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A War Driving Experience Part I: The Results

I recently put the geek hat on and took to the road for some war driving. My goal was to capture a good amount of data on wireless networks residing in homes and businesses. Then, later I would export and compile the data to come up with some interesting statistics and tips to share with others.

My setup in the car was pretty straightforward, just me in the driver seat and riding shotgun was my laptop running AirMagnet?s Laptop Analyzer software. However, I had some help keeping safe. A few times my two-year-old daughter rode along in the back seat, and she often yelled, ?Be careful!? especially when taking sharp turns.

My intention was to capture the data from wireless networks so I would be able to show statistics for homes and another set for businesses. This is important because I thought what I would find for each would be dramatically different. For example, I made sure I only drove through housing areas that were away from any businesses. I also used a similar approach when capturing data from businesses. I drove through downtown Dayton, here in Ohio, and several other retail and office building complexes around the area. A War Driving Experience - Part I: The Results

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