Date:         Mon, 1 Nov 2004 05:45:51 EST
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Internet while underway
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In a message dated 31/10/2004 2:18:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Run some  software called "Stumbler", as you drive around it lists all access
points  found and will even speak them to you. It should tell you if the AP
is "WEP  protected", if it's not protected it's open to the public. I find
that  about 20% of them are open. If you have GPS it will even list  the
geographic location of the signal.
This solution works well in town,  but when on the open road is obviously
useless. The trick is to scan for  WiFi while driving around anyway, and do
your internet opportunistically.  After a while you get good at it.


Yes, I got all that and know all that but I thought  you said you were
getting the Flying J connection for free ?  Anyways, when  travelling I try to say
out of the cities and do some real sightseeing and  camping, so in my recent
14,000 km trip I came across "ZERO" free WiFi  connections !


Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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