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Equipment
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LAPTOP
- Sony VAIO
The backbone of the scanning system is a Sony Vaio Laptop.
Specs: PII 366, 128megs ram, 12.1in. display, 1in. thick,
3.5lbs.
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WIRELESS
NETWORK CARD - Orinoco GOLD
Just like your parent's ethernet card, but signals are
transmitted in the 2.4GHz range instead of over physcial cable.
Once a wireless LAN PCMCIA card is placed into the laptop,
we are ready to start receiving wireless network signals.
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SCANNING
SOFTWARE - Netstumbler
The software that makes wardriving work. As the program scans
for wireless networks it logs each unique signal it receives
along with a variety of other information about the network.
See the Procedure section for
more details on our use of the software and get the complete
scoop at Netstumbler.com |
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ANTENNA
- Orinoco 10dbi Omni-Directional
To boost the wireless signals detected by Netstumbler, a 10dbi omni
antenna was connected to the wireless network card. The antenna
was mounted proudly atop the vehicle to maximize signal reception.
An omni-directional antenna is preferred over a directional for
mapping, as the antenna's orientation does not effect the received
signal.
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GPS
- Garmin GPS II Plus
After connecting a Global Position System (GPS) unit to the
USB port of the laptop, Netstumbler can log geographic coordinates
along with each wireless network signal it detects. An external
antenna was connected to this unit and mounted outside of the
vehicle for more accurate signal reception. |
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TRUCK
- Dodge Dakota
Load
all of the above gear into a pickup truck and you have a
complete mobile scanning unit that can map almost any network
you throw at it.
Specs: 1993 V-6 with 113,712 miles (02/05/2002), maroon
and tan exterior, brown interior, stock stereo, new radiator,
new battery, four 80lbs. sand bags, white aluminum topper
and one small American flag for solidarity.
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