found plenty of threads all over the net with people having the same problems but no real concrete solutions besides wait for a wireless management program that works with vista.

anyone know of a real fix or a program that will manage the connections properly so i can play games?

moving the computer downstairs for a hardwire isnt an option, though i may be able to run it through the walls if there is absolutely no choice.
1) Router problems?

2) Wireless adapter problems?

3) Interference?

4) Signal Issues?

5) On and on and on…

There are so many variables when using 802.11 that it is best to simply go hard-wired if you’re doing anything that needs a stable connection. People swear by wireless and claim it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread, but as I stated, there are far too many issues found within a wireless network that can cause problems and prevent it from being replacement for cabling.

well i gamed wirelessly on my laptop before i built this computer with XP so i doubt its the router. signal may be a problem, tried a few G adapters but as a last resort im going to pick up a N adapter tomorrow from linksys thats "vista compatible" for whatever thats worth. for $70 it better be fucking flawless

i just read a post on another forum about throwing in a wireless bridge so you can hardwire it from that…. would that fix it you think?

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If it was stolen then he technically commited a crime by receiving it (since he obviously knew that it was stolen). It can be tracked during warranty returns. Technically they could identify it if it trys to update its software… but it’s unlikely that they actually use it for that.

Overall, I’d return it to the rightful owner, since it’s the right thing to do. In the future, do not purchase stolen property, and report illegal ebay auctions.
if the original owner is smart, they can track the mac of the access point. not too hard, i can run istumbler on my mac and see several access point’s mac and vendor ID’s

Anyone actively attempting to break into his AP is going to be able to get past WPA/2+AES as well. No consumer solution is truly going to be secure.

You need a RADIUS server, or a truly random password consisting of random numbers and letters that takes up the entire available length and has zero resemblance to any real word.

Anything like that for pc?

That’s why I use passwords like…

f13ld$0fG0ld
i+$ab34ut!fuld4y1n+heneig3b0rh00d…
g0$$am3rw!ng$

…and so on. Very hard to guess, especially when the WAP will only accept their hexadecimal equivalents.
thanks for the replys

so, if they do track that mac its possible to find out his address or where he lives?

Not good enough. John the Ripper, etc, will mutate words beyond their basics to things such as that.
Edit: Had a link here explaining how to do it, but I figure that’s probably against the forum rules.
As pointed out previously, you need a RADIUS server to really secure a wireless network; pre-shared keys are just for keeping honest people honest, which is all the security most people will ever need. No honest person is going to invest the effort necessary to figure out any of the passwords I posted above.

In theory, yes.
Closing this. Can’t advocate the "hiding" of stolen equipment. Sorry.

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Sounds like you’re running ICS from the laptop.
what more do you need? running vista with a generic modem ran into a wireless g linksys wrt54g router. i just want everythign to stay open when his laptop is shut off/closed.

i read up on diabling ICS and followd this walkthrough:

the check box was never checked, so wtf?

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When I bought my new computer just recently I installed the wireless card from my old computer into but the internet/connection was extremely slow as compared to when it was wired.

My question is if I spend the money and get a decent wireless card, (the one I had before was a TrendNet that I got for $10.00 online) will I see a drastic improvement in my connection more comparable to being wired?

I would just wire it since it is the next room over, but my attic is extremely small and it will be pretty difficult to run the cables up there but it can be done.

Thanks for any input

Edit: I cant move the router since I have an xbox in my downstairs entertainment room and it connects wirelessly. Moving it would decrease its connection.
What’s the signal strength/speed with the wireless card? Check it a few times because they tend to change a bit.

For web browsing, your wireless network shouldn’t be the bottleneck. So a wireless setup should get you the same speeds as wired. The only case where this isn’t true is file transfers from one computer to another on your network

Assuming you can find a brand name card that can get a better signal, you should see an improvement. You could also try a better antenna on the same wireless card. You could also put new firmware on your router and increase the transmission power of your signal.

Before I buy anything, if I were you, I would bring the computer into the same room as the wireless router and see if that improved your web browsing. If it did, you mightt be able to get away with buying a high-gain antenna for either the router or the wireless card. Otherwise, you could try a new wireless card, and if that doesn’t work (it should, unless there’s some other issue) then you’d have to wire it.
wired is definitely a better choice, especially if you’re gaming. if you’re just browsing the web wireless should be fine.
Probably won’t see much of a difference unless you’re going from B to G (or N) or something.
thanks for the help…

i bought a matching linksys card which had an antenna twice the size as the trendnet one and the signal is great and my bandwidth speeds are nearly similar with my wired speeds
Wired is always faster and more stable, even if "more stable" means it never drops out whereas a really good wireless setup drops out a couple of times a year.

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Our first setup is:

Win XP
Netstumbler
Earthstumber (convert ns1 logs to google earth)
Google Earth
Proxim Ornico Gold b/g
3db omni ant
10db directional ant
Earthmate LT-20 GPS

Second setup is:

Redhat 9
Kismet
GPSD
some shitty scripts to convert/log kismet and make JPG’s of the drive
Proxim Ornico Gold b/g
3db omni ant
10db directional ant
Garmen Etrex Venture GPS

Kismet is obviously the best scanning tool out there, but crashes and is rubbish to work with and our scripts are crap. Not to mention GPSD is annoying and barely works. The windows setup works great but obviously has it’s shortcomings compared to the unix setup.

Any ideas?
What exactly is wardriving again? The practice of securing a wireless network, or something like that?

In my situation, like I explained, it is finding all known networks, ensuring they are compliant with security standards. Then locating any unknown/misconfigured networks and correcting/removing them.

it is driving around scanning for open wireless networks… exactly what he described in his original post.

And who are you that you have this authority?

I understand that now, but it seems such a breathtaking breach of privacy that I can’t imagine why they would do it, much less admit to it.

i’m not sure at all what the legitimacy is or why a business would be interested in doing it, unless he works for AT&T or a similar company who has to manage many WiFi hotspots and this is their simplest way of verifying everything.
In a company sense it is just like penetration testing, you have to test and (sometimes) attempt to break in to your own networks to find all the weaknesses you can, so you can harden it all up. What you can and can’t do all depend on your company and the directives that you’ve been given.

You can also wardrive around wherever you want just for fun (not in a company sense, in the more "whitehat" sense), and I believe it is legal as long as you are doing it passively and not attempting to break in to any networks. In this case you’d just be mapping out a wireless access point grid for your city/area/whatever.

As soon as you try and break in you are crossing the legality line.

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