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- Sun Feb 20, 2022 10:52 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: New 3d Terrain
- Replies: 1
- Views: 25253
Re: New 3d Terrain
that's pretty cool, Andrew!
- Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:04 pm
- Forum: Help / Support
- Topic: The website uploader has a number of issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 29534
Re: The website uploader has a number of issues
Thanks - glad to continue contributing! I've been collecting mostly non-stop, but the uploader hadn't been performing for me, so i kinda vanished. Am am finally attempting to get the truck cleaned up again, with new radios, and some mechanical repairs that were needed. I do have a recurrent problem ...
- Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:14 am
- Forum: Help / Support
- Topic: The website uploader has a number of issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 29534
Re: The website uploader has a number of issues
Good morning Andrew - I am on 1.4. Maybe I will delete it and re-install it. Yeah, I do kill the countdown and then try it manually, but doesn't seem to begin a process. I'll watch it with Task Manager. The website does seem to allow multiple files per submit. My record is about 31. However, I do no...
- Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:01 pm
- Forum: Help / Support
- Topic: The website uploader has a number of issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 29534
The website uploader has a number of issues
Hi Andrew - First, thanks again for continuing to support our AP data collection. It's a bad habit I have... I have not been able to get WiFiDB Uploader to do anything but open, I enter the upload name, then point it to the right folder, then it immediately says "closing in 30 seconds..."....
- Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:45 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: New Signal Map
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20486
Re: New Signal Map
Hi Andrew - Thanks for the new feature! I ran into it when I didn't know what that icon was %^) and clicked on it. Was looking at random APs around here, some have quite a range! Nearly unbelievable! Capture12apr21c.PNG So, here's a random one, the location circled is my place on the hill. The main ...
- Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:05 pm
- Forum: Help / Support
- Topic: WiFiDB Uploader bug report
- Replies: 0
- Views: 15761
WiFiDB Uploader bug report
Hi Andrew! Hope the wx is getting nice out there. I've been using the WiFiDB uploader tool (v 1.4) quite a bit lately. Mostly it's been working well. Today, though, when attempting to upload a series of 25 files, the uploader didn't seem to recognize that there were new files and started its 30 seco...
- Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:37 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: New 3D buildings on the map
- Replies: 3
- Views: 18414
Re: New 3D buildings on the map
Pretty cool, Andrew!
It's interesting that in my neighborhood most of the structures aren't rendered, except the local elementary school and a number of homes nearby. My house along with the other 600 or so are all missing. Do you know what the rules are for inclusion?
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
It's interesting that in my neighborhood most of the structures aren't rendered, except the local elementary school and a number of homes nearby. My house along with the other 600 or so are all missing. Do you know what the rules are for inclusion?
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
- Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:11 am
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Latest Vistumbler Versions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9288
Latest Vistumbler Versions
Good day Andrew - I see that since I had the issue with the truncated display a week or two ago, you've made two new versions available. The first one brought in the bigger buttons, which is really nice, as well as correcting the text box string size limit. It's the first time I can use my whole fin...
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:54 pm
- Forum: Report Bugs
- Topic: v10.7 Beta 5 GUI changes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8182
Re: v10.7 Beta 5 GUI changes
Good evening, Andrew -
Thanks for the fast response. I'll let you know when I get back to the truck tomorrow and do the update.
Cheers - Jon N7UV
Thanks for the fast response. I'll let you know when I get back to the truck tomorrow and do the update.
Cheers - Jon N7UV
- Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:09 pm
- Forum: Report Bugs
- Topic: v10.7 Beta 5 GUI changes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8182
v10.7 Beta 5 GUI changes
Good day, Andrew - This morning Vistumbler prompted me that there was an update, so natch I updated. As usual, thanks so much for keeping the program current! However, once done, the GUI changed in a way that seems to have limited the amount of characters that were allowed to be in a text field. Unf...
- Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:04 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: WDB Uploader issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15580
Re: WDB Uploader issues
Good morning Andrew - I've now become current on my imports - only took 2000+ to get there. Sorry for the impact on your new setup, but it appears you might have discovered something that could have been a problem later on down the road. I may go on a longer drive later this month or sometime in Oct...
