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Warchalking is the drawing of symbols in public places to advertise an open Wi-Fi wireless network. Warchalking symbols (left to right) open node, closed node, and WEP node. ...
Warchalking symbols (left to right) open node, closed node, and WEP node. ...
One definition of public space or a public place is a place where anyone has a right to come without paying an entrance or other fee. ...
Wi-Fi (also WiFi, Wi-fi, Wifi, or wifi from Wireless Fidelity) is a brand originally licensed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to describe the underlying technology of wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802. ...
Wireless networks are telephone or computer networks that use radio as their carrier or physical layer. ...
Warchalking is rarely, if ever, used.
Inspired by hobo symbols, the warchalking marks were conceived by a group of friends in June 2002 and publicised by Matt Jones who designed the set of icons and produced a downloadable document containing them. Within days of Jones publishing a blog entry about warchalking, articles appeared in dozens of publications and stories appeared on several major television news programs around the world. This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ...
2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2002. ...
Matt (or Matthew) Jones may refer to: Matt Jones, a British television writer. ...
The word is formed by analogy to wardriving, the practice of driving around an area to detect open Wi-Fi nodes. That term in turn is based on wardialing, the practice of dialing many phone numbers hoping to find a modem. See also demon dialing. War driving is often a surreptitious activity: this long-range wardriver leaves only his shadow. ...
War dialing or wardialing was a technique in the 1980s and 90s by which a computer would repeatedly dial a number (usually to a crowded modem pool) in an attempt to gain access immediately after another user had hung up. ...
A modem (a portmanteau word constructed from modulator and demodulator) is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. ...
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Having found a Wi-Fi node, the warchalker draws a special symbol on a nearby object, such as a wall, the pavement, or a lamp post. Those offering Wi-Fi service might also draw such a symbol to advertise the availability of their Wi-Fi location, whether commercial or personal. The marks are designed to be recognized by those in the know. A well-known photograph of such a warchalk symbol was created by Jones's colleague Ben Hammersley, and has been widely reproduced. Ben Hammersley (born April 3, 1976) is a British writer and journalist, based in Florence, Italy. ...
Warchalking never seemed to catch on as an activity, despite its widespread coverage. Instead, the symbols were almost immediately adopted by commercial enterprises interested in or offering Wi-Fi, such as Schlotzsky's Deli's Cool Cloud and JiWire (a Wi-Fi hotspot directory and how-to site). The symbol is now widely used as a shorthand in logos and advertising.
The Warchalking.org domain was abandoned; it's currently occupied by another party.
See also Hotspots are locations with public wireless access points where you can connect your mobile computers (such as a laptop or a PDA) to internet, using standard wlan (wi-fi) technology. ...
WarXing is a generic descriptive term related to the activity of detecting publicly accessible computer systems or networks. ...
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