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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on WiFi detectors roundup]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/29/wifi-detectors-roundup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/29/wifi-detectors-roundup/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wifi detectors suck. The best WiFi detector is not considered a detector at all, but it excels in finding wifi networks.  What is it?  A wifi equipped pocket pc.  You can whip it out and within moments find out if the AP is open or not.  Most of these detectors only detect if there's a network at all and have no ability to actually log on to the network and transfer or ping a website.   Even some who indicate they don't use WEP are not easily gotten into unless  you already have a password for the gateway.  With a PDA, you can do a virtua full up test to see if it's even worth whipping the lappy out.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joel McLaughlin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on WiFi detectors roundup]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/29/wifi-detectors-roundup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/29/wifi-detectors-roundup/</guid><description><![CDATA[Quite a statement Joel. In my tests I found that these 5 finders hardly "sucked", in fact they were extremely invaluable. You might get more functionality out of a PDA's WiFi finding, but you can't compare the size and *price* to something like the Canary Wireless which is only $49 and has incredible functionality, or the Kensington WiFi Finder Plus which even scans for bluetooth connections (plus wifi) for $29.99. It isn't fair to assume that everyone has a PDA, nor should everyone be getting one just to find a WiFi connection. Hence the market for WiFi detectors.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[captain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on WiFi detectors roundup]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/29/wifi-detectors-roundup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/29/wifi-detectors-roundup/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm guessing if I'm looking for a hotspot to connect to with my laptop the chances are that I'll have it with me, no?<br><br>Anyway, I agree with Joel in that even if they can "detect" a hotspot it doesn't do much good if they can't give you the full info you need to know if it's usable to you or not.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Erik Lane]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on WiFi detectors roundup]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/29/wifi-detectors-roundup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/29/wifi-detectors-roundup/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is a nice tool from TRENDnet TEW-1.  This is what I think the WiFi detector is most suited for.  This detector is used to find trouble spots in a b/g (2.4GHz) network.  Most people do not know that most SOHO APs come tuned to chanel 6 or 7.  The exact channel that microwaves and cordless phones are on.  If you are looking for a tool to find an AP then the only real option is a PDA with a WiFi card.  PS most of the PDAs have the ability to detect Bluetooth also(if it is discoverable).  Also remember that if you are on my AP your lappy is mine so lets remember to disable AD HOC and have some security sence about WiFi.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on WiFi detectors roundup]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/29/wifi-detectors-roundup/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/29/wifi-detectors-roundup/</guid><description><![CDATA[There is a nice tool from TRENDnet TEW-1.  This is what I think the WiFi detector is most suited for.  This detector is used to find trouble spots in a b/g (2.4GHz) network.  Most people do not know that most SOHO APs come tuned to chanel 6 or 7.  The exact channel that microwaves and cordless phones are on.  If you are looking for a tool to find an AP then the only real option is a PDA with a WiFi card.  PS most of the PDAs have the ability to detect Bluetooth also(if it is discoverable).  Also remember that if you are on my AP your lappy is mine so lets remember to disable AD HOC and have some security sence about WiFi.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>