…I don’t have an access point. Anybody got one to get rid of? Meanwhile, I’m searching around the area for hot spots and I’ll have Netstumbler running on my drive home to see what can be found. Probably not a whole lot, but I did already find the SST-PR-1 mystery SSID that nobody can seem to identify (most folks are sure it’s a Sears truck thing).
Update on 7/26: Read the comments below to see what I’ve found….
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Take a swing through downtown, there are several APs there.. computer store on franklin… parking lot and sidestreets by Bar Cel Ona… BroTech as well, on greenwood… Some APs show up in residential areas on the west side.. I havn’t been out netstumbling since last November though, so the landscape may have changed. At that time, only a few were encrypted. I’m guessing that hasn’t changed much, though.
I actually found a bunch coming in from Sunriver. There were a couple really strong ones right around Lava Butte, I’m assuming for the national forest offices up there.
When I got into town and started heading down the parkway, I probably ran in to about a dozen, all with the SSID “oregontrail.net”. I wonder if OregonTrail has some sort of Wireless WAN in Bend or something. There were a few open Linksys routers, and the new Blimpie sub shop had one pop up. There’s basically nothing in my neighborhood on the east side, but I’ll have to drive downtown and see what I can find.
SST-PR-1 Phenomenon
I have never found a satisfying answer to my question of, “what the hell are these?”. They pop up everywhere, with different MAC addresses, and it seems to be that they are coming from random trucks.
I ran into this quirky SST-PR-1 twice…
once on Chevis Road in Savannah GA 31419…
the other while at the Schlotsky’s Deli a couple blocks away from Hunter Army Airfield just this afternoon…
there was a UPS van and a USPS truck parked outside the Schlotzsky’s — maybe that has something to do with it? This SSID appeared to interfere with the Wi-Fi at Schlotzsky’s… I had to go downtown because of this…
I’ve got you all beat. I was on a plane at 30,000 feet when they told us we could turn on our electronic devices. I picked up my laptop and turned it on. Just before I disabled the wireless network card a little dialog popped up that said Wireless Network Connection (SST-PR-1).
sst-PR-1 I never saw this before on my laptop from my house. I have had the wireles for several years and use it all the time. They put a cell tower up down the street and a couple of days later I see the sst-pr-1. I just asumed it was comming from this tower and that they were going to be offering wireless. No one has contacted me yet. Maybe its for the local police cars. They have internet laptops in their cars.
I’ve done a bit of searching and it seems it’s Sears and Symbol. Here’s a news article about the system. I don’t know if any other companies use the same system, but it’s possible that Symbol has sold these to others.
Funny while writing this one just drove by. I didn’t notice until later, so no idea if a van was outside. I guess I need a video camera and a directional antenna.
I think you may be looking at fixed and mobile nodes running iPod/iTunes.
I’m pretty sure its the local police, I’ve seen it in alot of different places driving around and I always seem to see a cop when I get the signal
If you research th SS-PR-1 SSID in a search engine, you will find alot of comments claiming it belongs to sears trucks but providing no backup evidence. If you investigate search hits more throroughly you will find this SSID often pops up in proximity to military installations and governments areas. In light of the current administration’s domestic spying agenda, I think the following info is helpful. It is a trace of the SSID from a security website. Please note the affilliated addresses and websites. Pass it on.
SSID: SST-PR-1
Net Auth: Open
Data Encryptoin: WEP
Type: Peer-to-Peer (Ad Hoc)
Link Speed: 1 Mbps
TPC/IP – IP:169.245.54.130 Mask:255.255.0.0
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Following from NeoTrace Pro v3.2
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ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2003-07-21 19:15
Name: Unknown
IP Address: 169.245.54.130
Location: 38.839N, 77.344W (Virgina near Wash D.C.)
Network: DTS-PO
Registrant contact information is not available.
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OrgName: Diplomatic Telecommunications Services – Program Office (DTS-PO)
OrgID: DTSPOD
Address: 3920 Pender Drive
City: Fairfax
StateProv: VA
PostalCode: 22030-6028
Country: US
NetRange: 169.245.0.0 – 169.251.255.255
CIDR: 169.245.0.0/16, 169.246.0.0/15, 169.248.0.0/14
NetName: DTS-PO
NetHandle: NET-169-245-0-0-1
Parent: NET-169-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Assignment
NameServer: DNS1.DTS.GOV
NameServer: DNS2.DTS.GOV
That SSID is used by Sears. A van is outside and it just popped up.
I have linked the SST-PR-1 to a fed ex truck that comes in and out of our facility. It seemes to send tracking info from the fed ex drivers handset to the truck – then to fed ex.
I happened to receive some packets from an SST-PR-1, adhoc network group with no wep (ch. 6) when we got a USPS delivery (not the mail, a box…). Methinks many companies are using this system now…
I drive a Sears truck . It is our ID stands for Sears Smart Toolbox. After 2 hours the dome on the truck shuts down but the laptop in my home will still send out the SSID
Also you will see the same ID on an A & E service truck…Ours too…
Well guys it is the sears work truck the guy at my house says alot of customers ask him and its the sattlite beacon the truck puts of to let main base knnow were the truck is….. enjoy
VAN SIGHTING:
A&E FACTORY SERVICE
800.905.9505
SLC, UT 84111