http://www.stumbler.net/index.php Current information on the development of NetStumbler and MiniStumbler Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:28:10 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 blogger@stumbler.net blogger@stumbler.net en There's a thorough review of NetStumbler at findmysoft.com. Their rating is "Very Good" - thanks! http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?p=57&c=1 Congratulations to Helium Networks on the launch of their Wireless Recon product. Wireless Recon includes dedicated mapping hardware and software that combine to give you speedy and accurate site surveys. If you've used NetStumbler, then the SiteSense client may look rather familiar to you. Read the full press release here. http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?p=55&c=1 Making effective use of available materials: you can build a cantenna from plastic water bottles, window screen mesh, cheap coax cable, and valve stems. http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?p=54&c=1 I've put up the "most reported to work" cards at stumbler.net/compat. This is based on a year of reports from users that were kind enough to send them in. http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?p=53&c=1 Earlier I read today's hack a day post about GM Onstar. Of course I need to get hold of one so the soon-to-be-released 0.4.1 can include support for it. If you have one (or possibly a Motorola Oncore board) and would like it to go to a good home, please ... http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?p=52&c=1 Brad Templeton suggests extending beacons to include additional local information (lat/long, address, factoids, directions, hotspot info, etc). This is a great idea; I look forward to adding support for it into NetStumbler. http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?p=51&c=1 Everybody and their dog seems to be weighing in about Municipal Wi-Fi. Of course, they all have axes to grind and are taking the sides you would expect: the incumbent ISPs, telcos and cable companies are against it (sometimes in the form of poorly veiled "grassroots" organizations), while the community ... http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?p=50&c=1 I get asked this question rather too often, so I'm posting my short answer here. The answer is rather more complex than it ought to be, and depends on a huge number of factors. The most important is the receive sensitivity of your equipment. Many manufacturers fail to publish this data, ... http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?p=49&c=1 Softpedia has awarded NetStumbler 5 stars and a Softpedia Pick Award. http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?p=48&c=1 According to a very well written and thorough article in the Virginia Journal Of Law & Technology, what we've been saying for over 3 years has been determined to be true: WarDriving is not a crime. http://www.stumbler.net/index.php?p=47&c=1