Calculating exact location of APs - Page 3

Airstreamer · 04-19-2005

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Originally Posted by G8tK33per

Well slap my ass and yank out the gerbil...and all this time I've been using omni's!!

What? Use a lighter to look up the tube!
Disclaimer: Can result in explosive launch of rodent with resultant broken nose of observer.

G8tK33per · 04-20-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airstreamer

What? Use a lighter to look up the tube!
Disclaimer: Can result in explosive launch of rodent with resultant broken nose of observer.

LMFAO!

Phunky Monkey · 05-25-2005

The best solution I see here is one of combining a hardware triangulation system with your standard wardriving rig. Unfortunately, it seems that there is no reliable way to synchronize any of the data collection in a standard rig to get accurate differentials in time. The other problem is, unlike the traditional use in fox hunts, we're working with a signal that spans a decent amount of spectrum, where several APs within range might be sharing the same airspace. This being the case, your hardware triangulation unit would have to be able to identify no only the raw signal, but also which AP it is coming from, and do it all with enough time left over to make accurate triangulation calculations. I don't think this will end up being possible, much less reasonably accomplished without some rather large and expensive custom hardware.

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05-25-2005	#33 (permalink)
Phunky Monkey Crazed Fool Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 44	The best solution I see here is one of combining a hardware triangulation system with your standard wardriving rig. Unfortunately, it seems that there is no reliable way to synchronize any of the data collection in a standard rig to get accurate differentials in time. The other problem is, unlike the traditional use in fox hunts, we're working with a signal that spans a decent amount of spectrum, where several APs within range might be sharing the same airspace. This being the case, your hardware triangulation unit would have to be able to identify no only the raw signal, but also which AP it is coming from, and do it all with enough time left over to make accurate triangulation calculations. I don't think this will end up being possible, much less reasonably accomplished without some rather large and expensive custom hardware.