Ontario, Canada

02-12-2002

Anyone scanning the Ottawa region ?
I am going to start scanning the south end, near Leitrim.

cfsapper · 04-30-2002

Just wanted to see if there are any fellow stumblers in Ottawa, ON.

raddygast · 04-30-2002

unfortunately I no longer live in Ottawa. I'm now in Toronto, but I may stumble a bit in mid-May back in Ottawa and I'll let you know what I find. No GPS yet, though.

I imagine if you drove down albert or slater or kent or something you'd find a lot of APs.

cfsapper · 05-01-2002

All of the down-town block is pretty heavy with APs.
I have collected a list of 130+ so far ..

I've also collected a list of completely open residential APs (ie. free internet access, etc)

Funny how Linksys seems to be the most common OPEN AP.

nite613 · 05-04-2002

I'm in Ottawa! A friend and I recently got started. We've built a directional out of PVC + wire and are using prism2 on linux. We've found a couple APs but were having trouble getting anything useful from them. A contact in Ottawa to talk to and trade tips with would be mint. ICQ anyone?

-=nite

TheDarkFox · 05-13-2002

I'm here in Ottawa... Don't use ICQ (yet) tho. I'd post here, so all the newbies can make use of our info as well.

nite613 · 05-13-2002

Cool. Nice to know there are other geeks in my town doing this.

Have any favorite spots you're willing to share?

-=nite (We've just started, still getting our yagi to work)

TheDarkFox · 05-14-2002

Well downtown is pretty good for density, but they're mostly corporate, and therefore at least slightly secured.

What you really want to do for fun is drive through a place like Barrhaven and pick up all the hi tech wannabes who've got their own WLAN. Most of 'em are totally unsecured, as are the machines behind them.

nite613 · 05-14-2002

Good idea.

I grew up in Barrhaven, and live not too far from there now. We'll give it a whirl next time we go out.

-=nite

adam420 · 05-16-2002

I suppose you Ottawa people have more time on your hands now that you're out of the playoffs!

Sorry, couldn't help myself...

Adam from Toronto

TheDarkFox · 05-16-2002

Haha!

Hey, anyone stumbled the Corel Centre?

I bet that high tech area around it has some good stuff...

nlocklin · 05-31-2002

Are there any open (public) Access Points anywhere in Nepean? I'll be visiting Ottawa (in the Moodie / Richmond area of Nepean) in August... just wondering if there's any places to connect.

I guess I'm really stretching with Stittsville... maybe I'll switch by the Corel Centre and answer your question. :-)

trogman · 07-12-2002

Hi, I just did my first stumbling today! Discovered around a dozen along Steeles, and more than a dozen in a short drive around Downtown(one of the AP is located 9th floor up!). And only 20% are WEPed... and I stopped by one of them and checked cnn.com :P

Equipment used: cheap AMD-300 laptop, Orinoco Gold, in a silver Honda Oddessy

I am going to grab some colorful chalks tommorow to start warchalking like mad. It's just too fun!

Scarborough, Ontario
Tony

adam420 · 07-26-2002

Let me guess, the 9th floor AP you're talking about was in the Yonge/Bloor area?

Been there, done that, got the GPS maps...

sjm416 · 07-27-2002

well i was stumbling around yonge & eglinton and i got a AP from the 27th & 16th floors of a building, both were WEP enabled so no use to me but i was surprised i could get a signal from so high up. i used to work in the building and the companies named the AP's their company name, tisk....tisk....tisk
must say yonge is a smorgesborge of AP's mostly unWEP'ed i walked from bloor to front and i was actually able to get a IP from the dhcp server for most of them even got "pretty" good bandwith from more than a couple
surfin without wires who woulda thunk it????

SJM

02-12-2002	#1 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	Ottawa, Ontario Anyone scanning the Ottawa region ? I am going to start scanning the south end, near Leitrim.

