brian

Hey,

Wi-fi Is one of the best ways for me to access internet wirelessly but there is one down point. I am not able to connect to other access points such as the ones down the street. I will get a signal but not able to surf internet and such. I have heard that sniffers and net stumbler can connect to these but not entirely sure on the topic. Can anyone tell me what sniffers do and if they are illegal or not? I've tried net stumbler but have found that it is not compatible with my card (Netgear ma701)

Any help?

pigface

A sniffer is a program that monitors and analyzes network traffic, detecting bottlenecks and problems. Using this information, a network manager can keep traffic flowing efficiently.
A sniffer can also be used legitimately or illegitimately to capture data being transmitted on a network. A network router reads every packet of data passed to it, determining whether it is intended for a destination within the router's own network or whether it should be passed further along the Internet. A router with a sniffer, however, may be able to read the data in the packet as well as the source and destination addresses. Sniffers are often used on academic networks to prevent traffic bottlenecks caused by file-sharing applications such as Napster or Gnutella.

The term "sniffer" is occasionally used for a program that analyzes data other than network traffic. For example, a database could be analyzed for certain kinds of duplication.

A basic description, hope it helps.

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