What do I need to have in order to wardrive?
What most wardrivers call their “wardriving rigs” include the following: • A computer you can haul around with you. Most people use laptops. Some use PDAs based on the PocketPC OS or Linux. • A “stumbler” utility. By far the best known is Marius Milner’s Network Stumbler for Windows, which most people call NetStumbler. Most major operating systems have stumbler programs available. Linux has Kismet; MAC OS has MacStumbler. Marius has ported NetStumbler to PocketPC, for which it’s called MiniStumbler. • A Wi-Fi client adapter supported by your chosen stumbler utility. By far the best and most widely supported client adapter is the Orinoco line of PC card adapters, now manufactured by Proxim. The Orinoco line is inexpensive, very sensitive, and unlike 90% of PC card Wi-Fi adapters, has a small jack for attaching an external antenna. • An external antenna attached to your client adapter. Ideally, this is an omnidirectional vertical mounted on the vehicle roof.
What most wardrivers call their “wardriving rigs” include the following: • A computer you can haul around with you. Most people use laptops. Some use PDA’s based on the PocketPC OS or Linux. • A “stumbler” utility. By far the best known is Marius Milner’s Network Stumbler for Windows, which most people call NetStumbler. Most major operating systems have stumbler programs available. Linux has Kismet; MAC OS has MacStumbler. Marius has ported NetStumbler to PocketPC, for which it’s called MiniStumbler. • A Wi-Fi client adapter supported by your chosen stumbler utility. By far the best and most widely supported client adapter is the Orinoco line of PC card adapters, now manufactured by Proxim. The Orinoco line is inexpensive, very sensitive, and unlike 90% of PC card Wi-Fi adapters, has a small jack for attaching an external antenna. • An external antenna attached to your client adapter. Ideally, this is an omni-directional vertical mounted on the vehicle roof.
What most wardrivers call their “wardriving rigs” include the following: • A computer you can haul around with you. Most people use laptops. Some use PDAs based on the PocketPC OS or Linux. • A “stumbler” utility. By far the best known is Marius Milner’s Network Stumbler for Windows, which most people call NetStumbler. Most major operating systems have stumbler programs available. Linux has Kismet; MAC OS has MacStumbler. Marius has ported NetStumbler to PocketPC, for which it’s called MiniStumbler. • A Wi-Fi client adapter supported by your chosen stumbler utility. By far the best and most widely supported client adapter is the Orinoco line of PC card adapters, now manufactured by Proxim. The Orinoco line is inexpensive, very sensitive, and unlike 90% of PC card Wi-Fi adapters, has a small jack for attaching an external antenna. • An external antenna attached to your client adapter. Ideally, this is an omnidirectional vertical mounted on the vehicle roof. These are small and resemble
