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Cops, Wifi, Treasure Hunts, And More!

Posted by timothy on from the look-ma-no-cat dept.

Rob Flickenger writes "This month's SeattleWireless TV show reveals how the Yakima County Police have built a wireless infrastructure using Cisco Aironet products. Utilizing omni and directional antennas, they cover 650 sq miles with just 8 access points. There is also a segment on the NzWireless group's wireless treasure hunt, where users roamed around the city plotting hidden access points set up for the hunt." Note the bittorrent link.

4 of 109 comments (clear)

  1. Oh, i forgot, bring the phone! by H8X55 · · Score: 3, Funny

    When committing crimes in Yakama County, WA make sure to carry your 2.4GHz phone.

  2. donuts? by powlow · · Score: 4, Funny

    what do they use it for? to order donuts? handheld donut ordering device! brilliant!

  3. Quick! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Start a crime wave while the county is slashdotted!

  4. Be Nice! Don't go to the yakima county website! by CodePoet82 · · Score: 2, Funny

    C'mon guys..... don't go to the Yakima County website! I need that bandwidth to keep surfing slashdot!

    Sincerly,
    The poor little sysadmin from their ISP.