More About Wardriving

The Internet is full of information about wardriving. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of sites devoted to the hardware, software, and general how-to of locating(and compromising) access points. The following sites contain in-depth information and maintain links to other wardriving sites worth visiting. They’re a good starting point for further investigation of wardriving and general 802.11x security topics.

• World Wide WarDrive (www.worldwidewardrive.org) — WWWD is a coordinated effort to collect statistical data about Wi-Fi use and security. The site contains useful information, and links.

• Wardrive.net (www.wardrive.net) — This Web site maintains links to 802.11 security-related Web sites, whitepapers, articles, how-to’s, and more. It’s comprehensive and well maintained.

• Wardriving.com (www.wardriving.com) — Lists of hardware, software, links, and other useful information about wardriving.

• War-driver.com (www.war-driver.com) — Wi-Fi-related security, hardware, software, links, and other useful wardriving information.

• Warchalking.org (www.warchalking.org) — If you’re interested in learning more about warchalking, and wardriving in general, go to this site.

• Seattle Wireless (www.seattlewireless.net) — A good site for general Wi-Fi information and security issues.