Cortana
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| The project's name Cortana regroups an enormous amount of ideas to improve syn2cat's sensors as capabilities to communicate within the community as well as with the outside world. | |
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| Meetings: | none |
| Type: | network
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| Status: | concluded |
| Members: | NPU, gunstick, destructive, bisly, slopjong, the_metalgamer |
| Contact Person: | prometheus (mail), trollchen (mail) |
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| QrCode: | 
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Cortana is the part of syn2cat's brain that sharps the sensors. Wanna join? Have a look here (syn2cat redmine).
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[edit] Radio
[edit] Wireless LAN
[edit] Lectures & Articles
- Wireless Networking in the Developing World: A practical guide to planning and building low-cost telecommunications infrastructure
- Wikipedia - pcacp
- Antennas FAQ (NetStumbler.org) (some very useful information regarding antennas)
[edit] Hardware
[edit] Routers / Access Points / Dongles
| Type | Brand | Model | GNU/Linux & MacOS X | Owner |
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| Dongle | ALFA Networks | AWUS036NEH | Check | prometheus & trollchen |
| Router / Access Point | Linksys WRT54GL | Linksys WRT54G series | Check | syn2cat ; prometheus ; trollchen |
[edit] Building Antennas
[edit] Cantenna
[edit] WokFi
Asian "scoop", bought @ Cactus (Belle Etoile, 9,95€ + a pan)
WokFi (unmodified)
WokFi (unmodified) with an 45° antenna angle
D = 25,7 cm (Diameter)
d = 5,4 cm (depth at center)
f = 7.645 cm (focal point)
References
- Urban Wireless - Dish with USB Feed
- USB adaptors & DIY antenna = "Poor Man's WiFi" ?
- Antena wifi casera. Wokfi
[edit] Biquad
[edit] Software
[edit] GNU/Linux & MacOS X
- Kismet (GNU/Linux)
- KisMac (Mac OS X)
- WEP / WPA-PSK Passphrase Recovering
- Wireless Calculators (Online)
[edit] Android
- OpenSignals
- G-Mon
- Wifi Agent
- wardrive
[edit] iOS
[edit] Communities
[edit] References
- heise.de - Funknetze
- heise.de - WLAN Richtfunk mit Hausmitteln
- heise.de - Die 0 Euro Antenne
- Techwriter - WLAN-Reichweite erhöhen
- Das Labor - WLAN Antennen bauen
- freifunk.net - WLAN-Antennen (General knowledge about building antennas, protecting routers in outdoor box, etc.)
- Antenna on the Cheap (er, Chip) +1
- "Cantenna" - yagi design for 802.11b wireless application
[edit] Misc
- http://hackaday.com/2011/06/12/a-suitcase-for-all-your-wardriving-needs/
- http://en.qi-hardware.com/wiki/Ben_WPAN
- http://nocat.net/
- OpenSignal
[edit] Lightning Tracker/Radar
- VDE - FAQ Blitzschutz (Some information about lightning protection of buildings.)
[edit] Bluetooth
[edit] Software
[edit] hci*
hciconfig
~$ hciconfig hci1 up
hcitool
~$ hcitool -i hci1 scan
[edit] General References
[edit] Antennas
- Basic Antenna Theory by Professor R. Struzak
- Antenna Fundamentals Presentation
- Understanding electromagnetic fields and antenna radiation takes (almost) no math
- Chapter 1 ANTENNA FUNDAMENTALS by Paul Wade W1GHZ
- RadioLabs - WifiCalc
