Completely agreed, in our war-drives through our facilities to find rouge access points, the best combiniation we have found is an iPAQ, with the dual-pcmcia sleeve, a Lucent/Orinoco card, mini-stumbler, and a good external antenna. -----Original Message----- From: Rob Shein [mailto:shotenat_private] Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 9:02 AM To: 'Dan Lynch'; pen-testat_private Subject: RE: HW/SW Rogue AP Wireless Detection Dan, Your better choice is an iPAQ with the PC Card "expansion sleeve plus," which adds a second battery to the equation. This gives you longer life, and also allows you to use a Lucent/Cisco PC Card adapter that can accept an external antenna, which will give you better range. > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Lynch [mailto:dan.lynchat_private] > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 7:43 PM > To: pen-testat_private > Subject: Re: HW/SW Rogue AP Wireless Detection > > > Gary, > > I recently acquired a Toshiba e740 for that purpose. It's a > reasonably priced and perfectly competent little Windows CE > device. But I've also found that its wireless capabilities > are limited due to the small amount of power available. > First, running with the built-in antenna enabled depletes a > full battery in under an hour. Second, you need to be pretty > danged close to an AP to detect it. > > As for software, PocketWarrior (www.pocketwarrior.org), and > Cirond's Winc (www.cirond.com/site/products/wifispotter), > along with the built-in Windows CE "Wireless LAN Utility" > does the trick. > > Finding these limitations though has sent me in search of a > better solution. From NetStumbler.org I found reference to > www.fab-corp.com, where they offer LinkSys and DLink "starter > kits" (antennas and cables), as well as NICs, etc. I hear > they offer special discounts for "net stumblers". But I > haven't tried out any of those solutions or compared prices yet. > > Best of luck, > > Dan Lynch > County of Placer > Auburn, CA > > > >>> Gary Nugent <garynugentat_private> 03/12/03 10:27AM >>> > Hello, there, I am looking for anyone who has had experience > with a combined (pref. PDA) device for signal > detection/analysis. I am familiar with the Fluke Ipaq-based > product > (http://www.flukenetworks.com/us/LAN/Handheld+Testers/WaveRunn er/Overview.htm), but it is quite expensive (app. $2500 US or more). The rogue AP detection is a crucial part of this. Any thoughts? Regards, Gary Nugent E gary.nugentat_private -------------------------------------------------------------------- This message originated from a mobile.rogers.com webmail account. Ce message provient d'un compte de courriel web mobile.rogers.com. -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Are your vulnerability scans producing just another report? Manage the entire remediation process with StillSecure VAM's Vulnerability Repair Workflow. Download a free 15-day trial: http://www2.stillsecure.com/download/sf_vuln_list.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you know that you have VNC running on your network? Your hacker does. Plug your security holes now! Download a free 15-day trial of VAM: http://www2.stillsecure.com/download/sf_vuln_list.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you know that you have VNC running on your network? Your hacker does. Plug your security holes now! Download a free 15-day trial of VAM: http://www2.stillsecure.com/download/sf_vuln_list.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you know that you have VNC running on your network? Your hacker does. Plug your security holes now! Download a free 15-day trial of VAM: http://www2.stillsecure.com/download/sf_vuln_list.html
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