Re: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas

[Matthew Webster <awakenings () mindspring com>]

Terry,

     Yahi's are good for directional wireless signal such as shooting through narrow spots (such as an elevator).  They 
are not meant for war driving.  I perform wireless audits often and it really depends on the scope of the audit, but do 
you really need a powerful wireless directional antenna for the wardrive?  In my case, I don't care if there is a weak 
signal 10 miles away from me from some home user's access point.  I also would have to spend a great deal of time just 
finding the signals due to directionality.

     On the other hand, if you are doing a pen test into the wireless infrastructure and you want to do it so no one 
knows about it, the investment into a yagi may be worthwhile.  It depends on the circumstance, what you are authorized 
to perform, and what the low handing fruit is.

Good luck,

Matt

-----Original Message-----
> From: Terry Cutler <jedi31337 () gmail com>
> Sent: Oct 20, 2007 11:18 AM
> To: pen-test () securityfocus com
> Subject: Wardriving with Yagi Antennas
>
> 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 ?
>
> Thanks in advance !
>
> -- 
> ./Terry Cutler
> Master CNE , CDE, CLP, Certified Ethical Hacker
>
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