[MLB-WIRELESS] Pocket Wi-Fi sniffers end missing hotspot misery

[Barry Park]

Spotted at The Reg. The day I see this listed in the TIB is the day I 
eat my Melbwireless membership card. Not that that is an invitation for 
someone to list this on the TIB.
- Barry

Pocket Wi-Fi sniffers end missing hotspot misery
By Jan Libbenga <mailto:libbenga at yahoo.com>
Posted: 18/08/2003 at 10:10 GMT

Road warriors know the frustration: you're in a foreign city and want to 
find a Wi-Fi access point. Normally that means looking on the Internet 
for site directories that can tell you where the nearest hotspots are 
located, such as WiFinder <http://www.wifinder.com> or WiFiMaps 
<http://www.wifimaps.com>. Most of the time, it's trial and error.

Now, there is a much easier solution. US peripherals maker Kensington 
has introduced worlds first: a detector that will locate Wi-Fi networks. 
No more booting up your notebook to find a Wi-Fi signal.

More at http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/68/32374.html



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