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by arizonajon
Sun Feb 20, 2022 10:52 pm
Forum: General
Topic: New 3d Terrain
Replies: 1
Views: 17025

Re: New 3d Terrain

that's pretty cool, Andrew!
by arizonajon
Sat Sep 25, 2021 8:04 pm
Forum: Help / Support
Topic: The website uploader has a number of issues
Replies: 7
Views: 18623

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 ...
by arizonajon
Fri Sep 24, 2021 8:14 am
Forum: Help / Support
Topic: The website uploader has a number of issues
Replies: 7
Views: 18623

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...
by arizonajon
Thu Sep 23, 2021 1:01 pm
Forum: Help / Support
Topic: The website uploader has a number of issues
Replies: 7
Views: 18623

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..."....
by arizonajon
Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: New Signal Map
Replies: 3
Views: 13621

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 ...
by arizonajon
Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:05 pm
Forum: Help / Support
Topic: WiFiDB Uploader bug report
Replies: 0
Views: 8542

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...
by arizonajon
Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:37 am
Forum: General
Topic: New 3D buildings on the map
Replies: 3
Views: 11532

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
by arizonajon
Sat Sep 19, 2020 9:11 am
Forum: Beta
Topic: Latest Vistumbler Versions
Replies: 3
Views: 6684

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...
by arizonajon
Thu Sep 10, 2020 10:54 pm
Forum: Report Bugs
Topic: v10.7 Beta 5 GUI changes
Replies: 3
Views: 5418

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
by arizonajon
Thu Sep 10, 2020 1:09 pm
Forum: Report Bugs
Topic: v10.7 Beta 5 GUI changes
Replies: 3
Views: 5418

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...
by arizonajon
Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:04 am
Forum: General
Topic: WDB Uploader issues
Replies: 7
Views: 11265

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...
by arizonajon
Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:45 am
Forum: General
Topic: WDB Uploader issues
Replies: 7
Views: 11265

Re: WDB Uploader issues

I think I broke the website...
by arizonajon
Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:31 am
Forum: General
Topic: WDB Uploader issues
Replies: 7
Views: 11265

Re: WDB Uploader issues

Ahh, never mind. I re-read another thread about changes to WDB Uploader and continued my comments in that thread...
by arizonajon
Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:06 am
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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...
by arizonajon
Sat Aug 29, 2020 10:00 am
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

Re: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler

as I was uploading, I got this several times:
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by arizonajon
Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:44 am
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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
by arizonajon
Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:39 am
Forum: General
Topic: WDB Uploader issues
Replies: 7
Views: 11265

Re: WDB Uploader issues

Wow, in fact, it appears that I haven't successfully uploaded a file since March.

Cheers - Jon N7UV
by arizonajon
Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:34 am
Forum: General
Topic: WDB Uploader issues
Replies: 7
Views: 11265

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...
by arizonajon
Sat Aug 29, 2020 9:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: Map Fixes
Replies: 3
Views: 16464

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...
by arizonajon
Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Map Fixes
Replies: 3
Views: 16464

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...
by arizonajon
Sat May 09, 2020 5:31 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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...
by arizonajon
Fri Jan 24, 2020 9:47 pm
Forum: Report Bugs
Topic: GPS Read Dysfunction in Windows 10 Pro
Replies: 24
Views: 50624

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...
by arizonajon
Wed Jan 01, 2020 8:18 pm
Forum: Help / Support
Topic: WiFidb stalled while importing files
Replies: 0
Views: 26298

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
by arizonajon
Mon Dec 23, 2019 11:00 pm
Forum: Report Bugs
Topic: GPS Read Dysfunction in Windows 10 Pro
Replies: 24
Views: 50624

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...
by arizonajon
Sat Dec 14, 2019 2:35 pm
Forum: Report Bugs
Topic: GPS Read Dysfunction in Windows 10 Pro
Replies: 24
Views: 50624

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...
by arizonajon
Fri Nov 29, 2019 12:17 am
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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 ...
by arizonajon
Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:09 am
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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...
by arizonajon
Sat Sep 21, 2019 11:05 am
Forum: General
Topic: A bunch of log files that didn't upload
Replies: 3
Views: 10803

Re: A bunch of log files that didn't upload

here are two
by arizonajon
Sun Sep 15, 2019 8:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: A bunch of log files that didn't upload
Replies: 3
Views: 10803

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...
by arizonajon
Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:04 am
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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 ...
by arizonajon
Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:45 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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...
by arizonajon
Sun Sep 08, 2019 10:39 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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...
by arizonajon
Sat Aug 31, 2019 5:25 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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.
by arizonajon
Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:36 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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.
by arizonajon
Sun Aug 25, 2019 11:06 am
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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.
by arizonajon
Sun Aug 25, 2019 1:02 am
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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.
by arizonajon
Sun Aug 25, 2019 12:08 am
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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...
by arizonajon
Fri Aug 23, 2019 8:45 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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?
by arizonajon
Fri Aug 23, 2019 6:08 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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.
by arizonajon
Fri Aug 23, 2019 3:35 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: Building files that can be interpreted by Vistumbler
Replies: 27
Views: 55821

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...
by arizonajon
Thu Aug 15, 2019 11:36 pm
Forum: Request Features
Topic: Ability to play mp3 and wav audio files
Replies: 1
Views: 8990

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...
by arizonajon
Fri May 03, 2019 6:42 pm
Forum: Drones
Topic: Holy Stone HS210 Mini Drone
Replies: 2
Views: 14847

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...
by arizonajon
Fri May 03, 2019 5:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What's Up with WiFiDB?
Replies: 46
Views: 136335

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
by arizonajon
Fri May 03, 2019 9:47 am
Forum: General
Topic: What's Up with WiFiDB?
Replies: 46
Views: 136335

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...
by arizonajon
Thu May 02, 2019 9:31 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What's Up with WiFiDB?
Replies: 46
Views: 136335

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
by arizonajon
Thu May 02, 2019 9:29 pm
Forum: Help
Topic: black text with black background - can't see anything
Replies: 5
Views: 10216

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
by arizonajon
Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:41 pm
Forum: Share Scan Results
Topic: Metz is Rockin'
Replies: 2
Views: 25100

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.
by arizonajon
Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:45 pm
Forum: Help / Support
Topic: access to WIFI DB
Replies: 10
Views: 24643

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...
by arizonajon
Tue Apr 30, 2019 4:29 pm
Forum: Share Scan Results
Topic: Metz is Rockin'
Replies: 2
Views: 25100

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
by arizonajon
Tue Apr 30, 2019 11:07 am
Forum: Help / Support
Topic: access to WIFI DB
Replies: 10
Views: 24643

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...