View Full Version : Is there a way of finding out the Direction of a Wireless R.
collins199820
22nd December 2004, 02:37 PM
Is there a way to determin were exactly the Wireless router is? Some sorta software that works a bit like a Radar? to show where the signals coming from?
M4io
22nd December 2004, 03:28 PM
I don't think only software would do the trick.
I think you have to shield your wifi in all directions but one (I don't have any idea how) and then by turning you could find the direction and so triangulate the position.
Or by finding the perimeter of the circle where you do/don't have signal, the source would be in the center , not calculating buildings/walls.
collins199820
23rd December 2004, 03:17 PM
Ive picked up wifi points and it would be handy to find out who im nickin off!
NeCrOpHiLiCaT
23rd December 2004, 07:35 PM
im not certain about this but my mate has a wifi card and he sues a program called wififofum or summit like that, and that appears to show which direction the router is
buzz_lightyear
24th December 2004, 01:15 AM
I would say, that to find the place where the signal is coming from you will need directional antena. Best would be to do it from three different places and then mark those three direction as lines on the paper map... The point, where those three lines meet is THE PLACE you are looking for.
buzz
bejay
24th December 2004, 01:25 AM
A pringles tube with a hole cut, put over the wifi card makes it directinal enough to get a good idea what direction the ap is in.
You look a bit of a prat walking around with it though.
Google for "Cantenna".
Use something like wififorum to get a signal strength.
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