Best Buy reactivates wireless LAN cash registers

blackwave · 06-18-2002

I thought I saw this post on the board, but currently could not locate it, reposting, let's see if it disappears again...

http://www.computerworld.com/mobilet...,72024,00.html

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Laurie Bauer, public relations director for Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Best Buy, told Computerworld in an e-mail last night that the company had returned the wireless registers to service after adding additional security measures that she did not identify.

lincomatic · 06-18-2002

it's on the main netstumbler site but i guess i lot of us don't read that anyway...

blackwave · 06-18-2002

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Originally posted by lincomatic
it's on the main netstumbler site but i guess i lot of us don't read that anyway...

Ah... the last place I would look.. I saw it this morning but then forgot where it was... Hmmm.. doesn't seem too many people discuss things out there on the main site, it doesn't seem integrated with our accounts here.

Has anyone gone back to BB and verified their new security measure?

lincomatic · 06-18-2002

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Originally posted by blackwave

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Has anyone gone back to BB and verified their new security measure?

i'd do it if only i could get this %$# kismet setup going

finally built everything again and it says "missing symbols" in the wlan-ng drivers.

AAARRRRRGGGGGHHHH! part of me wants to give up and part of me says i'm not a quitter. we'll see which side of me wins.

blackwave · 06-18-2002

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Originally posted by lincomatic
we'll see which side of me wins.

"Use the Force, Lincomatic."

lincomatic · 06-18-2002

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Originally posted by blackwave

"Use the Force, Lincomatic."

i feel the dark side beckoning...

Dr3D1zzl3 · 06-18-2002

as did i
i was having more issues patching the kernel and getting all the right things installed. Kismet built just fine.

so i went out and bought a damn cisco card (should get here tomrrow). Next task is getting gps to work right.

lincomatic · 06-19-2002

yeah, compiling kismet is the easiest part of the whole thing.
my p266's been compiling the kernel for 7hrs now w/ no end in sight. sigh.

JimmyPopAli · 06-19-2002

I'm pretty sure somethings wrong, my p100 only takes an hour and a half.

lincomatic · 06-19-2002

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Originally posted by JimmyPopAli
I'm pretty sure somethings wrong, my p100 only takes an hour and a half.

i think i had a memory leak. the files were taking forever to build.
finally got thru everything this morning...and...
I FINALLY GOT KISMET RUNNING!!

i guess the force was with me.
i was going to write up a how-to for installing it on RH7.3 w/ wlan-ng for prism2, but my procedure was so convoluted i'm not sure i should post it anymore. i'm sure some of the stuff i did wasn't quite right, but at this point i don't really care 'cuz the damn thing is working!!!!

next thing i need to do is get the antenna jack soldered in.

JimmyPopAli · 06-19-2002

Or you could go and get Wellenreiter because the documentation is pretty good. It explains most of the stuff it's just a little different for Kismet.

lincomatic · 06-19-2002

btw how do you like wellenreiter? is it worth installing?
would you consider it a replacement or adjunct to kismet.
the GUI idea is kind of appealing to me.

JimmyPopAli · 06-19-2002

I haven't tried it yet, I got it installed and since then I've been working on getting my sound working and stuff. I'm going to give it a try in the next couple of days.

JimmyPopAli · 06-19-2002

I gave it a try tonight and it detected the same networks kismet did, the only thing I don't really like is how it displays the data. It displays networks on the left side of the screen by which channel they are on, then if you click on them you get additional info on the right. It isn't bad I just prefer the way kismet shows it, plus I don't want to be clicking to see most of the info.

lincomatic · 06-20-2002

i tried to get wellenreiter running tonite too. got all the perl modules then launched it but it wants to use pcap, and i'm using wlan-ng now and it doesn't seem to want to talk to it. ever since i installed wlan-ng iwconfig always says "no wireless extensions"
the UI is very NS-like in its look, isn't it?

call me a dummy if u want...but i can't figure out how to select anything in the kismet Networks window. it always says "Cannot view details in autofit sort mode."

06-18-2002	#2 (permalink)
lincomatic Squaaawk! WiFi! WiFi! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tinsel Town Posts: 1,682	it's on the main netstumbler site but i guess i lot of us don't read that anyway... __________________ ~lincomatic

06-19-2002	#8 (permalink)
lincomatic Squaaawk! WiFi! WiFi! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tinsel Town Posts: 1,682	yeah, compiling kismet is the easiest part of the whole thing. my p266's been compiling the kernel for 7hrs now w/ no end in sight. sigh. __________________ ~lincomatic

06-19-2002	#12 (permalink)
lincomatic Squaaawk! WiFi! WiFi! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tinsel Town Posts: 1,682	btw how do you like wellenreiter? is it worth installing? would you consider it a replacement or adjunct to kismet. the GUI idea is kind of appealing to me. __________________ ~lincomatic

06-20-2002	#15 (permalink)
lincomatic Squaaawk! WiFi! WiFi! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tinsel Town Posts: 1,682	i tried to get wellenreiter running tonite too. got all the perl modules then launched it but it wants to use pcap, and i'm using wlan-ng now and it doesn't seem to want to talk to it. ever since i installed wlan-ng iwconfig always says "no wireless extensions" the UI is very NS-like in its look, isn't it? call me a dummy if u want...but i can't figure out how to select anything in the kismet Networks window. it always says "Cannot view details in autofit sort mode." __________________ ~lincomatic

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06-18-2002	#7 (permalink)
Dr3D1zzl3 Mental Penis Fencer Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 371	as did i i was having more issues patching the kernel and getting all the right things installed. Kismet built just fine. so i went out and bought a damn cisco card (should get here tomrrow). Next task is getting gps to work right.

06-19-2002	#9 (permalink)
JimmyPopAli Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Washington the state Posts: 242	I'm pretty sure somethings wrong, my p100 only takes an hour and a half.

06-19-2002	#11 (permalink)
JimmyPopAli Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Washington the state Posts: 242	Or you could go and get Wellenreiter because the documentation is pretty good. It explains most of the stuff it's just a little different for Kismet.

06-19-2002	#13 (permalink)
JimmyPopAli Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Washington the state Posts: 242	I haven't tried it yet, I got it installed and since then I've been working on getting my sound working and stuff. I'm going to give it a try in the next couple of days.

06-19-2002	#14 (permalink)
JimmyPopAli Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Washington the state Posts: 242	I gave it a try tonight and it detected the same networks kismet did, the only thing I don't really like is how it displays the data. It displays networks on the left side of the screen by which channel they are on, then if you click on them you get additional info on the right. It isn't bad I just prefer the way kismet shows it, plus I don't want to be clicking to see most of the info.