WPC54G Aerial?

zed · 04-06-2003

Ive just got a WPC54G and been on my first wardrive. Im wondering is it possible for my to use an external aerial with my card even tho my card doesnt have a socket 2 plug an aerial into? coz i wanted 2 make a pringles aerial or summit to increase the range.

Madhadder · 04-06-2003

Well..If you take about 8ft. of Cat-5 cable and wrap about
2ft of it around the part of the card that sticks out of the PC
and strap the remaining part onto a pole it MIGHT work.

Just kidd'n..Not unless you plan to crack the card open and solder
on one of thos tiny connectors. Which I think might not work
anyway as the card is putting out 5Ghz as well as 2.4Ghz.

zed · 04-06-2003

so my best bet is to get a different card? also how much could i pick up a cheap gps unit for?

Madhadder · 04-06-2003

If u want a card that works with NS, stay with the 802.11b cards.
The best is either a Lucent Gold Card or Senaro. ($50-80)

as for the GPS, you only need it to output NMEA, so try a
Garmin Etrex on Ebay..you should beable to get one for under
$100.

zed · 04-06-2003

thanx m8. Went on my second stumble today

five minute drive and found 10 APs which i though was unusual for my area.

woodssc · 04-06-2003

"Which I think might not work
anyway as the card is putting out 5Ghz as well as 2.4Ghz."

I thought 802.11G was 2.4Ghz. Why would it be putting out 5Ghz too?

hkelley · 04-06-2003

You're right. Think MadHatter miss-spoke or his has no experience with "G." 802.11G is a 2.5 ghz-based system. It does not use 5 ghz although it attempts to rival the speed of 802.11A.

Madhadder · 04-06-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by hkelley
You're right. Think MadHatter miss-spoke or his has no experience with "G." 802.11G is a 2.5 ghz-based system. It does not use 5 ghz although it attempts to rival the speed of 802.11A.

Correction.. I thought it was an A/B card...
Just a brain fart

As a person who designs and installs enterprise networks I
do belive I have the experience with Network gear, perhaps
more than the normal user here...

Again.. My Bad..

Microft · 04-07-2003

Well I have this card, and just started War driving like 3 days ago, I've found over 30 APs in my little hick town so it much be a pretty good card. And that's all with no Antenna, just laptop and card. I too thought about adding an Antenna, but with the findings I've been getting without one, I don't really see the need atm to add an antenna.

gamr343 · 04-15-2004

Hi, I also have a Linksys WPC54G and went driveing on a short drive home and found 7 APs, all UNPROTECTED, how stupid are these people, lol. I just found one at my school, let it scan for like 30 mins and boom found it (after moving to a diff room) and all my classes just seem to be out of range for the network card to make a connection. I can make a connection out in the hallway and if i walk slowly i can bring it into the room, but its rare that i get it at all, lol. And whoever set up this network is also an idiot, not secured at all, no wep, no mac address filtering, nothing! I was wondering if there is absolutely ANY way to increase the range on the card? I kno it doesnt have an antenna jack on it, stupid Linksys. Any tips or anything? Im pretty new to the stumbling scene. Went on a main road in my town the other day, found about 30/40 aps in under an hour (not sure exactly) most unprotected. As for compatibility with the WPC54G and Netstumbler, i have never had a problem with it. Always worked for me. I used Netstumbler in conjunction with the Linksys Utility, Windows XP SP2's network finding thing, and WiNc. I use Netstumbler to find the networks in the first place. WiNc is pretty good at changing locations, like from school to home, automatically switches over

Any help greatly appreciated!

wrzwaldo · 04-16-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamr343

Hi, I also have a Linksys WPC54G and went driveing on a short drive home and found 7 APs, all UNPROTECTED, how stupid are these people, lol. I just found one at my school, let it scan for like 30 mins and boom found it (after moving to a diff room) and all my classes just seem to be out of range for the network card to make a connection. I can make a connection out in the hallway and if i walk slowly i can bring it into the room, but its rare that i get it at all, lol. And whoever set up this network is also an idiot, not secured at all, no wep, no mac address filtering, nothing! I was wondering if there is absolutely ANY way to increase the range on the card? I kno it doesnt have an antenna jack on it, stupid Linksys. Any tips or anything? Im pretty new to the stumbling scene. Went on a main road in my town the other day, found about 30/40 aps in under an hour (not sure exactly) most unprotected. As for compatibility with the WPC54G and Netstumbler, i have never had a problem with it. Always worked for me. I used Netstumbler in conjunction with the Linksys Utility, Windows XP SP2's network finding thing, and WiNc. I use Netstumbler to find the networks in the first place, then use WiNc to connect automatically.

Any help greatly appreciated!

These are networks you are authorized to connect to?

King_Ice_Flash · 04-16-2004

If not, he just admitted a felony on a public site.

gamr343 · 04-16-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by King_Ice_Flash

If not, he just admitted a felony on a public site.

