need an idea for a plug

monty73741 · Post by **monty73741** » January 23rd, 2005, 10:02 pm

i am adding a war drive kit to my car.....

i need to add the three inputs for video monitor, & two for sound

does anyone have an idea what to do i woul like to just have sone type of plugs, like built in...or something...

any ideas

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » January 28th, 2005, 6:35 pm

What make/model deck do you have?

Typhoonk · Post by **Typhoonk** » January 29th, 2005, 12:42 am

what's a "war drive kit"?

Nd4SpdSe · Post by **Nd4SpdSe** » January 29th, 2005, 12:56 am

basically war driving is driving around looking for open wireless networks, which is commonly done using a laptop computer, a wireless card with an external/more powerful antenna, and the netstumbler.com software. It can also be done using a CarPC type system (like myself...i've wardriven a few times), which i belive is what monty is trying to do

War driving evolved from the term "war dialing", which was to randomly dial phone numbers with your computer modem and see if you could find a computer on the other end. War dialing got it's game when the main character from the movie "War Games" (1983) used that technique to (accidentally) find a miliary computer.

monty73741 · Post by **monty73741** » February 1st, 2005, 2:20 pm

i have the plug for the head unit...but i want to kinda make a built in plug like the back of a home stereo...llike a yellow, red & white plug...build in the dash so if i want to hook up my lap top, i pod, etc etc all i need is a cable

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » March 4th, 2005, 3:28 pm

Glad I have my wireless linksys router setup not to broadcast

Tunes67

Post by **Custommx3** » March 4th, 2005, 3:52 pm

In this case, you can use a video switch box, and just get a audio splitter.

problem is, your going to get audio from all sources @ once if they are turned on.

Are you using a car PC?

My car PC has audio comming from the C sraight to an amp. If your using a PC, you can use the Line in as a audio input as well as the Mic could probably be used as an audio input.

monty73741 · Post by **monty73741** » March 4th, 2005, 4:09 pm

tunes 67 why have wireless if you arnt gonna broad cast...u can always use wep encrytion

jason

Tunes67 · Post by **Tunes67** » March 4th, 2005, 5:09 pm

Doesnt have to broadcast to be wireless.. The wireless card in my laptop sends the signal to my wireless router.. its then authenticated via WEP and MAC address. If you allow your wireless router to broadcast even with WEP or MAC address lock downs.. you are still allowing "War Drivers" to see that you have a wireless network at all.

Tunes67

monty73741 · Post by **monty73741** » March 7th, 2005, 1:28 am

yeah yeah there are still hackers out there that can see ur wireless.........honestly i use 256bit encyryption so if they hack that they deserve to get into my system lol