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by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader
Replies: 34
Views: 41179

WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader

Work notebook:
Just tried running it with admin privileges - no joy.
Moved the whole directory to My Documents folder and tried from there. No joy either.
Same error each time, and same as the first time.
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 8:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader
Replies: 34
Views: 41179

WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader

screen shot from work notebook PC
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Under Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Programs and Features:
Work notebook is .net 4.5.2
Home PC is .net 4.5.2
Mobile PC .net 4.6.1
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:58 pm
Forum: General
Topic: WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader
Replies: 34
Views: 41179

WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader

The plot thickens.

Just installed it on my work notebook, Win7Pro 64 bit, and get the same error as on my mobile PC. This time I was wise enough not to click "want microsoft to help you" button :) :)
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 7:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader
Replies: 34
Views: 41179

WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader

Hi Phil - I downloaded this and unpacked the files into my mobile PC running Win7Pro 32 bit. I put the files in the program files directory under WDBUploader. I double-clicked on the .exe file and after a few seconds, it reported "this program has stopped working" with little information. ...
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 5:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Jon, you ought to post mileage with your AP collection. craig Well, i did go out for a midday drive and in about 10 miles, I collected about 1300 APs. This was driving up and down streets in a 1/2 square mile typical single-family home suburban neighborhood. Houses here are on about 1/10 to 1/8 acr...
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 5:26 pm
Forum: Request Features
Topic: "Frequency" column.
Replies: 6
Views: 22096

"Frequency" column.

Hi Craig - The "Channel" column is directly related to the frequency. For instance, channel 6 is 2437 MHz, channel 11 is the top of the 2.4 GHz band, and then channel 36 and up are all in the 5 GHz region. At least for me, the thing I look for most is whether the AP is in the 2.4 GHz band ...
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 1:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Thanks for the compliment, Phil. The solar panel charges the both batteries in the truck. The second battery is the main one to run my gear, and can be isolated from the main. The PCs available nowadays are awesome. Have you seen http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_LIVA.aspx?DetailID=15...
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 12:08 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Here's photos of my wardrive setup. This is the Cisco dual-band omni antenna on a mag-mount atop the truck. There's about 5' of LMR-240 coax running from the mount into the truck where the dual band wi-fi dongle is. By the way, the GPS active antenna is in the black base of the antenna to the far le...
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:48 am
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

In fact, the loneliest stretch of highway I've been on so far is I10 east of Indio CA. Vistumbler_loneliest_stretch_of_highway_CA.png Many of the APs collected between Cactus City and Chiriaco Summit are iPhones, Galaxys, and car hotspots. But even there you can see that there wasn't a lot of traffi...
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:32 am
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Hi Craig - That's a good idea, as I'd like to have a better sense myself of APs per mile or kilometer. SInce each log file uploaded to WiFiDB has a set of GPS lat/lon coordinates, it should be a straightforward thing for the DB to also calculate a decent estimate of the total distance traveled and d...
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: What GPS hardware should I get?
Replies: 21
Views: 53135

What GPS hardware should I get?

As Phil indicates, your computed position according to your GPS is a function of how that GPS works. US GPS is based upon a constellation of spacecraft (s/c) that orbit the earth in six different orbital planes. For a nice animated .gif of the constellation, see https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 27, 2016 9:40 am
Forum: General
Topic: GPS Lat Long reliability.
Replies: 2
Views: 8275

GPS Lat Long reliability.

Case in point - I have a pretty darned good uBlox GPS, but in places like urban canyons it will have significant challenges. I've attached an image from Google Earth using a recent data dump from WiFiDB showing APs that I'm grabbing as I drive down the street in downtown LA. Note that I did not make...
by arizonajon
Fri Feb 26, 2016 7:45 pm
Forum: General
Topic: WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader
Replies: 34
Views: 41179

WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader

looking forward to the hatching
by arizonajon
Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:15 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

My sojourn to LA for the weekend really netted a lot of APs. I also got to visit Red Car Brewery, Smog City Brewing, Phantom Carriage Brewery, and Three Weavers Brewing. All of these really are quite nice...
by arizonajon
Tue Feb 23, 2016 11:10 pm
Forum: Help / Support
Topic: Importing old .ns1 files
Replies: 2
Views: 7471

Importing old .ns1 files

ahhh. Tricky. A lot of steps. However, let me see if I can find any interesting files from not too long ago. So far, it seems like all the stuff I did just before Vistumbler (2011-2014) has gone missing.
by arizonajon
Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:05 am
Forum: Help
Topic: Graphs
Replies: 4
Views: 10339

Graphs

You're welcome. To me, graph 1 and graph 2 just show the particular AP signal strength as either a bargraph or as a line. If there's some other difference or ability to configure them individually, I don't know. The way I use Vistumbler I never use the graphs, instead preferring the "minimal GU...
by arizonajon
Mon Feb 22, 2016 10:40 pm
Forum: Help
Topic: Graphs
Replies: 4
Views: 10339

