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I was attacked quite deliberately in another city and was unable to find the source. It was in a high rise, and GSP with Kismet was marginally useful. Precision was not possible.

I was able to stop the rogue attacks with Cisco Meraki. This was extremely beneficial.

Since I moved, I have had to change channels a few times due to interference. The dashboards in the Meraki, are great at visualizing and identifying sources.

I also made it a point to look ridiculous and walk around to meet the neighbors to understand what is not “rogue” and tell them I was having problems. This was to build an inventory and ensure I didn't accidentally jam something thinking it was a rogue attack. I let them know to inform me if they experienced problems.

Clearly someone was sending waves of wireless hackers my way as a poorly defined joke. Despite efforts to get inventory of my surroundings, there are still a ton of unknown devices in the area I cannot identify with precision, and the area is not highly populated. No one knows how many access points and devices they are running any more for smart lights, cams etc.

Finding the source as far as I can tell may be more feasible here w GPS receiver - yet I have not had a need.



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