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WLAN Visualization Meets GIS Mapping

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pat-metheney-meets-wifi dept.

martin dodge writes "The Wireless Ntwork Visualization Project (Univ. of Kansas) has an interesting alternative to just dot maps of wlan base stations. These guys are mapping out the zone of availability using gis. nice maps using aerial photographs backdrops as well. If you are interested, check out other ways of mapping 802.11b network infrastructure. "

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  1. Smoking Crack... by jbf · · Score: 1, Troll
    Their security tips:
    • use wep (airsnort)
    • obscure your ssid (set client ssid to ANY)
    • change default passwords on APs (duh)
    • disable broadcast ssid, but you can't (haha)
    • upgrade firmware (what's that gonna do)
    • enable MAC filtering (Lucent WaveLAN cards have a tool to set their MAC address)
    • Turn off your access points when you are not using them (how mann people are going to do that)
    • Wave point placement and antenna selection (attacker can use a 12dBi yagi and point it straight at your house)


    I don't think I'll be using their Consulting Services any time soon...