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802.11 for Vehicles?

Posted by Cliff on from the hope-you've-got-a-good-car-alarm dept.

mantid asks: "I am about to do a long trip (1 year) in a VW Vanagon, and would like to set up wireless net access from within the vehicle. What is the most effective system for hassle-free, permanent, long-term installation? Note, this is not just for wardriving, many truckstops, netcafes, and coffee shops are now offering legit net access. I just don't want to have to bring laptop inside to do it. Please suggest tried and true antenna types as well as tips/concerns/issues."

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  1. Bring some sketch paper instead by ObviousGuy · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Instead of typing all your thoughts and experiences into your computer, why not write it down on paper? You can draw big sketches of the people you meet and the things you see. Of course it makes sense to bring along a digital camera and a big hard disk to hold your photos.

    Write about what thrills you out on the road, and write it on paper so that it is personal and intimate, and when you've finally worked it into a polished gem release it to the world.

    Imagine your trip as your being born a second time. "Born again" if you will. One key aspect to this is cutting the umbilical cord of the familiar and just learning all about yourself and others without any connection to the past.

    Stay off the Interstates and try to find the meaning behind each town, why it exists, who its people are, etc. Then write about it and sketch whatever you feel compelled to sketch, and of course take lots of photos.

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    I have been pwned because my /. password was too easy to guess.
    1. Re:Bring some sketch paper instead by DjReagan · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Which is all very nice and well.. but it is not what he wants, and doesn't answer his question.

      One shouldn't project ones own values onto everyone else.

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      "When I grow up, I want to be a weirdo"
    2. Re:Bring some sketch paper instead by Peridriga · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Why not bike?
      -- Smell the smells, hear the sounds.

      Why not fly?
      -- Quicker way to get there

      Why are these answers wrong? Because he didn't ask the question....

      He said "I am about to do a long trip (1 year) in a VW Vanagon", he didn't say I'm driving around the US drawing big sketches of the people I meet and things I see what are some tablet PC's or good drawing tablets for my PC.

      What is he's a traveling salesmen that needs to keep up w/ his email, or log his sales, create invoices, surf the web to keep up w/ news etc.

      It's usually good when someone asks a question to answer it...

  2. WiFi access by damitbill · · Score: 2, Insightful

    My wife and I recently did a two month trip thru Canada and Alaska and we were able to get wifi by wardriving in almost every town. I have a Zaurus with kismet running and we'd drive thru a town with the Z running and it would beep on every 'hit'. It was easy to then get details about the AP. If it was WEP then I figured they locked the door (although AirSnort would have worked) and we'd go on to the next one. There was one available in every town we visited. Grocery stores all have them although many are WEP'd but most aren't yet. Most of the places that offer free access (coffe shops etc..) are available from the parking lots and other than a simple logon most were easy to jump on. Once in a while I'd pay for time inside, usually $4 US for an hour, then go to my camper and use it there. I was careful not to browse the local network and only use web and/or ssh back into work. Have fun, long trips are sweet.