Monday, 31 of Julio of 2006
Detecting radio networks with our Palm
Certain models of Palm as the LifeDrive or the TX brings connectivity wifi integrated of factory, and others as the Tungsten E2 can have it by means of a special expansion board. Some Sony Clié as the mythical UX50 brought also it. So the park of apparatuses with wifi is quite extensive, and in addition it increases. Wifi the same allows us to connect to us to Internet in house without having to ignite our computer, that to consult all type of information there where we find hotspot or an open network (or closed, previous payment).
The abiertas networks, are those that do not use authentication (that is to say, do not request name of user, password, digital certificate…), and therefore they are accessible by anyone. And this search of open networks for a long time it has been becoming a popular liking. Wardriving consists of driving our car taking an equipment with connectivity wifi, and if possible a very directional antenna to increase the reach, and to be detecting by the route that we cross, all the radio networks that do not have their restricted access. We will find programs for detection of networks wifi whether used Windows, like MacOS or Linux. But of the popularisation of the movable devices with wifi, another modality has taken control popular: warwalking.
Constructed directional antenna with conserve tins
Warwalking is not more than the search of radio networks but, instead of leading, on foot. We only needed to take activated the connectivity wifi of our Palm, and she will look for networks while we walked. Some programs exist that will facilitate this task to us:
- Netchaser: to netchaser will show to the near networks wifi to us with additional information enough: intensity of the signal, SSID of the joining point, time since one lost the signal, state of encryption WEP, and been of our battery. If we were interested in a joining point in particular, it will show specific information to us: direction MAC of the joining point, power of the signal, its SSID, the channel that are using, the date and hour in which it was detected for the last time, and the latitude and length of the signal more hard (I suppose that here the use will be needed a GPS receiver). Also it counts on the possibility of exporting the data, optionally in format CSV, that is soon importable from many programs, like for example Excel.
NetChaser provides very complete information
- Wifi-where: besides helping to detect the near networks us wifi, if we simultaneously connected a GPS to our Palm we will be able to keep the exact location from hotspots. The data can be exported to the program Memo, to be able to analyze them in the PC later. And by all means, we will be able to maintain a favorite list of ours hotspots to be able to use them later.
- JiWire hotspot to finder: If we do not want to have to look for hotspot, we can take advantage of the work done by others. This program has a data base of all the hotspots at world-wide level, so that we only must look for nearest and use it. We can look for by country, state, postal code, type of location (coffee, hotel, airport, etc.), or indicating a supplier of access to wireless Internet (WISP).
- Finally, a small gratuitous application called APMApper exists, that allows us, if we have installed in our Palm the program TomTom Navigator 5, from a data file obtained previously with NetChaser or Wifi-where, to show hotspots detected like points of interest (POI) in the map of the TomTom. For the case of using NetChaser, we even can choose between concerning them all, or only those that do not use encryption (neither WEP nor WPA).
Seeing hotspots in the TomTom
So as we see, a Palm also can be a good tool for the hunting and capture of radio networks, mainly by the small and slight advantage of being, and so we avoided the nuisance to have to load with a heavy laptop.
By: Tricks
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Hello Marks.
Wonderful article as always.
Echo of except a Palm with WiFi being able to prove all the programs that you recommend.
I will look for something for my Nokia 9300i… to see what appears.
An enormous hug
David Serantes
good queria for knowing how if podria to do that of. -. to detect inaambricas networks with my PAML TUNGSTEN “and”
… and if this paml brings “wifi”
good that just.
krlos
PS: agradeceria its gmail answer.
thanks
@Serantes: I am a good liking, only needs to do to me with which she has wifi
to @Car them: the Tungsten and does not bring wifi integrated, you need to buy a special card that mounts in the groove of cards SD.
Only avisaros of which the Netchaser and the Wifi-where do not work in a Clié (at least in the TJ-37), ja which they need drivers Palm and Sony uses own ones.
Excellent article, somebody knows where I can find info on as constructing an antenna for it increases the capacity of detection?
It serves in case you as aid, it seems me that this one (http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448) is the original article on the antennas done with boats of Pringles, but what I do not see clearly it is like connecting an antenna of that type to our Palm.
Indeed, Ifernan, to connect an antenna to our Palm reqieriría a little do-it-yourself work, since the one that uses internamente is integrated in the own motherboard. It would be necessary abrir it, to connect certain tracks to a coaxial cable, and of there to the external antenna. I do not know if somebody will have tried already sometimes, can not be feasible.
Excellent post… lowering and trying in hotspots available in Santiago of Chile
HELLO, I HAVE A PALMONE LIFEDRIVE, AM NEW USING THIS APPARATUS AND I DO NOT HAVE THE SMALLER IDEA OF HOW I CAN MAKE TO ENTER INTERNET USING WI-FI, I I HAVE IN MY CASA A LAPTOP BY WHICH I CAN ACCEDE WIRELESSLY TO INTERNET, NOW I WANT TO DO THE SAME BY MY PALM, BUT NOT AS SHE IS FORMED.
AGREDECERIA ANY AID MAIL
pambrecox@yahoo.es
GREETINGS
VERY GOOD PAGE WEB, EH
For a 2 not yet month almost palm has been buying one one tungsten and encounter the way to realise connections to ared of local area, I am on the verge of giving back it, because to others encounter does not form to tie functions excel between different archives from palm. Agradeceria the aid that you could give me
Romeo, the E2 only tra connectivity bluetooth integrated. You can use an adapter bluetooth in your PC so that your Palm is connected to the network, or buy an external card SD wifi.
