assignment 2 IL

NAME
NURHAFIZAH BINTI MOHD SAPIYAN ( 084614 )
NORSHATHIRAH BINTI MOHD ZULKIFLY ( 085272 )

TOPIC
CHAPTER 7 PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITIES QUESTION 1

QUESTION
Using the serch engine, try to determine whether there are any commercial wifi hotspots in your area. Enter www.wardriving.com. Based on information provided at this site, what sort of equipment and procedures could you use to locate hotspots in your area.

ANSWERS

• COMMERCIAL WIFI HOTSPOTS IN PETALING JAYA

STARBUCK COFFEE AT JAYA ONE,SEKSYEN 13,PJ

EQUIPMENTS

• COMPUTER
  

: The minimum requirement is an easily transported computer, 486 or faster with a
PCMCIA slot for the wireless card and a serial port for the GPS.
: The super-stealth configuration is a laptop or sub-note book concealed within a back pack
with antenna and GPS attached.
: A laptop is not required if you have the space and capacity to take a full size computer
with you, then as long as you have a wireless card it will work.

• WIRELESS CARDS

: Wireless cards let your computer talk to other computers, much like an ethernet card or a
modem, just without the wires.
: Most 802.11b cards come in the PCMCIA form factor. some regular 802.11 gear consisted
of SSA's ( single station adapters ) which acted as media translators between wireless and
an ethernet card.
: However, the PCMCIA form is most popular. There are adapters to fit these cards into
full-size computers through the PCI or ISA bus.
: Linux does work the ISA variety, Windows with both ISA and PCI.

• ANTENNAS

: Antennas are optional, but if you want to remain at relatively safe distance or you simply
cannot approach the effective area of the wireless access point, then they are a must.
: Many companies that sell cards, will also sell you an antenna, but many cards do not come
equipped with a jack to plug an antenna in.
: So many have resorted to modifying cards to add jacks or soldering wires to the built in
antennas of their cards. They focus the 2.4 Ghz wave, usually through a condenser, to an
element specifically place in the antenna.

PROCEDURES

1. Switch on your wireless connector on your laptop or mobile phone.
2. Search for any available wireless services around your area.
3. If passcode is needed, get it from the administrator.
4. If the passcode is not required, just proceed to connect to the wireless.