How the hell do they know a potato chip bag reduced the signal by 7 or 8 dbm? Did they measure it with a spectrum analyzer? A calibrated FIM? I doubt it.
More computer nerds talking out of their ass like they really understand RF.
Actually, if you took the time the time to read the article and then do a little check on the contest organizers [worldwidewardrive.org] you would see that your theory is flawed:
Lets extrapolate the data (we'll make it easier on you and your limited brain capacity, only looking at two of them):
1) Chris Hurley:
A quick google search with the term, "Chris Hurley", Wardriving turns up many useful results. I'll use his short bio [oreillynet.com] at oreilly to prove my point -
"Chris Hurley is a Principal Information Security Engineer working in Washington DC on vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, forensics, and incident response on both wired and wireless networks. He is the organizer of the WorldWide WarDrive and has been the subject of several interviews and stories regarding the WWWD. Chris is a primary organizer of DefCon and the DefCon WarDriving Contest."
2) Frank Thornton:
We'll use the same method to find information on Frank Thornton, since it has proven to be useful. -
From Oreilly: "Frank Thornton runs his own consulting firm, Blackthorn Systems and as a detective and forensics expert has investigated over 100 homicides and thousands of other crime scenes."
Perhaps it's just me, but from these two gentleman alone, it seems as though they are more than just "computer nerds talking out of their ass".
7 or 8 dbm? (Score:0)
More computer nerds talking out of their ass like they really understand RF.
Re:7 or 8 dbm? (Score:1)
Lets extrapolate the data (we'll make it easier on you and your limited brain capacity, only looking at two of them):
1) Chris Hurley:
A quick google search with the term, "Chris Hurley", Wardriving turns up many useful results. I'll use his short bio [oreillynet.com] at oreilly to prove my point - "Chris Hurley is a Principal Information Security Engineer working in Washington DC on vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, forensics, and incident response on both wired and wireless networks. He is the organizer of the WorldWide WarDrive and has been the subject of several interviews and stories regarding the WWWD. Chris is a primary organizer of DefCon and the DefCon WarDriving Contest."
2) Frank Thornton:
We'll use the same method to find information on Frank Thornton, since it has proven to be useful. - From Oreilly: "Frank Thornton runs his own consulting firm, Blackthorn Systems and as a detective and forensics expert has investigated over 100 homicides and thousands of other crime scenes."
Perhaps it's just me, but from these two gentleman alone, it seems as though they are more than just "computer nerds talking out of their ass".