Warflying: Difference between revisions

'''Warflying''' or '''warstorming''' is an activity consisting of using an airplane and a [[Wi-Fi]]-equipped computer, such as a [[laptop]] or a [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]], to detect [[Wi-Fi]] [[wireless network]]s. Warstorming shares similarities to [[Wardriving]] and [[Warwalking]] in all aspects except for the method of transport.<ref name="Sydney" /><ref name="G4TV">{{cite web |last1=Stevenson |first1=David |title=Warflying for Wi-Fi |url=http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/39432/Warflying_for_WiFi.html |website=G4TV |access-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929111315/http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/39432/Warflying_for_WiFi.html |archive-date=29 September 2007 |date=4 September 2002}}</ref>

It originated in [[Western Australia]] with the WaFreeNet group taking up a [[Grumman American AA-5|Grumman Tiger]] four-seater near [[Perth]] in August 2002.<ref name="Sydney">{{cite web |title=War driving takes to the air over Perth |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/war-driving-takes-to-the-air-over-perth-20020827-gdfko6.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=20 March 2023 |language=en |date=27 August 2002}}</ref> It has also been done over [[Silicon Valley]].<ref name="G4TV" />

Due to the nature of flying, it is much more difficult to attempt to access open networks while warflying.

==References==

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==External links==

*[http://rabbit-hole.org/ An advanced warflying project]

[[Category:Computer network security]]

[[Category:Wireless networking]]