Jguy101 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2005 In the March issue of Popular Mechanics, there was an article about PC modding. Inside there, they showed a pic of a homemade WiFi antenna, and gave a link to this site with instructions. Well, yesterday at my friend's house, we made a prototype, but we need to remake it, because we couldn't find a hosering, so we just attached the USB WiFi adapter to the sieve with wire, and the cord is hanging down (if we had the hosering, it'd be going through a hole in the back of the sieve). So, anybody like? Ya should, since it's cheap and a 12" could even get a range of 2-3 miles... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rapco 0 Report post Posted February 15, 2005 Excelent topic!!!!!I have just bought a wi-fi router and a pci card, and i would really like to expand my wi-fi limits... why not take my pda to the park.. on sunday, and check my e-mail tehre, jejje, taht would be nice..I'll have to save a little to buy the materials, but i'm hopping to test it out, thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jguy101 0 Report post Posted February 17, 2005 Well, the day after we built the 7-incher, my friend rebuilt it as a 12-incher, and yesterday, he IM'ed me. Where was he? In a parking lot near Interstate 5, bumming off of somebody's WiFi signal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firedoor 0 Report post Posted February 19, 2005 I dunno if you heard about a pedophile from canada. We'll he used something similar to that to gain access to peoples internet and he used this to download child porn into his laptop while he drove up and the down the street. Luckily the police got him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redsox58 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 That technique is called "Wardriving" http://www.wardriving.com/ It can be used to use someone else's unprotected Wi-Fi connection. The downside- you have to be in a car or something mobile not your desktop. I'm not sure if its entirely legal either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MajesticTreeFrog 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 That technique is called "Wardriving" http://www.wardriving.com/ It can be used to use someone else's unprotected Wi-Fi connection. The downside- you have to be in a car or something mobile not your desktop. I'm not sure if its entirely legal either. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That is not true. If you live in an apartment complex where some idiot has an unsecured access point then you can definitely do that. I do it all the time. Sometimes I wonder why I pay for my own net connection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NilsC 0 Report post Posted February 20, 2005 If you are into wardriving, you should know that there are a few places here in the US that there are "traps" setup to catch you.In the town I live there are 1 such trap and it's monitored by the police. They use a directional transmit /receive antenna that cross over a major road where it illegal to stop or park. Right next to the road is a huge private parking lot where you can park out of the way and out of view from trafic and bypassers. Most of the wardrivers use the wifi locators that companies use to find the optimum location for an antenna so just driving by on that main road will spike the meter. It's only one way in and out. As soon as "snort" goes of, the police put a cruiser at the end of the road. If you don't go onto an illegal site they just leave when you close the transmission. If you go on an illegal site, dispatch calls the cruiser and you get nabbed :P4 people caught last year, 1 was an eBay scammer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sourceanime 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2005 how about the speed of the antenna? is it good or slow , also you have any antena for G 54mbps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevlar557 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 One time, many moons ago on tech tv, they had an segment on making an cantenna. They used a coffee can, and some other parts to make a long-range antenna. I read a review on line, and they made a lan with 2 of them. It had a range of over 2 miles with 802.11g. I had the article on my computer, but it got lost after my last format. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harriko 0 Report post Posted March 7, 2005 wow! a distance of 10 miles! what a device you can just make yourself. it be great for hacking or something into some buildings WIFI connection. but bad if you get caught... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dranalyzer 0 Report post Posted March 17, 2005 a very nice post , i would like to build the prototype can u elobrate on the device and methods used to build itthankx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thermoid 0 Report post Posted March 19, 2005 That technique is called "Wardriving" http://www.wardriving.com/ It can be used to use someone else's unprotected Wi-Fi connection. The downside- you have to be in a car or something mobile not your desktop. I'm not sure if its entirely legal either. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wardriving is perfectly legal in the United States, when you connect to unsecured connections. ISA says other wise about cracking codes. Oh, and the FCC has issues with antenna modding, and the best antenna is that which is half the wavelength. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sourceanime 0 Report post Posted March 24, 2005 i am trying to make an omnidireccional antenna to reach 20 dbi but it is going to be very big as i am making my calculation, if you want to have free internet make a big one Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jguy101 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2005 a very nice post , i would like to build the prototype can u elobrate on the device and methods used to build it thankx <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well, as it says on the site, all you need is the sieve that you can find at an Asian cooking shop, a USB WiFi adapter, and a rubber hosering to secure it (oh, and the USB cord too). I think you might also need aluminum foil, but it seems there are some without it on the website.... Anyway, I know of a free WiFi network in Portland (according to Popular Mechanics, it's a major one) called Personal Telco. I wanna sue it sometime...'cept I don't have a PDA or laptop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oceans13 0 Report post Posted August 22, 2005 Yeah, I have a thirteen inch one and it works great for everything. I dont really know how i could live with out it. this wifi is pretty much the longest i've ever seen but then again i dont know much. I havent really been around enough to get the feel of wifi's besides mine. I have however touched many of its counterparts but that is another story. Peace out bros Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
