RE: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas

["Shenk, Jerry A" <jshenk () decommunications com>]

http://www.unwiredadventures.com/unwire/2005/12/defcon_wifi_sho.html

Highly unlikely, improbably, silly, but not can't is such a dangerous
word;)

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Melson [mailto:pmelson () gmail com]
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:27 PM
To: Shenk, Jerry A
Cc: Terry Cutler; pen-test () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas

On 10/21/07, Shenk, Jerry A <jshenk () decommunications com> wrote:
> 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;)

Speaking of mountains:

http://www.unwiredadventures.com/unwire/2005/12/defcon_wifi_sho.html

I guess there's an exception to every rule.  Enormous geographic
phenomena aside, you can't throw 10mi ground-to-ground because of the
curvature of the Earth.  No matter how kick-ass your antenna is. :)

PaulM

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