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 >