I’d been seeing a second wireless network in my Airport menu so I finally got around to investigating. I opened up my iBook, launched tcpdump and MacStumbler and started walking. Locating base stations is harder than you might expect, but finding that they exist sure is easy. In the one-block radius around my house I found three base stations (not including my own)! I live in a small suburb with not a lot of people so I was blown away.

Now I’m left wondering what to do next. Any ideas?

posted May 26, 2002 09:24 PM (Technology) #

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