Dear Marcos, perdna that robs your time and attention to you, I finish reading your article on wifi and as it already said previously zapanX, in a clie ux50 does not work either. You could indicate to me if you know some program that ran in ux and could detect the networks.
Again agradecerte your attention and your time. Thanks and a greeting.
Marks: zapanx, has sent me a mail and confirmed what it imagined to me, for ours clies we do not have nigún progrsms valid.
Of all ways thanks.
Hello Juanjo, thanks to inform us to all of which these programs do not work in the Clié, you have avoided him to the other possessors of a Clié a good mess. Of all ways I feel that they are not possible to be used, if I discover some other program of the style I inform to you you prove so that it in the Clié.
Sorry, I am new in this site… but I need aid with my 650 treo and desire to connect it to the network wi fi of my company.
How I can do it…? Is just by enough to install software ke mention wifi-where or I need something but?
I feel Nilsson but Treo 650 does not have wifi integrated of makes. Tendras that comprarte a SD Wifi, in case is necessary to you the inalambrrica connectivity to Internet.
Greetings.
That means that I must replace my 2 SD of gigas by which it is WI-FI…?
What happens, is that I maintain statistical data in my SD I use and them. And according to which your you indicate, it would have to change card SD Wifi constantly to connect to me to the systems of the company wirelessly. He is correct?
Been thankful by its answers…
Because it watches, before tapeworm a Zire 72 and buys a SD to him Wifi with 512MB of integrated memory. Memory the mark but you do not put yourself to investigate a little in the premises of sales of your country certainly you find.
So that tapeworm always the connectivity and memory available to lower archives and to manter them. For my that it was sufficient.
Conclusion: SD exist wifi with integrated memory of storage, but the price is a little high, but it is worth the pain.
Jhonatan thanks, I only found cards SD wifi with memory integrated compatible with Pocket PC, but you say that you used one with your Zire 72 is only question to look for well. If you remember the mark or model you do not forget to comment it this way.
Qe so. it interests to know the method to me and it forms with which I can connect my TUNGSTEN E2 to Internet by means of a targeta WI-Fi SD, I have a provedor of services of wireless Internet… that is favorable? . and it must be the computer of the ignited provedor to be able to have the service? by its quick answer thanks. arthore-loeb@hotmail.com
If you have wi-fi in house is simple, you acquire a SD wi-fi for house and only look for the network and you connect yourself.
But better deberias to give but details of how you have the wireless Internet in house. If it is a fixed station movable CDMA or it arrives to you by cable you distribute and it with router?
I use in one zire 72 SD that tapeworm memory and wifi marks Sandisk.
because it watches my wireless Internet is received from prodygy pediante infintum a wireless modem… what podria to do is to buy a Wi-Fi card sd for my tungsten e2 and to synchronize it Cnn my modem? he is what entendi. it is thus to bbrother? tks!
You receive if it with a wireless modem, I imagine that the modem it leaves an Ethernet cable to your PC. If it is thus, and if you want Wifi in house, it buys to router inalabrico.
Ahhhh, but derrepente your wireless modem has wireless support 802.11b/g, thus you do not need router.
And if you need you connect router it to the Prodigy modem and also hazte of wireless card SD for your tungsten and ready.
perfect… thanks have been of favorable aid for my. this it is a wonderful forum, finally. you know what is the program that I must lower to have messenger in my PDA? (OS).
by your attention thank you very much they jonahtan!
Very many thanks for your explanation, Jonathan
Arthore, you have a list of programs of instantaneous mail for the Palm here. It has to also messenger (MSN) and for Jabber, AIM… according to what you need.
Reason why Palm not yet has removed a patch that allows to use the SD WiFi Palm in the Treo… surely is some type of pressure on the part of the operators of cellular telephony so that the users of Treo use the plans of data of cellular instead of sailing by WiFi. Greetings.
Greetings.
I have acquired one tungsten E2 and I want to mount a card to him SD WIFI, but not that reference and/or model to obtain.
That some knows. Can recommend me some SD for the equipment?
Thank you very much
to @Oscar, the card WiFi SD marks Palm works well with the Tungsten E2 you can find, it in Amazon. Greetings.
I have a treo Palm 650 with bluetooth and a connector bluetooth-USB in my PC, somebody knows if the connection can be shared broadband that I have in my PC with my Palm and like? and another consultation: My palm is unblocked Cingular and this formed the access to Internet with GSM of a telephone operator of my country but I already cannot enter all the pages, to which defect, that is to say, pages of CINGULAR only venian by, sera a problem of the Blazer? of the English language? or totally it will not be unblocked? thanks hopefully can help me
Yes it is possible to be done what you say, is explained in this other post. I have gotten to use it in my E2, so she works, but seems that not always, reason why I see in the commentaries. You test to see what so goes to you.
YOYITA, to use the Internet of your PC in your you prune palm it to do with the program SofticK PPP, that allows you to connect palm with the PC. have used I it but not by bluetooth but by cable, and she does to the thousand wonders… obvious I believe that by bluetooth also she can, but necesitarias an adapter bluetooth in your PC and to form the HotSync of your palm it does so that it by bluetooth… and with regard to blazer, is necessary to consider that haay certain pages that cannot only be visualized with the Blazer… But you prune to see those that venian formed by the original company seems to me that it is so that this blocked…
thanks mariito already I could form it
I want to know if somebody knows where I can buy one of these cards aki in Guatemala.
Slds
Hello I am jos, I have one palmone tungsten E2, and would want to know that teng q to do for q enters Internet a local area network publishes (gratuitous).