Of course! I was just saying that as an example, i havent actually connected to a site outside on the street. I was saying that as an example, because thats what it does.

(I meant i was authorized to connect to the net at my school when i said of course!)

G8tK33per · 04-16-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamr343

I can make a connection out in the hallway and if i walk slowly i can bring it into the room, .....

Yup, those RF signals are pretty fuckin' stupid...if you walk REAL slow they won't know you're moving and they don't fall off of the antenna.

King_Ice_Flash · 04-16-2004

I have never heard RF packets compared to lemmings... I think someone has standing too close to the microwave.

04-06-2003	#1 (permalink)
zed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3	WPC54G Aerial? Ive just got a WPC54G and been on my first wardrive. Im wondering is it possible for my to use an external aerial with my card even tho my card doesnt have a socket 2 plug an aerial into? coz i wanted 2 make a pringles aerial or summit to increase the range.

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gamr343 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Good Ole' USA Posts: 27	Hi, I also have a Linksys WPC54G and went driveing on a short drive home and found 7 APs, all UNPROTECTED, how stupid are these people, lol. I just found one at my school, let it scan for like 30 mins and boom found it (after moving to a diff room) and all my classes just seem to be out of range for the network card to make a connection. I can make a connection out in the hallway and if i walk slowly i can bring it into the room, but its rare that i get it at all, lol. And whoever set up this network is also an idiot, not secured at all, no wep, no mac address filtering, nothing! I was wondering if there is absolutely ANY way to increase the range on the card? I kno it doesnt have an antenna jack on it, stupid Linksys. Any tips or anything? Im pretty new to the stumbling scene. Went on a main road in my town the other day, found about 30/40 aps in under an hour (not sure exactly) most unprotected. As for compatibility with the WPC54G and Netstumbler, i have never had a problem with it. Always worked for me. I used Netstumbler in conjunction with the Linksys Utility, Windows XP SP2's network finding thing, and WiNc. I use Netstumbler to find the networks in the first place. WiNc is pretty good at changing locations, like from school to home, automatically switches over Any help greatly appreciated! __________________ "Lets just say for the sake of arguement that the earth is being occupied by strange, crab like creatures from another planet. One of them needs a light-you whip out your zippo, you flick your wick, somebody says, LOOK! Its Yoko Ono on a moped, and BOOM! You're off to the races!" -Fire Marshall Bill on "In Living Color" Last edited by gamr343 : 04-16-2004 at 09:31 PM. Reason: Spelling Error

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King_Ice_Flash Alien Paranoid Stumbler Join Date: May 2003 Location: WI Posts: 2,688	If not, he just admitted a felony on a public site. __________________ "Yeah," said a voice from under the table, "you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel."

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King_Ice_Flash Alien Paranoid Stumbler Join Date: May 2003 Location: WI Posts: 2,688	I have never heard RF packets compared to lemmings... I think someone has standing too close to the microwave. __________________ "Yeah," said a voice from under the table, "you go to pieces so fast people get hit by the shrapnel."

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04-06-2003	#2 (permalink)
Madhadder General "Noob Basher" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,620	Well..If you take about 8ft. of Cat-5 cable and wrap about 2ft of it around the part of the card that sticks out of the PC and strap the remaining part onto a pole it MIGHT work. Just kidd'n..Not unless you plan to crack the card open and solder on one of thos tiny connectors. Which I think might not work anyway as the card is putting out 5Ghz as well as 2.4Ghz.

04-06-2003	#3 (permalink)
zed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3	so my best bet is to get a different card? also how much could i pick up a cheap gps unit for?

04-06-2003	#4 (permalink)
Madhadder General "Noob Basher" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Munich, Germany Posts: 1,620	If u want a card that works with NS, stay with the 802.11b cards. The best is either a Lucent Gold Card or Senaro. ($50-80) as for the GPS, you only need it to output NMEA, so try a Garmin Etrex on Ebay..you should beable to get one for under $100.

04-06-2003	#5 (permalink)
zed Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3	thanx m8. Went on my second stumble today five minute drive and found 10 APs which i though was unusual for my area.

04-06-2003	#6 (permalink)
woodssc Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 50	"Which I think might not work anyway as the card is putting out 5Ghz as well as 2.4Ghz." I thought 802.11G was 2.4Ghz. Why would it be putting out 5Ghz too?

04-06-2003	#7 (permalink)
hkelley Registered Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 98	You're right. Think MadHatter miss-spoke or his has no experience with "G." 802.11G is a 2.5 ghz-based system. It does not use 5 ghz although it attempts to rival the speed of 802.11A.

04-07-2003	#9 (permalink)
Microft Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 53	Well I have this card, and just started War driving like 3 days ago, I've found over 30 APs in my little hick town so it much be a pretty good card. And that's all with no Antenna, just laptop and card. I too thought about adding an Antenna, but with the findings I've been getting without one, I don't really see the need atm to add an antenna.