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From: jim on 28 May 2008 18:52
Can anyone direct me to some good info on finding wireless access points?

I don't mean simply being able to connect to them, but actually finding the
building and room that the signal is coming from.

How do you track down the physical location of the wireless access point
device that you can detect using netstumbler or other such software?

Thanks!

jim


From: MyVeryOwnSelf on 28 May 2008 19:11
> How do you track down the physical location of the wireless access
> point device that you can detect using netstumbler ...

One list is at http://www.netstumbler.com/hotspots/
From: smlunatick on 28 May 2008 21:21
On May 28, 7:11 pm, MyVeryOwnSelf <s...(a)emailNot.nul> wrote:
> > How do you track down the physical location of the wireless access
> > point device that you can detect using netstumbler ...
>
> One list is athttp://www.netstumbler.com/hotspots/

To add to this:

Add one GPS compatible with Netstumbler and start "scanning."
From: Jack (MVP-Networking). on 28 May 2008 23:03
Hi
May be this can Help., http://www.passmark.com/products/wirelessmonitor.htm
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"jim" <jim(a)home.net> wrote in message
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> Can anyone direct me to some good info on finding wireless access points?
>
> I don't mean simply being able to connect to them, but actually finding
> the building and room that the signal is coming from.
>
> How do you track down the physical location of the wireless access point
> device that you can detect using netstumbler or other such software?
>
> Thanks!
>
> jim
>

From: Jeff Liebermann on 28 May 2008 23:53
On Wed, 28 May 2008 18:52:46 -0400, "jim" <jim(a)home.net> wrote:

>Can anyone direct me to some good info on finding wireless access points?

Search Google for "wi-fi direction finding".

I've also posted some comments on the subject:
<http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=direction+finding+map+lines&num=50&scoring=r&hl=en&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&as_ugroup=alt.internet.wireless&as_usubject=&as_uauthors=Jeff+Liebermann&lr=lang_en&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=1&as_minm=1&as_miny=1981&as_maxd=28&as_maxm=5&as_maxy=2008&safe=off>

This one covers the basics:
<http://groups.google.com/group/alt.internet.wireless/msg/8998c66ef1df00f7>
Note that it does take some practice. I suggest you try finding a
known access point first. Also, be prepared to answer dumb questions
from the police and officials. To the clueless, you will probably
look like a terrorist.

>I don't mean simply being able to connect to them, but actually finding the
>building and room that the signal is coming from.

Yeah. That's called "radio direction finding".

>How do you track down the physical location of the wireless access point
>device that you can detect using netstumbler or other such software?

See above URL.

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