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Although the number of Wi-Fi "hot spots" has exploded to include about 10,000 public areas in the U.S. where computers can wirelessly connect to the Internet, service rarely extends beyond 300 feet. Users are generally restricted to the hotel or cafe that provides the service. Commercial antennas can be used to extend the range, but hot-spot enthusiasts prefer to make their own waveguide antennas or "cantennas"--so nicknamed because the simplest of them can be made by using a soup or Pringles can--with about $10 worth of wiring. "You could buy a fancy antenna...
Most wireless handheld devices that communicate digitally include built-in encryption. More vulnerable, however, are the new Wi-Fi networks that allow wireless access within short ranges. The problem with these remarkably convenient wireless local-area networks (WLANS) is that the range is not short enough. As with the Seattle conference-hotel WLAN, anyone with an inexpensive wireless card can access wireless networks from as far as 500 yds. away. Owing to the ease with which they can be installed, wireless networks are among the few tech sectors that continue to grow, according to the Gartner research firm, which estimates...
...hardly the only provider in town. There are so many Wi-Fi networks in San Francisco these days that I was able to drive through most of the city without ever going out of range (the whole time with a souped-up Pringles can attached to my laptop; more on that later). The practice is called war driving--after the old hacker game of war dialing, which is what Matthew Broderick was doing in War Games but with far fewer unintended consequences. Indeed, many of your neighbors will happily post the location of their network on the Web--effectively inviting...
...want to try your hand at war driving, you can start by searching for Wi-Fi in your ZIP code on the Global Access Wireless Database (online at www.shmoo.com/gawd) This will list street intersections for most networks and tell you whether you have to pay for them. Many coffee shops, including Starbucks, charge for Wi-Fi access: $20 a month for unlimited local usage is a typical fee. On the other hand, you can get the same effect by parking near a friendly neighbor's house with...