On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:10:07 -0700, G Gambill <
ggambill@emr.net> wrote:
>
> Just fired up the box at home and found none.
> Where are the gamers when you really need them???
I think you were joking, but...
Do you live in a neighborhood with young families? I used to live
between Glendale and Bethany Home on Central Avenue and most everybody
there is retirement age. Sure, we had a middle-school there, but very
few kids actually lived nearby.
Now I'm in a brand-new neighborhood and it's full of young couple
and/or young families. I haven't snooped in a while, but I'll bet
there are a few wifi spots around my area.
If you do have a kid-saturated neighborhood, wait till they're home
from school. Before 3 PM, I doubt there'll be any gaming stuff going
on (unless they convinced mom they don't feel well).
With a Linux laptop and Kismet [1] Windows laptop and NetStumbler[2],
you can find hotspots that are open without actually trying to gain
access to them.
This is called wardriving[3] and is a popular and safe geek "sport". I
haven't done it, but I didn't need to. :-)
Some wardrivers get really serious about this stuff and attach a GPS
device to their computer and have the software automatically log
coordinates every time a wifi spot is located. They then can merge
those coordinates into a mapping program and produce their own wifi
hotspot maps.
[1]
http://www.kismetwireless.net/
[2]
http://www.netstumbler.com/
[3]
http://www.wardriving.com/
--
Ric Fischer
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