wireless network gateway

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in my apartment there are many wireless networks. but most of them have disabled dhcp so i am not able to get an ip address.

so i would like to know if its possible to find the gateway ip so that i can manually configure it. all the networks are open there is no wep or wpa etc.

please help me.
 
LOL...you leech...that isn't ethically right!

Even then, if you want to do it, the gateway IP would typically be 192.168.0.1/192.168.1.1/192.168.2.1

and you'll need to set your own IP to something like 192.168.0.9/192.168.1.9/192.168.2.9 respectively

do a hit & trial, and you'll get it right in a few tries

But do remember that many of these folks may be on limited download plans, and if you use their ISP connection, you may cause the connection to exceed its stipulated limit
 
i tried all those combinations, still not working. is there any sniffing tools etc which can be used?????
 
the only tool that can sniff the IP range of the network from the headers is Kismet...

however, it's primarily a Linux based tool, and though win32 binaries are available, driver support for most cards is not!

BTW I have serious doubts people who didn't even bother (or know) to encrypt their wireless network would have changed the default IP range of their wireless network....

Maybe the signals too weak for you to be able to connect to the network?

What exact TCP/IP settings did you try for your Wireless card?

disclaimer: I do not condone the usage of someone else's network without permission..Trying to connect to it just for the heck of it is fine..but do not use it for any other purpose
 
it connects to network but would not obtain an ip address.

i tried the gateway as 192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1, 192.168.100.1, 192.168.2.1. even after setting it manually i m unable to ping to the gateway...

range is very low. there is only one bar shown in winxp.

ill try kismet and see.....
 
couple of things...

- you tried different settings for the gateway, did you assign your network card an IP corresponding to the same range?

e.g. when you set the gateway IP as 192.168.1.1, did you set your card's IP as say 192.168.1.24, and the subnet mask as 255.255.255.0?

or for a gateway of 192.168.2.1, did you set your card's IP as say 192.168.2.31?

- the signal strength meter in XP isn't very accurate...1 bar could mean anything from a fairly usable to a completely unusable network strength

you'll need to use netstumbler to determine the actual signal strength ...anything less than -80db and you are outta luck...

Actually you could use netstumbler to find a location where you get the best possible strength
 
i tried the corresponding ip range itself. ill check with netstumbler and post the results..

edit :

here is netstumbler signal levels.



the netgear one is what i tried to connect to. others had never showed up in winxp./....
 
-72db and 28db of SS and SNR is like being almost there :P

Click on the network in the left pane of netstumbler to view a Real time Signal strength graph...move around in your house to find a spot where you can get a SS even in the late 60s and a SNR over 30...
 
1- >how to get the gateway ip....
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Kismet

Though there is no point doing it till you get a Signal strength strong enough to let you connect :P

Know what, it actually serves you right for trying to leech off someone else's connection ;)
 
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