[Noisebridge-discuss] tracking software for missing laptops / androids

Erik Nelson erik.nels0n99 at gmail.com
Sun Sep 18 04:33:39 UTC 2011


>From the AP's SSID and MAC address you can narrow it down with SkyHook. Or
you can fake out Google and other Wifi geolocation services. ;D
On Sep 17, 2011 10:15 PM, "Brian Morris" <cymraegish at gmail.com> wrote:
> wow, thanks !
>
> On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 9:10 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>
>> http://preyproject.com/
>>
>> i just installed this. its FOSS and if you're hardcore you can run it
>> without using their website (but you have to configure it for your mail
>> server). Accounts on their website are free and let you get all the info
>> you could possibly get, no reason for a pro account. (except waiting less
>> than ten minutes for a report)
>>
>> I activated my device as "missing" and a report came in ten minutes
later,
>> with a picture of me (i did not notice the webcam light come on even
>> though i was looking for it) and a bunch of other info.
>>
>> of course it put the IP address from which my laptop was connecting to
the
>> internet, but whatever service they're using to get an actual location
>> from that only resolves to downtown oakland, 3.4 miles away.
>>
>> -jake
>>
>> Active Internet connections (including servers)
>> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (state)
>> tcp4 0 0 192.168.10.43.59063 beacon.newrelic..http
>> ESTABLISHED
>> tcp4 0 0 192.168.10.43.58975 www-12-06-prn1.f.http
>> ESTABLISHED
>> tcp4 0 0 192.168.10.43.58894 channel-36-37.01.http
>> ESTABLISHED
>> tcp4 0 0 192.168.10.43.57870 artsf1.spaz.org.ssh
>> ESTABLISHED
>> tcp4 0 0 192.168.10.43.57865 74.125.224.109.https
>> ESTABLISHED
>> tcp4 0 0 *.kerberos *.* LISTEN
>> tcp6 0 0 *.kerberos *.* LISTEN
>> tcp4 0 0 *.afpovertcp *.* LISTEN
>> tcp6 0 0 *.afpovert *.* LISTEN
>> tcp4 0 0 localhost.ipp *.* LISTEN
>> tcp6 0 0 localhost.ipp *.* LISTEN
>>
>> agrCtlRSSI: -62
>> agrExtRSSI: 0
>> agrCtlNoise: -96
>> agrExtNoise: 0
>> state: running
>> op mode: station
>> lastTxRate: 54
>> maxRate: 54
>> lastAssocStatus: 0
>> 802.11 auth: open
>> link auth: none
>> BSSID: 0:13:49:d1:db:1e
>> SSID: ZyXEL
>> MCS: -1
>> channel: 11
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