04-30-2002	#2 (permalink)
cfsapper Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 5	Any stumblers in Ottawa, ON ?? Just wanted to see if there are any fellow stumblers in Ottawa, ON. __________________ -James-

05-01-2002	#4 (permalink)
cfsapper Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 5	All of the down-town block is pretty heavy with APs. I have collected a list of 130+ so far .. I've also collected a list of completely open residential APs (ie. free internet access, etc) Funny how Linksys seems to be the most common OPEN AP. __________________ -James-

05-16-2002	#10 (permalink)
adam420 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6	Lots of time! I suppose you Ottawa people have more time on your hands now that you're out of the playoffs! Sorry, couldn't help myself... Adam from Toronto

05-31-2002	#12 (permalink)
nlocklin Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 4	APs in Stittsville or Nepean? Are there any open (public) Access Points anywhere in Nepean? I'll be visiting Ottawa (in the Moodie / Richmond area of Nepean) in August... just wondering if there's any places to connect. I guess I'm really stretching with Stittsville... maybe I'll switch by the Corel Centre and answer your question. :-)

04-30-2002	#3 (permalink)
raddygast Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 20	unfortunately I no longer live in Ottawa. I'm now in Toronto, but I may stumble a bit in mid-May back in Ottawa and I'll let you know what I find. No GPS yet, though. I imagine if you drove down albert or slater or kent or something you'd find a lot of APs.

05-04-2002	#5 (permalink)
nite613 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 10	I'm in Ottawa! A friend and I recently got started. We've built a directional out of PVC + wire and are using prism2 on linux. We've found a couple APs but were having trouble getting anything useful from them. A contact in Ottawa to talk to and trade tips with would be mint. ICQ anyone? -=nite

05-13-2002	#6 (permalink)
TheDarkFox Micro Stumbler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 15	I'm here in Ottawa... Don't use ICQ (yet) tho. I'd post here, so all the newbies can make use of our info as well.

05-13-2002	#7 (permalink)
nite613 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 10	Cool. Nice to know there are other geeks in my town doing this. Have any favorite spots you're willing to share? -=nite (We've just started, still getting our yagi to work)

05-14-2002	#8 (permalink)
TheDarkFox Micro Stumbler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 15	Well downtown is pretty good for density, but they're mostly corporate, and therefore at least slightly secured. What you really want to do for fun is drive through a place like Barrhaven and pick up all the hi tech wannabes who've got their own WLAN. Most of 'em are totally unsecured, as are the machines behind them.

05-14-2002	#9 (permalink)
nite613 Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 10	Good idea. I grew up in Barrhaven, and live not too far from there now. We'll give it a whirl next time we go out. -=nite

05-16-2002	#11 (permalink)
TheDarkFox Micro Stumbler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 15	Haha! Hey, anyone stumbled the Corel Centre? I bet that high tech area around it has some good stuff...

07-12-2002	#13 (permalink)
trogman Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 3	Toronto Stumblers? Hi, I just did my first stumbling today! Discovered around a dozen along Steeles, and more than a dozen in a short drive around Downtown(one of the AP is located 9th floor up!). And only 20% are WEPed... and I stopped by one of them and checked cnn.com :P Equipment used: cheap AMD-300 laptop, Orinoco Gold, in a silver Honda Oddessy I am going to grab some colorful chalks tommorow to start warchalking like mad. It's just too fun! Scarborough, Ontario Tony

07-26-2002	#14 (permalink)
adam420 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 6	9th floor Let me guess, the 9th floor AP you're talking about was in the Yonge/Bloor area? Been there, done that, got the GPS maps...

07-27-2002	#15 (permalink)
sjm416 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 9	stumbling well i was stumbling around yonge & eglinton and i got a AP from the 27th & 16th floors of a building, both were WEP enabled so no use to me but i was surprised i could get a signal from so high up. i used to work in the building and the companies named the AP's their company name, tisk....tisk....tisk must say yonge is a smorgesborge of AP's mostly unWEP'ed i walked from bloor to front and i was actually able to get a IP from the dhcp server for most of them even got "pretty" good bandwith from more than a couple surfin without wires who woulda thunk it???? SJM

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