Exploring Wardrive Methods for Accessing Wireless Networks

Throughout the underground internet the last few months, everyone has been whispering the same magic word: `wardrive'. No, not warp-drive, like in the Star-Trek series, the `engine' that allows to travel faster than the speed of light. Wardrive. The term was coined by Peter Shipley, a US internet guru. It means looking around (driving) for wireless networks (war). . . . Throughout the underground internet the last few months, everyone has been whispering the same magic word: `wardrive'. No, not warp-drive, like in the Star-Trek series, the `engine' that allows to travel faster than the speed of light. Wardrive. The term was coined by Peter Shipley, a US internet guru. It means looking around (driving) for wireless networks (war).

Hacking has always been about proving that, whatever the defence of a system, you are clever enough to defeat the security features. Wardriving is about the same sort of feats: trying to detect wireless networks as you walk around, and then attempting to gain access.

Imagine your neighbour has got an expensive cable connection, as well as a wireless access point (AP), but it's not protected! Well, you might as well just tap into it unnoticed and save lots of money.

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