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bigfoot · Joined: 30 Mar 2004

For people who like wireless internet on their notebook, this is good news.

Netstumbler 0.4.0 has been released! This is the radio signal sniffing tool for finding those sweet wireless (internet) hot spots in Korea or anywhere else. A great tweak tool to have at Incheon Airport, at the local cafe, the university, or any other place where you can sit down, relax, and enjoy wireless internet. The new release has gone beyond the Orinoco's, and into a whole new range of Wi-Fi cards.

Here is the download site. The software, as always, has been made free by the author!

http://www.netstumbler.com/download.php?op=viewdownload&cid=1&orderby=hitsD

Enjoy!

bibimbap · Joined: 14 Dec 2003

Please clarify for the uninitiated among us.

This software will sniff out the signal and bypass the pay-per-use charge at Starbucks or Incheon or wherever?

As I understand it, these hotels, etc., require registration to use the signal.

But I only tried it once - at a hotel in Chicago. It was ridiculous. Not even GPRS. Something like US$10/hr.

jaebea · Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Location: SYD

I think it helps you find wireless networks that aren't broadcasting their SSID but otherwise have little protection.

A lot of large corporate wireless networks would be like this, since using a 128bit WEP key is a hassle for users to input, especially if the keys are changed regularly, or if there's an access list of allowed interfaces at the MAC level.

So odds on, you could just walk around the business district with your laptop and this program and see if you can freeload onto some fat connections.

I'm not sure how well it'd work in Korea, I know it'd be a huge hit in Japan.. :)

jae.

bigfoot · Joined: 30 Mar 2004

Netstumbler is the best software utility for giving you information about the wireless networks around you. This update is a really cool release, and always free!

Netstumbler tells you the signal strength, network name, hardware config, security measures, and so on of the wireless networks around you. With this information, you can find where and how best to get internet in the libraries, cafes, airport, public hotspots, or anywhere else. There are a lot of FREE hotspots, and their names (SSID) will be broadcasted as: Free, Anyone, Enjoy...etc. The ones that are not free, but naked (as they say), would say like: Samsung Store, YYY Corp, City Office of Seoul... etc....

In major cities, there are areas that are jammed full of wireless. If you ride in a cab or bus (daily route or touring), and keep your wireless on, you will get a quick survey of where and what the networks are. Some will be free, so you take those ones. Because Netstumbler sees everything, you will immediately see corporate wireless networks that are not properly secured. I've run into so many free hot spots wherever I go, including Korea....that when I got off the plane at Incheon, I was instantly connected, surfing and MSN messenger'ing' my family.

Nespot (a private KT company / fee based) was giving cool deals...trials and freebies. So if your really into wireless, it is great fun and useful.

In New York, check this out: www.nycwireless.com
http://www.nodedb.com/unitedstates/ny/newyork/?

Note: Netstumbler won't allow you to bypass any security, sech as WEP. For that, you'll need AirSnort's packet sniffing utility. However, once your get into those nether regions of "wLan auditing", then it's whole different game, where your not looking, but dissecting another person's network.
www.netstumbler.com

Exciting Times....

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

Does anyone use one of those little handheld wireless detectors?

Col.Brandon · Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Location: Seoul

Can you install it on a PDA?

OiGirl · Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Location: Hoke-y-gun

I don't think my PDA has wireless abilities...

Cedar · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 6:17 am Post subject:

But what do you need on your computer already to make this program work... i mean, hardware or "cards" or whatever?

Col.Brandon · Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Location: Seoul

You need a wireless network capability for your notebook or PDA, "WiFi".

Usually they're built in, but you can get external units for older notebooks or desktops that plug into a USB port or PCMCIA slot. I set up a wireless network in my house because I didn't want a whole mess of cables running the length of the place. I installed a wireless router which connects between my cable modem and my desktop PC. My wife has a little USB unit plugged into her desktop in the bedroom 20 feet away, and I can surf the net in bed with my PDA Cool