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   From: bucove@telus.net   
      
   bobbbybobbyiii@yahoo.com wrote:   
   > Hello everyone   
   >   
   > I know very little about computers, so may I ask two basic questions.   
   >   
   > Qu1) I've just moved to an area that has a lot of wireless hotspots   
   > (businesses), easily accessible from my apartment. My computer has   
   > Windows XP with only a Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx Gigabit Controller.   
   > Apart from taking obvious precautions I didn't know what equipment was   
   > required, so I installed 'Belkin High-Speed USB Network Adaptor' with   
   > its own Belkin wireless manager.   
   >   
   > I've now been researching the relevant software for example stumblers   
   > and sniffers, but I keep reading references to wireless cards. So what   
   > is the basic hardware needed to be able to utilize these hotspots?   
   >   
      
   Your belkin is a wireless , it's just a USB and not a   
   card. "wireless" is the key feature here, not the physical   
   package.   
      
   > Qu2) Is Ethereal a passive scanner hence does not rely on receiving   
   > broadcast probes but just scans the air and logs what it can see? If   
   > Ethereal is not a passive scanner, can anyone recommend a good passive   
   > scanner for windows similar to the way Kismet works?   
   >   
      
   Not my forte. Someone else may answer.   
      
   > Thanks in Advance.   
   >   
   > Bobby   
   >   
      
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