Saying "NEVER" in the computer world is pretty dangerous. They've run a
few tests/contests that are absolutely insane and blow WAY past 10
miles. Now, in the arena of pen-testing....I don't think 10 miles is a
reasonable goal although, if I had a client on the side of a mountain
and I could connect to their network from another mountain 10 miles away
and penetrate their network, that would be a VERY good case for an
attack that wouldn't arouse much suspicion about "odd characters"
hanging around nearby;)
-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce@securityfocus.com [mailto:listbounce@securityfocus.com]
On Behalf Of Paul Melson
Sent: Saturday, October 20, 2007 2:00 PM
To: Terry Cutler; pen-test@securityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas
On 10/20/07, Terry Cutler <jedi31337@gmail.com> wrote:
hi guys hope your weekend is good so far. Does anyone have any
experience with teh Yagi Antenna booster ? They claim it can boost up
to 10 miles. Just wonder if anyone has used it while wardriving. Maybe
there's a better antenna you'd recommend ?
Yagi isn't a brand, it's a type of directional antenna. More here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yagi_antenna
And as a directional antenna, it's not ideal for wardriving. An omni
(as in omnidirectional) antenna would probably work better.
With regard to the 10mi throw, I call baloney. First, it's not
possible with any antenna on the ground because of the curvature of
the Earth. Second, I've worked with DSSS RF long-range networks in
the past (both 915MHz and 2.4GHz) and the longest throw I've seen on
an unregistered towair[1] mast was 7 miles using yagis and amplifiers
on both ends. Using a similar setup, 10mi would be on the ragged edge
of reliable/usable for actual data networking.
PaulM
[1] http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/towairSearch.jsp
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