Graphs

Hi there - Graph 1 and Graph 2 both are showing "signal strength" of the selected AP. In the case of your screengrab, it appears that the selected AP was out of range of (or at least extremely weak) the computer running Vistumbler for almost all the time shown, except for two samples (at l...
by arizonajon
Mon Feb 22, 2016 4:17 pm
Forum: Help / Support
Topic: Importing old .ns1 files
Replies: 2
Views: 7471

Importing old .ns1 files

I realized this weekend that I have a fair number of .ns1 files from before changing to the Win7 box. I tried to import one .ns1 file just now and received a file not supported error. I've attached it here. Any advice on what I need to do or whether I can upload this? 20090711070010.zip Cheers - Jon...
by arizonajon
Mon Feb 15, 2016 10:37 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

it is wet and kinda miserable here in New Jersey. The good things are the AA pilots landed that bird at Newark in near zero-zero without a bump, and the runways were pretty sticky (except for a slick patch or two). I thought about bringing out the wardriving kit, but didn't. I did find a fine brewer...
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:55 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

And yes, your local brews are greatly appreciated by us out here in the desert!
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 13, 2016 8:55 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Electronic drive? Remote-view camera? Inquiring minds need to know.
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:49 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Not exactly on topic, but how large a 'scope?
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 13, 2016 5:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Very nice brown ale! Thanks again!
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by arizonajon
Sat Feb 13, 2016 2:46 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Man, that's chilly. Was in northern IL this past two weeks and each time it was in the teens during the night, but at least it warmed up during the day!
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader
Replies: 34
Views: 41179

WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader

I will be exploring the Bayonne Bridge (NJ/NY) this next week for work. I am going to try to put together a better mobile wardriving kit than the current one, which requires me to use the internal Wi-Fi of the notebook, limiting my reception...
by arizonajon
Sat Feb 13, 2016 11:09 am
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

All you wardriving-types out there - this is a good reason why you should upload!
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Thanks again to Phil and Andrew for building such an easy-to-use and fun tool!

Special cheers today (going to be at least 85F/30C here) - Jon N7UV
by arizonajon
Wed Jan 27, 2016 12:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Yesterday I made it to having contributed over 2/3 of the WiFidB APs! Everyone else who has participated - I'd really look forward to some of you getting a bit more involved in contributing - I see many uploads that done appear to have GPS coordinates attached, it's not that hard to do. Inexpensive ...
by arizonajon
Wed Jan 27, 2016 12:11 pm
Forum: General
Topic: WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader
Replies: 34
Views: 41179

WiFiDB C# Client and Up-Loader

Very impressive, Phil!

I look forward to this becoming a reality.

And congrats on taking on C# - I never even opened a book on that...

Cheers - Jon N7UV
by arizonajon
Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:18 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Crossed the 700k mark this afternoon late. Took a drive around the west valley, thought I'd make 700k then, but found I was still about 500 short, so sent to an inadequately explored neighborhood near home and tipped it to 701k and change.
by arizonajon
Wed Jan 13, 2016 9:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How many APs have been found in different locations?
Replies: 9
Views: 13498

How many APs have been found in different locations?

I would think your "5 second" rule would prevent the long lines. I can attest to the distance that I can get with my setup. The house roof AP is a UBNT Bullet 2HP with 28 dBm output directly into an 8 dBi antenna. Adds up to +36 dBm, the legal limit for part 15. The vehicle is the AmpWirel...
by arizonajon
Wed Jan 13, 2016 12:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How many APs have been found in different locations?
Replies: 9
Views: 13498

How many APs have been found in different locations?

Ok, now it's getting pretty cool. Check out my "crypticwide" AP atop the house.
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by arizonajon
Tue Jan 12, 2016 9:16 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How many APs have been found in different locations?
Replies: 9
Views: 13498

How many APs have been found in different locations?

In honor of this feature, I just went out and drove around my neighborhood and tried to keep my rooftop AP "crypticwide" active. Was able to detect it as far as about 0.5 mi away...
by arizonajon
Sun Jan 10, 2016 2:49 pm
Forum: Requests
Topic: Upload "efficiency" request
Replies: 3
Views: 25681

Upload "efficiency" request

Done.

Thanks, Phil!
by arizonajon
Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:38 am
Forum: Requests
Topic: Upload "efficiency" request
Replies: 3
Views: 25681

Upload "efficiency" request

When I'm out and about, collecting APs, I'm generally in neighborhoods where I've been before so I re-capture APs that I've seen before. However, I also capture new APs that I might have missed before, or new APs installed since the last time I was there. In the "Files Already Imported" se...
by arizonajon
Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:22 am
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167835

ViStumbler Betas

Hi Andrew - I have been running the new version of the uploader. Very nice. It's set up now to auto-do-everything when I start it. Observations so far: 1) Once all the "auto" features are enabled, it really does make upload a "two-tap" operation. I like it. 2) Of there's no conne...
by arizonajon
Sun Jan 10, 2016 10:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: How many APs have been found in different locations?
Replies: 9
Views: 13498

How many APs have been found in different locations?

