Boosting or piggybacking

[Afromonk]

Hai guise.
:)

Now hypothetical situation and all, but if for some reason my internet gets turned off quite reguarly and i still need a connection how would i go about doing it?
There is usually about 4 average secured networks around me but i so far havnt found anything on unencrytping network pass security codes.
So basically could i boost their signals and/or piggyback them and how would i hypothetically do this
:D

cheers

[Dr Gonzo]

Not quite sure what you're asking, do you want to know how to crack the WEP/WPA, for the various networks around you?


If so then it's an easy process, from reading the tutorial to cracking your first WEP/WPA should take under an hour. After you understand what to do, about 2-10 minutes to crack WEP.

http://www.i-hacked.com/content/view/231/42/

[TheManticore91]

If any of the networks are WEP, you're pretty much set. WEP can be broken within a matter of minutes, given a large enough packet sample. WPA, not so much so, because it needs brute forcing/dictionary attacks to break it (last I heard. don't quote me on that). Either way, the aircrack-ng suite is your friend. There are god knows how many articles and YouTube videos describing how to do it.

[Miluardo]

Are you sure what you're asking isn't make-believe?

Boosting the signal means...? Increasing it's frequency? Increasing it's amplitude? Something badass you heard from some hack/phreak movie? Maybe you want to be able to obtain this network from a farther distance? You gotta be more specific with you 1337 terms so us lamens understand.

[Afromonk]

Are you sure what you're asking isn't make-believe?

Boosting the signal means...? Increasing it's frequency? Increasing it's amplitude? Something badass you heard from some hack/phreak movie? Maybe you want to be able to obtain this network from a farther distance? You gotta be more specific with you 1337 terms so us lamens understand.

Sorry, Increasing its amplitude is what i'm after.
:)

[Miluardo]

Sorry, Increasing its amplitude is what i'm after.
:)

I'm by far no expert on the matter but like, I think you'd have to have access to the router or wireless transmitter. Then, as amplitude is directly related to work and energy, you have to have more energy in the wave. This I IMAGINE(again, I'm not an expert, this is based on my physics knowledge), could be done by increasing the voltage that goes into the transmitter.

On this note, why would you want to do this? The signal would carry farther, yes. If that's what you want, and you can't get physical access, you can get extenders which will receive and transmit the data farther. You have to crack the encryption though.

If this is an attempt to use a signal that is cracked without cracking it, that won't happen. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you want.

Tell me what you want as an end result.


EDIT: I just re-read your post, I think the latter is what you were talking about.
What OS do you run? There are many wireless crackers that use a GUI interface which are free to download for windoze and are quite straight forward.(sorry that sentence blew). Secondly, If you run *nix, get the aircrack-ng sweet and crack away. I'm currently learning how to run it from a command line and could help you on a nub to nub basis if you'd like.

[Afromonk]

I don't know.
You know when you have an idea in your head but it doesn't materialise very well?
Well that happened lol.
Currently reading up on something that might jumpstart my brain.
:D

[Miluardo]

I don't know.
You know when you have an idea in your head but it doesn't materialise very well?
Well that happened lol.
Currently reading up on something that might jumpstart my brain.
:D


haha, well it happens to the best of us. If you need help just post back.

[Afromonk]

Cheers
:)

[Miluardo]

Cheers
:)

Anytime dude.

[EricFGregory]

There are lots of cheap wireless cards you can hardware mod antennas, or better; satellite dishes, onto.
Amplifying the power of a 801.11 signal is dangerous because it is microwave energy and if you get it wrong you could cook parts of yourself by accident. Also it only covers your ability to reach their router, and not improving your ability to hear the router in return. A directional antenna, such as a cantenna mod, on the other hand, gathers their signal and focuses it, giving you a better read, and focuses your signal directionally, giving you a better write.
Look into cantennas and wireless card mods and the like for range.
As for stealing the secured signals; WEP and WPA psk both have major vulnerabilities. There are a million tutorials on milw0rm and every other hacker site.