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MobiTex is still in use. As far as I recall (atleast in EU) the frequencies are lower than "regular mobile frequencies" and hence the coverage is much better. Also alot of companies offer a combination of GPS and GSM/GPRS units to track and send/recieve commands.
It's possible to re-use the cellular tech used for theft tracking for any device that can ...
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If it is truly unsecured wireless, then a simple packet sniffer should pick information on the wireless network out of the air though you may have to use special drivers if your wireless card normally only presents information that is being sent to your MAC address. Most passwords would still be secure though as they should be getting exchanged using secure ...
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You can technically start sniffing away without "connecting" to the network. Terry is correct, if the network is open (no encryption, WEP/WPA/WPA2) then you can just "Join" the network and sniff the traffic. However, you do not need to join the network to sniff the traffic. WLANs use radio frequencies, all you have to do is match the freq (channel) and ...
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The first step in any sort of MITM attack on a network is connecting to the network. With a wired network, that involves somehow connecting your machine to the network through the use of an Ethernet cable. With a wireless network, you just need to connect to the network.. well, wirelessly. Without a requiring a password to connect to a wireless network, ...
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Google "The Onion Project" (TOR) as this will do what you are wanting to.
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Packages? Are you meaning packets?
If so, I am going to assume in my answer that you are talking about the communication on your internal household network, and not coming in from and external net into your home. If I am wrong, I apologize, but the scenario you describe seems to indicate that.
So the best way to "hide" your packets (i.e., keep secure from ...
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But the question is more of an ethical one, right? Are you asking: "whats the difference if you sniff traffic on a net you are authenticated to vs a netwrok that you access openly without auth nor encryption?"
I would argue that in both cases you are violating an ethical and professional boundary. Unless you have written authorization to sniff some one ...
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