Hey Andrew - I think that the history of location might be as interesting as anything else. Some APs may migrate a lot, especially the mobile ones. Is there a way to show in a single view on GE all positions where the AP has been recorded? And is there a way to attempt to flag in the database if an ...
by arizonajon
Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:30 pm
Forum: Help
Topic: How to activate GPS on Vistumbler?
Replies: 6
Views: 14473

How to activate GPS on Vistumbler?

I bought one of these a while back and, for $30, it works fine.

http://www.amazon.com/GlobalSat-BU-353- ... B000PKX2KA

Cheers - Jon
by arizonajon
Fri Jan 08, 2016 10:26 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Happy New Year, Phil - I was just responding to a PM from Andrew about the database hitting the million mark and he'd mentioned a prize. Then I came over here and saw these pictures of the cool beer pint glasses, and realized that was the prize! This is super awesome. Thank you so much! Phil, you an...
by arizonajon
Sun Dec 06, 2015 2:21 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167835

ViStumbler Betas

The auto uploader continues to rock, as it makes the process of getting the stuff from my computer to the server nearly completely transparent. I appreciate that tool. It's likely one of the important reasons I've been able to amass the amount of APs that I have, since it is so easy to get them push...
by arizonajon
Sun Dec 06, 2015 2:13 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167835

ViStumbler Betas

Hi Phil - It appears that the executable was corrupted, so I reinstalled Uploader and it works again. Andrew - I forgot to change the user name for the 7 files that the Uploader just pushed %^( So it says that you're the contributor. Is there a way that you can point their authorship to me? Jobs 297...
by arizonajon
Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:26 pm
Forum: Beta
Topic: ViStumbler Betas
Replies: 55
Views: 167835

ViStumbler Betas

Got a bug to report on the Uploader. See image. First time I have ever seen this. This error occurs when I attempt to fire up Uploader. Any ideas? Do I need to reinstall?

Cheers - Jon N7UV
by arizonajon
Sat Dec 05, 2015 2:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Hi Andrew - Sorry I didn't notice this message until just now. I'd been out of the country for a few weeks and getting back I had a lot of work that I had to catch up on. It's really nice that the db is at 986k right now - I expect that we can hit 1M well before the end of year. I have a bunch of ne...
by arizonajon
Sun Nov 01, 2015 8:33 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Did a little push this weekend and crossed the 600k AP barrier. Fortunately, there was time for a flight of beers here or there.
by arizonajon
Fri Oct 02, 2015 12:47 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Daemon Generated KML
Replies: 68
Views: 313342

Daemon Generated KML

That image above is a thing of beauty! :shock: Or perhaps horror realizing that I purposely most of the X-Y gridded streets just to collect APs. I gotta get a life! However, there are breweries in some far-flung locations here in the Valley so sometimes I can set a goal... Thanks again to both of yo...
by arizonajon
Fri Oct 02, 2015 12:39 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

The camera has these small external heat sink plates which I might be able to add to, but it is a rough environment and I suspect that the problem will remain. The camera case is flat black which doesn't help much. However, the supercap is much smaller than the battery, and there should be no furthe...
by arizonajon
Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: War driving contest
Replies: 82
Views: 498070

War driving contest

Heh heh - still holding at 60+% of the overall database, in spite of everyone's noble efforts to push back! I wear my Vistumbler shirt proudly. I finally took the truck in for its first detailing - i figured it was necessary after owning it for 6 years. Also, the cat had peed in it. Found the Mobius...
by arizonajon
Mon Aug 10, 2015 10:26 am
Forum: Share Scan Results
Topic: Unusual AP
Replies: 11
Views: 15961

Unusual AP

wow, thanks for tracking this down, Andrew. I've registered at the site and hope to find out more about what they're doing.
by arizonajon
Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:18 pm
Forum: Share Scan Results
Topic: Unusual AP
Replies: 11
Views: 15961

Unusual AP

ok, now the elevation above ground is the RSSI - (-94 dBm) as -94 dBm was the weakest signal. There seems to be a bit more resolution using dBm.
by arizonajon
Sun Aug 09, 2015 11:00 pm
Forum: Share Scan Results
Topic: Unusual AP
Replies: 11
Views: 15961

Unusual AP

every one of these positions reports the same mac address. Maximum signal is in south Scottsdale, at 33.47 by -111.92.
by arizonajon
Sun Aug 09, 2015 10:58 pm
Forum: Share Scan Results
Topic: Unusual AP
Replies: 11
Views: 15961

Unusual AP

well, i thought i'd attached it. Here is it this time.