AirSnare freeware for detecting which neighbor is warsitting your wireless router

Maybe not Pamela, just did a quick Google & got this info, must be others as well.

alert unfriendly MAC addresses on your network

Why is this subject even being discussed here?

Why aren't wireless users using WEP/WPN security codes?

So what, that somebody can see you are wireless? With a proper security code, who cares?

Presumably it's still a valid subject for discussion, firstly because it emphasises the *need* for encryption, and secondly because if you suspect that your encryption has been hacked (eg someone's discovered your password) you need to be aware of that fact and know who's doing it so you can a) change the password and b) beat the neighbour about the head with a baseball bat!

By the way, I presume you mean "WPA" (WiFi Protected Access) rather than WPN.

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If you use the standard security that comes with every router then the chances of anyone using it are infinitesimal. The chances of a neighbour even being able to try and crack the key are exceeding low, and even if hte CIA tried it would be unlikely.

You are watching too many James Bond movies, where he places a hair over the gap between the door and the jamb, so he can tell if anyone has entered his room...

The only "traffic" you are going ot get are identify polls, and that is part of the protocol. Of you look for base stations from a wi-fi PC, you can see all in range, but only conenct to those that have been left open or for which you know the key.

He was a nutter as well!

I would say a gun should do the trick....... ;)

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