OT: WiFi hardware question

[Lisa Kachold]

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:22 PM, Steven <stevensspam at cox.net> wrote:

> Okay, this one seems like a no-brainer question to me but I haven't dealt
> with one before. A wireless access point like this one:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833180035 should get
> better reception with that antenna than one of those little stubby USB
> adapters like this:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127272
>
> My sister's computer is hooking into our wireless using a USB wireless
> adapter about the size of that second link (although it's too old to still
> show up on Newegg, I'm just pointing to something similar in size), and it's
> never had great reception, but lately it's been very flaky. Looking over
> things I realized those access points start in the same price range as the
> USB adapters while having those nice antennas that are longer than the USB
> sticks are even including the USB plug.
>
> That said, I've never actually used an access point, it's always either
> been a built in laptop adapter, a PCMCIA adapter (which got a lousy signal
> going through two fewer walls than are between the wireless router and my
> sister's computer), or one of those USB wireless adapter sticks. If I'm
> catching how it works correctly her computer should simply see it as a plain
> old connection over the build in Ethernet port, correct?
>

Hmm?  What is your sister's computer?

Using Backtrack4 with either Airpwn, Airsnarf or even WifiZoo, one can
emulate an AP and "catch" all manner of people trying to login to a web
portal spoofing itself as a CC gateway.  If you don't get the CC, you will
get the username and password of local APs perhaps?  A paypal link is like
Gold, since you can use triangulation just as deftly to protect yourself,
cleaning out the funds from a group of accounts that point to each other.

I set up a Nomadix in Produce Row in Portand Oregon, which had a cc forward
for all port 80 traffic attempts to 11wireless.com for the CC details.
I have used ASU's systems which were HORRIBLE!

The OS version might be important also, but only with regards to the
software acting as AP?

A radius server (or ICA certificate Auth server in $M world) can handle the
CC authentication/forwarding and seeming, or any software setup to do so.

The driver to access the "modem, set into AP mode" is connected to the
application, connected to the auth server/process.
Bottom line is:

WE NEED MORE PROECT EQUIPMENT SPECIFICATIONS to answer questions?



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