Spreading the Net Wide


Saul folded the letter back up and stuffed it into the envelope with the cash. He quickly stashed the envelope between his mattresses to hide and sat back on the bed in shock . All the information in the letter was relatively easy to understand. He could see the logic behind the activities that Knuth was requesting and also the need for discretion. There had been many times in his very short career that so-called professionals had berated him for his ideas on wireless security. But when push comes to shove, the money wasn t bad. Saul was lured by the idea of actually starting a professional career performing this type of work and Knuth could be the perfect contact he needed as a reference.

The first thing I need to do is figure out what locations are best for placing some wireless bridges, Saul thought to himself. Proper placement is key here if I want to inject as much miscellaneous traffic into their network as possible. Saul also knew that the signal from his wireless network would need to be stronger than that of the small caf s around the hospital. Saul thought to himself, If I use the same type of access point as the hospital with a nice omnidirectional antenna, I should be able to extend the network cleanly and pretty much double the range of the signal.

Taking the map from his previous scans of the area, Saul began to draw in the caf s, shops , and other areas surrounding the hospital with a felt marker. The original map was created digitally on his computer, so Saul went back and updated the files on his computer with the new information. When he finished the map Saul noted to himself, quite happily, that with all the caf s and restaurants in the area that were now offering free wireless access to their customers, his activities would go quite unnoticed. It wasn t unusual to see people conducting business at an outdoor restaurant, or geeks hanging out at a local coffee shop after dinner checking their stock portfolios.

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Map of Current Wireless Propagation
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Planned Map of Wireless Propagation



Stealing the Network. How to Own a Continent
Stealing the Network. How to Own a Continent
ISBN: 1931836051
EAN: N/A
Year: 2004
Pages: 105

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