Thread: mapping location of wireless access points?
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Old 25-10-2008, 08:35   #4
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Re: mapping location of wireless access points?
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Originally Posted by kpanchev View Post
In order to do this you need a directional antenna, standard antennas are omni-directional and cannot be used to pinpoint directions. Also you need to do at least 2 detections from different positions and triangulate the exact point of the WAP.
Even then you've got problems with signal reflections. DF'ing isn't as easy as it sounds.
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