amartinas
join:2007-11-19
USA
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May 23rd, @03:31PM
| reply to docrice
Re: watching my wireless network
i dont have a typical home network. i used to use the "all in ones" until the problem kept occuring where one problem would happen, and in order to address it, you'd have to buy an entirely new piece of hardware.
for instance, on my home LAN, i have a full fledged access point with its dipole removed and replaced with a wireless antennae that shoots the signal in a 45 degree angle, which is connected to a 10/100/1000 business series linksys router. i have a network attached printer (not uncommon, but most wouldnt even know how to set one up on xp over the network), and a vonage adapter. i even own a gigabit switch if i ever need more ports. so you can perhaps see that my question is a bit out of the normal sway of things.
i know about buying hubs for this type of thing, but i was hoping to have a more "professional" setup that wouldnt require all that extra hardware (because the hub + the listening computer really complicates things)
technically what im looking for (if it exists) could sniff traffic across any segment, but i specifically want to know whats going on on my wireless segment. |
