Hack N Mod - Amazingly Cool Hacks, Mods, and DIY Projects » network connection http://hacknmod.com Amazingly Cool Hacks, Mods, and DIY Projects Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:37:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Become a War Driving Pro – Hack WEP and Wifi http://hacknmod.com/hack/become-a-war-driving-pro-hack-wep-and-wifi/ http://hacknmod.com/hack/become-a-war-driving-pro-hack-wep-and-wifi/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:30:02 +0000 Saikat http://hacknmod.com/?p=5025
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If you’re unfamiliar with the term war driving, it’s the activity of driving around in a vehicle equipped with wireless gear looking for unsecured wireless networks. Hackers do it to hack and access protected Wi-Fi networks but there are amateurs too who scan the RF environment just for the fun of it to piggyback on other people’s internet connections (but beware of this neat trick).

War Driving can be a fun thing to do and quite easy if you have the right gear and the afternoon off. We’ve already shown you how easy it is to hack a WEP wireless network but this how-to video breaks War Driving into six basic steps:

  1. Get a laptop (or notebook) with onboard Wi-Fi or use a USB Wi-Fi adapter that supports an external antenna.
  2. Connect the external antenna to a GPS receiver for mapping the locations.
  3. Install free Wi-Fi sniffers like NetStumbler (for Windows) or Kismet.
  4. Place the antenna on the roof of the car, make the connections and plug-in the PC to the power adapter.
  5. Get someone to drive you around.
  6. Fire up the software and start scanning for unprotected Wi-Fi signals while you drive around.

WarDriving can be a blast but be mindful of the ethics of tapping into someone else’s network. Don’t forget to look into our previous posts on Wi-Fi hacks.

Note, this article is for informational purposes only.

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1. Click on “Start” in the bottom left hand corner of screen

2. Click on “Run”

3. Type in “command” and hit ok

You should now be at an MSDOS prompt screen.

4. Type “ipconfig /release” just like that, and hit “enter”

5. Type “exit” and leave the prompt

6. Right-click on “Network Places” or “My Network Places” on your desktop.

7. Click on “properties”

You should now be on a screen with something titled “Local Area Connection”, or
something close to that, and, if you have a network hooked up, all of your other
networks.

8. Right click on “Local Area Connection” and click “properties”

9. Double-click on the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” from the list under the”General” tab

10. Click on “Use the following IP address” under the “General” tab

11. Create an IP address (It doesn’t matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2
until i fill the area up).

12. Press “Tab” and it should automatically fill in the “Subnet Mask” section
with default numbers.

13. Hit the “Ok” button here

14. Hit the “Ok” button again

You should now be back to the “Local Area Connection” screen.

15. Right-click back on “Local Area Connection” and go to properties again.

16. Go back to the “TCP/IP” settings

17. This time, select “Obtain an IP address automatically”
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18. Hit “Ok”

19. Hit “Ok” again

20. You now have a new IP address

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