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:45 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: WDB Uploader issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15580
Re: WDB Uploader issues
I think I broke the website...
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:31 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: WDB Uploader issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15580
Re: WDB Uploader issues
Ahh, never mind. I re-read another thread about changes to WDB Uploader and continued my comments in that thread...
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:06 am
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Here's the details of another unhandled exception: See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ************** Exception Text ************** System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not find file 'G:\Vistumbler_fEB2020\2020-02-21 16-41-40...
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:00 am
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
as I was uploading, I got this several times:
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:44 am
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Well, maybe it's my bad. I upgraded to V1.4 and it seems to be working now... You should be receiving about 2200 files over the next hour or so %^)
Cheers - Jon N7UV
Cheers - Jon N7UV
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:39 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: WDB Uploader issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15580
Re: WDB Uploader issues
Wow, in fact, it appears that I haven't successfully uploaded a file since March.
Cheers - Jon N7UV
Cheers - Jon N7UV
- Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:34 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: WDB Uploader issues
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15580
WDB Uploader issues
Hi Andrew - I'm using WDB Uploader v1.2.1. I went out to the truck, copied all the log files from the truck pc, put it in a directory called "Vistumbler", and brought the thumb drive back to the home PC to upload all that to the site. While the folder includes files previously uploaded, th...
Re: Map Fixes
Good Saturday, Andrew - I am not yet an ex-human! (apologies to Monty Python) Here's the details from my Malwarebytes history: Malwarebytes www.malwarebytes.com -Log Details- Protection Event Date: 8/26/20 Protection Event Time: 1:53 PM Log File: 298ff332-e7de-11ea-a3a1-001bdc003d8d.json -Software I...
Re: Map Fixes
Wow, thanks for doing all this, Andrew. I had noticed some time ago about the apparent lack of my old APs, but have noticed that there's more stuff in the 3+ year category now. When I tried to come to this website today, Malwarebytes threw a RTP detection Trojan warning. That's new to me. Do you kno...
- Sat May 09, 2020 5:31 pm
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Hey Andrew - Saw that you were around, thought I'd revive my issue here. Ever since I upgraded my mobile computer to Win10P, I cannot get Uploader to run. I double-click on it, the icon looks like something's about to happen, then nada. Nothing obvious in the Task Monitor, either. So that's the firs...
- Fri Jan 24, 2020 9:47 pm
- Forum: Report Bugs
- Topic: GPS Read Dysfunction in Windows 10 Pro
- Replies: 24
- Views: 63135
Re: GPS Read Dysfunction in Windows 10 Pro
hey Andrew - thanks for the info on hass.io. Had never heard of it, just spent the last 30 min at the site and checking on the buttload of features and additions that one can do. Looks like home automation can become a full-time occupation with that stuff! UBNT stuff is generally pretty nice. I have...
- Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:18 pm
- Forum: Help / Support
- Topic: WiFidb stalled while importing files
- Replies: 0
- Views: 33702
WiFidb stalled while importing files
HNY Andrew -
maybe it was something in one of the five logs it's currently importing?
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
maybe it was something in one of the five logs it's currently importing?
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:00 pm
- Forum: Report Bugs
- Topic: GPS Read Dysfunction in Windows 10 Pro
- Replies: 24
- Views: 63135
Re: GPS Read Dysfunction in Windows 10 Pro
Pushed my Wi-Fi AP count to over 5 million now! I eventually discovered that the Q1900 mobo didn't support Windows 10. It was weird, it could be just fine as a server or for web browsing, but as soon as I put demands on it for I/O stuff (GPS, camera, Wi-Fi sniffing, touch screen, etc) it would get a...
