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Old 01-19-2005   #13 (permalink)
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Now, i don't want to throw an Access Point shaped spanner in the works, but...

The above suggestions are all fantastic ways of hunting down an 802.11b/g access point. I'm only concerned that finding an 802.11a access point will not be possible. Also note that people can easily evade a NetStumbler setup by disabling SSID broadcasts.

I like Streaker69's idea of using airsnare, but, be warned, setting up a list of friendly MAC addresses will take you an age; it took me long enough to to my house setup. I dont know any details, but, I'm sure there must be a commercial, easier, option available. After all, you only need to capture MAC addresses of equipment on your LAN. Note, spoofing a MAC address is very easy, especially on access points and routers that usually have a web based interface to do so. With this in mind, an airsnare or similar based approach will fall flat on it's face.
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