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Friday, August 8th, 2008
Sniffing to Save a Dollar
My dad will do just about anything to save a dollar. He is one of the most frugal people I have ever known and the lengths he goes to sometimes to save a few dollars amazes me.
Since my parents bought the beach house my dad has been "bumming" wireless from another house nearby. The router is called TideRisen. For some reason today TideRisen disappeared and hasn't been back online since.
Tonight we set out with my iPhone (and eventually my dad's laptop) to find more open routers within close range. I took a few photos of my dad going to the extreme with his laptop to find his next beloved wireless router.
I also found a few open routers with my iPhone that we'll probably end up using soon. We just need to buy an extender like the Cantenna to get the job done.
Here is my dad preparing his laptop on the hood of his car.
A close up of the routers within range.
I also found a few open routers including Betty, she was open too and sitting right next to Bedrock Motorola.
We found a few we can probably extend out to so the next step is to get an extender and sniff some wireless. Pretty fun even if my dad is a cheap skate.
Sniffing to Save a Dollar
My dad will do just about anything to save a dollar. He is one of the most frugal people I have ever known and the lengths he goes to sometimes to save a few dollars amazes me.
Since my parents bought the beach house my dad has been "bumming" wireless from another house nearby. The router is called TideRisen. For some reason today TideRisen disappeared and hasn't been back online since.
Tonight we set out with my iPhone (and eventually my dad's laptop) to find more open routers within close range. I took a few photos of my dad going to the extreme with his laptop to find his next beloved wireless router.
I also found a few open routers with my iPhone that we'll probably end up using soon. We just need to buy an extender like the Cantenna to get the job done.
Here is my dad preparing his laptop on the hood of his car.
A close up of the routers within range.
I also found a few open routers including Betty, she was open too and sitting right next to Bedrock Motorola.
We found a few we can probably extend out to so the next step is to get an extender and sniff some wireless. Pretty fun even if my dad is a cheap skate.
I can't believe how many people have unsecured networks.