- Sat Dec 14, 2019 2:35 pm
- Forum: Report Bugs
- Topic: GPS Read Dysfunction in Windows 10 Pro
- Replies: 24
- Views: 63135
GPS Read Dysfunction in Windows 10 Pro
Hi Andrew - I recently upgraded the truck PC to a new MoBo (ASRock Q1900) and Windows 10 Pro. It's a 64-bit system. I installed Vistumbler, Franson GPSGate Splitter, and all my other usual software, like I had on the former truck computer, a Windows 7 box on a 32-bit machine. For about 2 weeks, Vist...
- Fri Nov 29, 2019 12:17 am
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Happy T-Day, Andrew - I tried installing and running the Uuloader on a "new" truck PC running Win10. When I attempt to start it, WIndows intercepts it and says it's running a security scan, but the scan never finishes or something else occurs, and in any event the uploader doesn't want to ...
- Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:09 am
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
I ordered and received this week an Alfa AWUS036AC dual-band USB Wi-Fi dongle. I am going to connect it to warpig1.0 and see what a kismet run looks like with it. I haven't dug into kistmet logging yet to see what flexibility it might have to restrict what is logged, but I'm sure that there's someth...
- Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:05 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: A bunch of log files that didn't upload
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13648
Re: A bunch of log files that didn't upload
here are two
- Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:39 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: A bunch of log files that didn't upload
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13648
A bunch of log files that didn't upload
Hey Andrew - I have about 100 log files that WiFiDB doesn't process. I tried using the uploader program, then I tried manual via the web page. Neither worked, or at least I cannot find the files in WiFiDB. I don't get an error, either. All the files are standard .vs1 files, with a header of # Vistum...
- Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:04 am
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
... Since the pis would just be sending home, you wouldn't really need a connection into them (unless you feel they need management, then that is another story) Hey Andrew - thanks for the feedback. I'm pretty sure it is "another story". The remote Pi generates a data stream that I don't ...
- Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:45 pm
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Can I install two Wi-Fi adapters on the mobile PC running Vistumbler and Windows 7? I'd like to improve my scan rate, and was thinking I could set one to 2.4 GHz and the other to 5 GHz. Maybe even more than two, if that works. Right now the only way I can envision this working is by running two inst...
- Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:39 pm
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
hey - this is cool. I will give it a try soon. WarPig1.0 is the name of my RPi with kismet. Wrote it up here at my blog jonadams.com/wireless/?p=1027 This past week I spent time learning about vpn. I have a number of remote RPis or Windows boxes, all collecting telemetry or listening to radio channe...
- Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:25 pm
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Yep, it was an old one that Raspbian auto-recognizes. The newer (like 4 y old one) with dual band and (maybe) ac needs to have the driver compiled, and I haven't done that yet.
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:36 pm
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
you'll note that I don't have the manufacturer's database installed. I tried to do it by following the procedure, but got errors each time.
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:06 am
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
I did a short (~1 mi) drive just now, attached are the .netxml and .nettxt files. Man, they grow fast. I need to figure out a way to throttle the output a bit.
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:02 am
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
here are both of those files from my 2 minute run. i added a .txtsuffix to each to get by the uploader. Just remove that and you'll have them as they were.
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:08 am
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Kismet output files
Hey Andrew - I finally got kismet running on an RPi. Took most of the day, mainly due to *nix learning curve issues. What I have learned is that kismet doesn't have a single output type that handily has the usual stuff that Vistumbler provides. For instance, there's 5 files in the log I ran just now...
- Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:45 pm
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
or, if I somehow get Kismet up and running, does that produce files that can be read by WiFiDB?
- Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:08 pm
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
and the point is, I'd like the output files from my app to be readable by the WiFiDB app, and maybe even importable via the uploader tool.
- Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:35 pm
- Forum: Beta
- Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
- Replies: 27
- Views: 71546
Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Hey Andrew - Just returned from another 60k AP trip to LA, and am getting enthusiastic about writing my own wardriving solution using a RPi, a GPS dongle, and a Wi-Fi dongle. It will be a lot more convenient than having to haul the pc around with me. I might even put it all in a box and mag mount it...
