OMG, speaking of wireless broadcast range

**Son Goku** · July 14th, 2005

Given someone's mention of getting into their neighbors wireless, some might find this funny. Anyhow, the network security teacher was telling us here about how he ended up broadcasting his home wireless network all over the place

Anyhow, he's got a small dish on his roof, with a 30 dB amplifier or something of that sort... So, hooks his wireless router up to the thing, and the thing is accessible 17 miles away

Speaking of leaving things open

**Nick M** · July 14th, 2005

I'm interested in making or buying a small dish and broadcasting my signal - there's a large park about a mile away where I want to bring a laptop to and surf the web.

I know nothing about wireless security but I'd just enable MAC filtering, that should keep it OK from a distance, no?

Maybe you can ask him to make me a dish

**kcnychief** · July 14th, 2005

Maybe you can post his address and we can go have a LAN party

**Admiral Michael** · July 14th, 2005

I dont think youd be able to connect, you will be able to detect but you laptop wont be able to send a strong enough signal. At least I think thats how it goes.

**LeeJend** · July 14th, 2005

Actually just post his city and we can go have a LAN party...

Admiral it depends on if his antenna has an amplifier on the transmit and receive.

We'll all take wind surfers just in case.

**Son Goku** · July 14th, 2005

Well, he had used a laptop at a remote side to connect. The dish upon his house does have amplification though...

Originally Posted by kcnychief

Maybe you can post his address and we can go have a LAN party

I'm not sure if I should relay this or not. But I was laughing a bit when I was reading some of the replies here... (Lecture's been over, we've been trying to run certain tools which I guess I shall leave nameless, which are "vulnerability assesement tools", in attempting to scan, erm test the network)

So I told him he's gotta see this one. He had one reply...

Originally Posted by the teacher

This is my reply. Bite me

lol

**Taurus** · December 5th, 2005

wouldn't using a dish send the signal out only in one narrow direction?

**Grandmaster** · December 5th, 2005

Err why would you bump a 7 month old thread?

**Taurus** · December 5th, 2005

holy crap, this forum moves slow. sorry, i'm used to my other one that moves a whole page in a couple hours.

**ejn74** · December 5th, 2005

Originally Posted by Taurus

wouldn't using a dish send the signal out only in one narrow direction?

He must go to the park to enjoy it and that is the anly place he wants the signal to go.

**Grandmaster** · December 5th, 2005

Originally Posted by Taurus

holy crap, this forum moves slow. sorry, i'm used to my other one that moves a whole page in a couple hours.

It's alright, it was just confusing when you see such an old thread being bumped

Seeing as the original poster is no longer around...

Thread closed.

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Son Goku No lover of dogma Joined: June 2004 Location: 439 East District, Mount Paozu Posts: 1,980 Reputation: 700 Power: 123	OMG, speaking of wireless broadcast range Given someone's mention of getting into their neighbors wireless, some might find this funny. Anyhow, the network security teacher was telling us here about how he ended up broadcasting his home wireless network all over the place Anyhow, he's got a small dish on his roof, with a 30 dB amplifier or something of that sort... So, hooks his wireless router up to the thing, and the thing is accessible 17 miles away Speaking of leaving things open

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Nick M OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2002 Posts: 3,961 Reputation: 370 Power: 162	Re: OMG, speaking of wireless broadcast range I'm interested in making or buying a small dish and broadcasting my signal - there's a large park about a mile away where I want to bring a laptop to and surf the web. I know nothing about wireless security but I'd just enable MAC filtering, that should keep it OK from a distance, no? Maybe you can ask him to make me a dish

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Son Goku No lover of dogma Joined: June 2004 Location: 439 East District, Mount Paozu Posts: 1,980 Reputation: 700 Power: 123	Re: OMG, speaking of wireless broadcast range Well, he had used a laptop at a remote side to connect. The dish upon his house does have amplification though... Originally Posted by kcnychief Maybe you can post his address and we can go have a LAN party I'm not sure if I should relay this or not. But I was laughing a bit when I was reading some of the replies here... (Lecture's been over, we've been trying to run certain tools which I guess I shall leave nameless, which are "vulnerability assesement tools", in attempting to scan, erm test the network) So I told him he's gotta see this one. He had one reply... Originally Posted by the teacher This is my reply. Bite me lol

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Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	Re: OMG, speaking of wireless broadcast range wouldn't using a dish send the signal out only in one narrow direction?

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 260	Re: OMG, speaking of wireless broadcast range Err why would you bump a 7 month old thread?

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Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	Re: OMG, speaking of wireless broadcast range holy crap, this forum moves slow. sorry, i'm used to my other one that moves a whole page in a couple hours.

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ejn74 Folding Master! Joined: February 2005 Location: Western Iowa Posts: 1,135 Reputation: 960 Power: 109	Re: OMG, speaking of wireless broadcast range Originally Posted by Taurus wouldn't using a dish send the signal out only in one narrow direction? He must go to the park to enjoy it and that is the anly place he wants the signal to go.

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Grandmaster Electronica Addict Joined: February 2002 Location: Santa Clara, CA Posts: 10,574 Reputation: 2960 Power: 260	Re: OMG, speaking of wireless broadcast range Originally Posted by Taurus holy crap, this forum moves slow. sorry, i'm used to my other one that moves a whole page in a couple hours. It's alright, it was just confusing when you see such an old thread being bumped Seeing as the original poster is no longer around... Thread closed.

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