What term describes the practice of locating wireless networks by moving around with a wireless device, often to map networks and collect data?

What term describes the practice of locating wireless networks by moving around with a wireless device, often to map networks and collect data?

• A. War driving
• B. Rogue access points
• C. MAC spoofing
• D. Client mis-association

Answer: (A)

War driving describes the activity of moving around with a wireless device to discover and map wireless networks. As you travel through an area, you actively scan for SSIDs, note signal strengths, and collect details about each network, such as security type and channel. This approach is used to build a network map and gather data about nearby wireless infrastructure, which is exactly the scenario described. It differs from rogue access points (unauthorized APs installed inside a network), MAC spoofing (changing a device’s hardware address), and client mis-association (a client connecting to the wrong AP rather than discovering networks).

War driving describes the activity of moving around with a wireless device to discover and map wireless networks. As you travel through an area, you actively scan for SSIDs, note signal strengths, and collect details about each network, such as security type and channel. This approach is used to build a network map and gather data about nearby wireless infrastructure, which is exactly the scenario described. It differs from rogue access points (unauthorized APs installed inside a network), MAC spoofing (changing a device’s hardware address), and client mis-association (a client connecting to the wrong AP rather than discovering networks).