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DefCon World Record Wi-Fi as Comic Strip

Posted by timothy on from the condensed-form dept.

carbolic writes "Remember last summer's WiFi Shootout, which took place during the DefCon hacker convention? We told you about the world record 55.1 mile shot pulled off by a few guys with two honkingly huge satellite antennas, a long stretch of road, and a couple off-the-shelf Wi-Fi networking cards. This month's Wired magazine condenses the toil of weeks of planning and testing, and trudging up and down mountains in 100+ degree weather into a captivating 8-panel comic suitable for any Sunday Edition (or cubicle wall)."

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  1. I have a question by djupedal · · Score: 1, Interesting

    ...since the horizon on flat ground is 25 miles away, how did they manage 55 miles? Must have been some hills involved? If so, then the distance as the crow flies would perhaps be less than 55.1 miles...

    1. Re:I have a question by jginspace · · Score: 4, Interesting

      ...since the horizon on flat ground is 25 miles away, how did they manage 55 miles? Must have been some hills involved? If so, then the distance as the crow flies would perhaps be less than 55.1 miles...

      Some pics here http://www.wifi-toys.com/wi-fi.php?a=articles&id=2 3 give you a clue. And this caption from the comic strip: "I've got it! There's a secondary road up a canyon that should get you 55 miles away"

      Seriously though, we're never going to be talking about inclinations of greater than 10 degrees are we?

  2. God Bless the Geeks and everyone helping them by vishmaster · · Score: 2, Interesting

    A fitting tribute to hackerdom , geekhood or whatever else you want to call the spirit of playful innovation and problem solving.

    --
    ..And the people bowed and prayed, To the neon gods they made.