Interesting AP names - Page 13

Thorn · 01-11-2005

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Originally Posted by OldSchool

Aside the fact that youre illegally accessing a network how can they find out just who did it? You can change the broadcasting MAC address on your windows machine. Unless your dumb enough to print out your resume how else would you get caught?

You're kidding aren't you? You look in the parking lot. You then copy down license number of the car with the laughing jerks sitting in it, and contact the PD.

Besides, who would seriously consider doing this besides some 13 year old script-kiddie-h4x0r wannbe? It's sophomoric at best and hardly worth commiting a felony over. For cripes sake, if you're going to commt a felony, rob a bank. At least you'll have a chance of spending a few bucks before your cellmate Bubba starts whispering sweet nothings in your ear.

davehogg · 01-11-2005

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I think it is the Best Buy that uses "orange" The one near me in Boca fl. uses 3 ap's 2 are "Best Buy" and one "orange" . Now your startin to learn why I like to slow dow a bit a take a look around.

Orange appears to be Home Depot here, which would make sense. I've seen it twice while out and about the last couple days, both times near (widely-separated) Home Depots. There was a Best Buy near one of them, but not the second.

Airstreamer · 01-11-2005

Leavenworth, WA: Onatopp (Is 007 around here somewhere?)

Wenatchee: 25or6to4

wiredcowboy

boyo · 01-19-2005

Best Buy's SSID is BestBuy and they typically have 3 ap's in the store, at least they do in the 3 stores in my area. The only problem is it's there for public access, but you have to know the proxy to get online, and it's on it's own VLAN so your on the network with the instore technicians and all the customers computers, with all their viri and whatnot, but not with the registers or back office systems.

streaker69 · 01-19-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by boyo

Best Buy's SSID is BestBuy and they typically have 3 ap's in the store, at least they do in the 3 stores in my area. The only problem is it's there for public access, but you have to know the proxy to get online, and it's on it's own VLAN so your on the network with the instore technicians and all the customers computers, with all their viri and whatnot, but not with the registers or back office systems.

Just as it should be. Nothing wrong with that.

radman · 01-23-2005

A few people in Scotland have named their APs "ForFreeInternetCall<mobile number>" must be wardrivers or fellow geeks

alcochaser · 01-24-2005

How about "bubba'sfreeinternet"

Does this imply permission from the owner to connect to the AP?

I also saw "iwardrivetoo" or the like.

RedSector · 01-24-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by alcochaser

How about "bubba'sfreeinternet"

Does this imply permission from the owner to connect to the AP?

I also saw "iwardrivetoo" or the like.

Ask the owner/administrator.

nashr · 01-25-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by alcochaser

How about "bubba'sfreeinternet"

Does this imply permission from the owner to connect to the AP?

I also saw "iwardrivetoo" or the like.

NO! Permission should always be explict vs implicit (for legal purposes). Either talk to the AP owner, or if this is some business or establishment, talk to the owners, or even look for a sign explaining the details of their service.

alcochaser · 01-28-2005

Found some more odd ones.

VoltpeterXX1
canalzoonet
salamandrafastuosa
Overlook (weped)
Overlook II (not weped)
iwardrivetoo
House of Pain
i can see you too
GuESsWhoSCoOkinG
Red Eye Cafe (I looked for a cafe around and didnt see one)
silentwitness
jerky1
indywickers
icare
Eitelcam
Assist-Tech-Cart
sausage (right outsiude a german beer haus)
Spacing Guild (Must be a DUNE fan)
justdmbobbo
<ANY> (Just as you see it)
MecaChromeVoice
Truckstop.neT
My Wireless Network A
My Wireless Network B
Hubba
MyPizza
rhuckns
YellowNet
hurricane
dead
flyingj
Virus Do not use (no WEP)
The Garber Compound
Apple Express Attic
ScrogNet
sofia-voilin
DillioStation
WEBIZE
columbiaclub
gooked

For better or worse, I have seen a quite few new ones pop up from place to place with the SSID "tsunami"

Around here we have lots of those 2WIREXXX setups.

RedSector · 01-28-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by alcochaser

For better or worse, I have seen a quite few new ones pop up from place to place with the SSID "tsunami"

tsunami is the default ssid for Cisco stuff.

streaker69 · 01-29-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by alcochaser

Found some more odd ones.

Assist-Tech-Cart

Truckstop.neT
My Wireless Network A
My Wireless Network B
flyingj
Virus Do not use (no WEP)

Truckstop.neT is exactly that. Truckstops along big highways, as is the FlyingJ.

My Wireless Network A & B are default SSID's of a brand, I don't remember which.

Virus Do not use is probably someones attempt at keeping their neighbor off their network. I've found a couple that say something similar.

RedSector · 01-29-2005

Best one I have probable seen is "bearssuck".

harmontek · 01-29-2005

Can someone tell me why not set your WAP's SSID to your address?

streaker69 · 01-29-2005

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Originally Posted by harmontek

Can someone tell me why not set your WAP's SSID to your address?

Because if you do, and there's a malicious hacker around, then they would know exactly where to sit and track and hack your system. Plus if it's someone that's a identity thief, you've already given them some information they could use.

An SSID should not give any indication of who you are.

01-11-2005	#183 (permalink)
Airstreamer Sniffin' the aether Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: A little North of Reason Posts: 2,834	Leavenworth, WA: Onatopp (Is 007 around here somewhere?) Wenatchee: 25or6to4 wiredcowboy __________________ "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards.." - Claire Wolfe, 101 Things to Do 'Til the Revolution

01-23-2005	#186 (permalink)
radman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3	funny-ish A few people in Scotland have named their APs "ForFreeInternetCall<mobile number>" must be wardrivers or fellow geeks

01-24-2005	#187 (permalink)
alcochaser Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5	How about "bubba'sfreeinternet" Does this imply permission from the owner to connect to the AP? I also saw "iwardrivetoo" or the like. Last edited by alcochaser : 01-24-2005 at 11:49 PM.

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RedSector Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 673	Best one I have probable seen is "bearssuck". __________________ Get thine ass into the Church The Church of Wifi

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01-19-2005	#184 (permalink)
boyo Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2	Best Buy's SSID is BestBuy and they typically have 3 ap's in the store, at least they do in the 3 stores in my area. The only problem is it's there for public access, but you have to know the proxy to get online, and it's on it's own VLAN so your on the network with the instore technicians and all the customers computers, with all their viri and whatnot, but not with the registers or back office systems.

01-28-2005	#190 (permalink)
alcochaser Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5	Found some more odd ones. VoltpeterXX1 canalzoonet salamandrafastuosa Overlook (weped) Overlook II (not weped) iwardrivetoo House of Pain i can see you too GuESsWhoSCoOkinG Red Eye Cafe (I looked for a cafe around and didnt see one) silentwitness jerky1 indywickers icare Eitelcam Assist-Tech-Cart sausage (right outsiude a german beer haus) Spacing Guild (Must be a DUNE fan) justdmbobbo <ANY> (Just as you see it) MecaChromeVoice Truckstop.neT My Wireless Network A My Wireless Network B Hubba MyPizza rhuckns YellowNet hurricane dead flyingj Virus Do not use (no WEP) The Garber Compound Apple Express Attic ScrogNet sofia-voilin DillioStation WEBIZE columbiaclub gooked For better or worse, I have seen a quite few new ones pop up from place to place with the SSID "tsunami" Around here we have lots of those 2WIREXXX setups.

01-29-2005	#194 (permalink)
harmontek Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1	Can someone tell me why not set your WAP's SSID to your address?