[MLB-WIRELESS] new netstumbler

Richard Van Orsouw Richard.Van.Orsouw at optus.com.au
Wed Aug 21 07:40:43 EST 2002


good point tony, also have u tried viewing a laptop screen on a rooftop with
the sun bearing down on you!. (can't see shit)



> ----------
> From: 	Tony Langdon
> Sent: 	Tuesday, 20 August 2002 15:44
> To: 	'Chris Bellmont'; Wireless
> Subject: 	RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] new netstumbler
> 
> > Maybe you can hear the signal strengh as well as see 
> > it.....aaarrrggghhh
> > (Drool)
> 
> Well, that's not as silly as it sounds.  Probably the best way to
> illustrate
> it is with an example.  In radio foxhunting (hidden transmitter hunts), a
> device called a "sniffer" is used to pinpoint the location of the
> transmitter.  One of the most common operating modes is the so called
> "whoopee" mode, which basically uses a tone to indicate signal strength.
> The pitch of the tone increases as the signal strength increases and
> vice-versa.  That makes it easy to look up and see where to go (and avoid
> blackberry bushes!) while getting a reliable indication of where the
> signal
> is coming from.
> 
> I can see this sort of thing being useful with Netstumbler.  Plug in the
> headphones and bury the laptop in the bag and listen for the next node.
> Or
> a useful way of getting relative signal strength while wardriving in city
> traffic. :-)
> 
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