- Thu Aug 15, 2019 11:36 pm
- Forum: Request Features
- Topic: Ability to play mp3 and wav audio files
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11483
Ability to play mp3 and wav audio files
Hi Andrew - I was wondering if there'd be a way you could add to Vistumbler the ability to play .wav or .mp4 files, in addition to the current .mid files. I have a number of custom sounds that I have crafted for wardriving, but haven't found a way to play them through Vistumbler, They do work fine o...
- Fri May 03, 2019 6:42 pm
- Forum: Drones
- Topic: Holy Stone HS210 Mini Drone
- Replies: 2
- Views: 17509
Holy Stone HS210 Mini Drone
Alrighty - I finally bought myself a drone. This little HS210 is pretty cool. For ~$30, it's a quad rotor, comes with three batteries, controller, and will do some limited auto-aerobatics. Freaks the cats out. Like a giant bumblebee as it approaches. Huge prop wash. IMG_8912.JPG I am now studying fo...
- Fri May 03, 2019 5:04 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What's Up with WiFiDB?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 163347
Re: What's Up with WiFiDB?
Hey Andrew -
Running the Uploader again just now - it appears to be working well and advancing through the waiting files. Server looks to be taking one every 30 seconds or so. Thanks for resolving that!
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
Running the Uploader again just now - it appears to be working well and advancing through the waiting files. Server looks to be taking one every 30 seconds or so. Thanks for resolving that!
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
- Fri May 03, 2019 9:47 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: What's Up with WiFiDB?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 163347
Re: What's Up with WiFiDB?
Good morning Andrew - I seem to be having the slowest upload ever experienced. Metz's stuff is all done, there's no other obvious things running on the server, and I'm running v1.2.1 WiFiDB Uploader. I have over 100 files to upload, but it seems that I can only upload one in the WiFiDB instance runn...
- Thu May 02, 2019 9:31 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: What's Up with WiFiDB?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 163347
Re: What's Up with WiFiDB?
Hey Metz -
Go back up this thread to find the link to the WiFiDB Uploader.
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
Go back up this thread to find the link to the WiFiDB Uploader.
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
- Thu May 02, 2019 9:29 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: black text with black background - can't see anything
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13027
Re: black text with black background - can't see anything
Hey Metz -
Andrew would obviously know the answer, but it seemed when this happened to me it had something to do with the .ini file getting messed up. I think I deleted it and it was fine afterward.
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
Andrew would obviously know the answer, but it seemed when this happened to me it had something to do with the .ini file getting messed up. I think I deleted it and it was fine afterward.
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:41 pm
- Forum: Share Scan Results
- Topic: Metz is Rockin'
- Replies: 2
- Views: 29798
Re: Metz is Rockin'
This must be how PFerland and ACalcutt felt when I got back from my first long business trip.
Uploader has constipation.
Uploader has constipation.
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:45 pm
- Forum: Help / Support
- Topic: access to WIFI DB
- Replies: 10
- Views: 30062
Re: access to WIFI DB
Ok, I was lazy at the time I posted the above. I went back to a thread we had on new features and a link to the WiFiDB Uploader V1.2.1 was there. So, I installed that Uploader, added the appropriate information, and the API key. That's running now, attempting to push uploads to the server. But, afte...
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:29 pm
- Forum: Share Scan Results
- Topic: Metz is Rockin'
- Replies: 2
- Views: 29798
Metz is Rockin'
Was wondering why WiFiDB Uploader was slow to respond - I see there's a new kid in town uploading! Cool!
Haven't been to Clearwater area in over a decade - nice to see the APs there being captured.
Welcome aboard!
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
Haven't been to Clearwater area in over a decade - nice to see the APs there being captured.
Welcome aboard!
Cheers and 73 - Jon N7UV
- Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:07 am
- Forum: Help / Support
- Topic: access to WIFI DB
- Replies: 10
- Views: 30062
Re: access to WIFI DB
Hi Andrew - There seems to be something fatally wrong now with my version of WiFiDB Uploader. I know we talked about this a while back, but now it just doesn't work, even when I bring all the files collected from the mobile setup to the main computer and attempt the upload from there. I can upload u...