WarRiding Auckland CBD

Hey all,
I am planning to go war riding through the Auckland CBD on my motorbike next weekend.
Wondering if anyone has the means to take a net stumbler log file (with gps data) and map it?
I have the garmin software which will show where I went against a map, however this won't show the access point signals.
Anyone willing to help out a fellow nzwireless member and take the completed Net Stumbler log file and convert it for me?

-John

John,
You need Wigle http://www.wigle.net/ and the windows client
Digle.
This software takes the netstumbler file (with GPS info) and maps it.

You will need some Auckland map packs for the client to use. I have some good ones of Auckland CBD and greater Auckland but are rather large (10 Meg+)

Happy to make available on my ftp server for you to download.

Let me know..........

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Steve M
Bigted
Cute, Furry and Cuddly

Thanks,
You don't happen to work right next door to me at gamma do you?

-John

Not me, Used to work up the road from you opposite the Dogs Bollox
but now in Remuera, just off the Greenlane Roundabout.

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Steve M
Bigted
Cute, Furry and Cuddly

Bigted,
Thanks for your offer...
I would like to get hold of this data.
Could you either email (I have a 100MB per message limit, 500MB mailbox) it all to anything at john.geek.nz.
If you want to be sure it will go through, set your smtp server to smtp.john.geek.nz before sending it. (no, it doesn't open relay!)

Otherwise, email me ftp details and I will get it off you.
If you want, I can keep the files on my telehoused box for http download for other users.

Thanks

-John

Noodles / ShadowX
Any chance of fixing my stuff-up and moving this to the wireless network forum instead of Hardware?

sure

done

johnburns.. i was doing a netstumbler scan at skycity the other day.. and found your wireless network at level 47 of the skytower with almost full signal.. as well as about 30 others.. this was without an external aerial on my laptop! how close are you?

My access point is at the very top of queen street - Upper quen street/newton road intersection - Probably 2km away!

managed to connect, didnt get assigned an IP via dhcp though.. this was saturday morning

I will look into this - i don't think the 900ap+ does DHCP very well.
I am getting bits and pieces together at the moment to get a link the 10km back to my house. Once this happens, there will be some decent 'material' available for speed testing.

being that close.. you might be able to pick up some internet via the skytower...

In what way do you mean?

shadowx is putting some wifi antennas up, im giving him internet over cat5, you might be able to get signal without paying for aerial space on the tower being that close..

The access point is on the ROOF of the IHUG building................(nuff said)

Get some internet going then

Well, I went round to Shadows and got an N connector put on my mag mount antenna. My usb-serial adaptor arrived so Now I am ready to go war driving/riding. Just gotta put a cigarette lighter socket on the bike and disconnect the headlight and I will be in business!

On a side note, that Digle software is an absolut piece of crap. I know, I know, don't mock it unless you are willing to try it yourself - So I might just do that

Well,
I've now got the card, antenna, laptop, gpd gps cable and car/air power adaptor.
I'm in business...in fact I am going to try and do about 2-3 hours of stumbling tomorrow nght.

Will advise of my results soon.

Well,
the results are in for the first phase. I never realised how small the area of the Auckland cbd that I drove around was until I looked at my gps log this morning - I'll need to go again and fill in the holes.
Here is where i went:


And here is a list of the Access points I found.


Note that in this image are 318 Access points - 40 odd never got a gps lock due to trees/buildings/etc but the others are definitely listed, just the gps only outputs one position every second and at times network stumbler may have picked up 3 or 4 AP's at once and it only shows the point of strongest signal.

COMTINUED......

TRIP STATS:
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Time: 6:21(work) - 8:20 (home) - 1:59 total
Distance: 51km (speedo)
Total APs found: 376
Encryption on: 174
Encryption off: 202
Default SSID: 5 (only 1 with encryption on)
Singal range: -96 to -41
Noise range -101 to -69

Most interesting SSID: "Phone 3777 595 for access" Found at S36.847017 E174.760392 Signal -85 Noise -95
Click HERE for map.


CHANNELS IN USE:
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1 - 76
2 - 8
3 - 18
4 - 15
5 - 8
6 - 105
7 - 12
8 - 6
9 - 9
10 - 37
11 - 82
Obviously people are clicking on to the 1,6,11 separation


COMMON SSIDs:
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uoa (24)
Wireless (12)
REACH (9)
WLAN (8)
AUT_GUEST (8)
default (8)
linksys (8)