Wardriving on the DS

by Ed Stasick { Jan 22nd 2006 at 1:07PM }

Yes, the DS Fanboys of the world continue to innovate. Hot on the heels of transforming the DS into a wireless PC game controller, the community is using the chameleon-like DS as a Wifi scanner (and using the exact same application they did for turning it into a PC gamepad).

TheYak comes through again with the details via the 3DGPU community forums: "I've idly used my Nintendo DS to look for hotspots with its limited WFC applications, but have wanted a more dedicated scanning application for awhile. Enter DS2Key - It's actually more of a wireless gamepad emulator so you can remotely control games and applications on your PC with your DS. Having some glitches in getting it set up, I checked out its 'Wardriving' section... it quite adeptly displayed signal strengths, WEP status, MAC addresses and SSID's for 6 networks around me. My wi-fi adapters only ever came up with 3. Usefulness? Checking signal strengths (it auto-refreshes) for your networks, looking for DS hotspots for on-line play. Homebrew stuff just keeps getting cooler."

We couldn't agree more.

[Thanks to TheYak]

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

TheYak @ Jan 22nd 2006 8:51PM

Thanks for the mention - noted that front page reflects information neglected by my oversight (since corrected on 3DGPU). I haven't checked the DSWifi Lib, but DS2Key (and Win2DS, etc.) use the library's code which has the "wardriving"/AP scan by default. Steven Stair's release is kickin' the DS homebrew into high gear.

GameCop @ Jan 23rd 2006 1:12AM

You can download ds2key at -> http://www.1emulation.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=16818

bam! @ Jan 23rd 2006 8:06AM

Wow this is great stuff! But how do you put the application on the DS?

Leoedin @ Jan 23rd 2006 1:23PM

Hi,

This app is made by steven stair (AKA SGstair), whos website is http://akkit.org.

I don't know if the creator of DS2Key modified this app at all.

To put it on your DS you need a way of booting DS code. The best and most widely supported method of doing this is via a compact flash adapter such as the GBAMP or the M3. (google them).

Leo