR wifi, I'd freak out even more than you already >> have, since either they've got some serious wifi hacking skills, your >> wifi is set up very poorly, or they got inside your house. >> >> Have you filed a police report about the missing items? I assume they >> weren't interested in the tech issue.... Who should be? Probably not >> FBI or any other three-letter-government agency ;-) >> >> On the detection angle, I've been thinking that using a SDR USB dongle >> and GnuRadio or similar, you should be able to hack together a >> relatively useful spectrum analyzer. I've played with an SDR dongle and >> GnuRadio and had no luck yet... >> >> I also just did a search and found a $49 spectrum analyzer and a $899 >> spectrum analyzer, should you wish to go buy one. "One of these days" I >> hope to get me a working spectrum analyzer... ("But today is not that >> day" ;-) >> >> On 4/5/24 08:36, Keith Smith via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> > I would never had thought of this type of scam. I hope you find the >> > person or persons. I'm guessing it might be someone close to you. >> > Yikes!! >> > >> > Several months ago there was a post on next door where a man had >> > passed away and someone stole his gun safes. Heinous!! >> > >> > Is this camera ties into a subscription? >> > >> > >> > >> > On 2024-04-04 19:00, Mike Bushroe via PLUG-discuss wrote: >> >> I have been lurking for a long time and just returned from a 10 month >> >> session in hospitals, extended care facilities, other hospitals, rehab >> >> places, more nursing care, other hospitals etc after having a major >> >> brain injury and brain surgery. During this time my sisters have been >> >> feeding the cats and spending a little bit of time looking after the >> >> place. During this time the doorbell had shorted out and a new >> >> wireless doorbell put in its place. When I found out about I asked my >> >> sisters how had put it in so I could find the user's manual to see how >> >> to convert it to my system. Only none of them knew anything about it, >> >> just assumed that one of the others had put it in. >> >> Now I am facing the problem of someone having secure access to my >> >> front door. And while I have >> >> >> >> been gone for so long things, including expensive things have gone >> >> missing. Some locked up but with hours or days of knowing when no one >> >> will be there can make it easy to get to. >> >> So what I am hoping for is if someone knows of a program to detect >> >> when something transmits from a few inches away and then some way to >> >> triangulate on where else that network is coming from. It seems >> >> unlikely that anyone else within range would also not notice a >> >> wireless doorbell suddenly showing on their front door. Perhaps even >> >> just wireshark watching for which WiFi groups suddenly light up when >> >> somebody walks in front of the camera. Such as CoxHiFi, Nighthawk. >> >> >> >> Sorry for the long gap between messages and then the big request. >> >> >> >> Mike Bushroe >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> KINDNESS >> >> >> >> is most VALUABLE when it is GIVEN AWAY for >> >> >> >> FREE >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list: PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen