The Plan:

I have an idea for an awesome war driving / mobile WiFi sniffing PC.

In theory this PC is going to turn on when I turn the vehicle on and shut down a few minutes after I turn the car off. It will boot into backtrack and start up a war driving app to log wifi networks. The logs will be saved in a dropbox folder which will sync when I get near my house, a second wifi card will connect to my house wifi automatically when it is in range.

Because it will be running backtrack, with the help of a touch screen mounted in the car and possibly a wireless keyboard it will be capable of a running any number of wireless hacks. Mag mount hi gain antenna’s will help maximize range.

List of Parts:

• DC Power Supply that integrates with Vehicle Electrical System – ($80) http://www.mini-box.com/M2-ATX-HV-140w-Intelligent-Automotive-DC-DC-Power-Supply_2?sc=8&category=101
• Case Designed for Vehicle Installation – ($70) http://www.mini-box.com/VoomPC-Enclosure-2?sc=8&category=101
• AMD Mini ITX Motherboard – ($106) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500060
• AMD Athlon II X2 265 Regor 3.3GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor – ($70) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103910
• 8GB DDR3 1333 – ($42) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315
• Alpha Wifi Adapter – ($45) http://hakshop.com/collections/frontpage/products/black-alfa-usb-wifi-adapter-with-9dbi-antenna-realtek-8187l-chipset
• Mag Mount WiFi Antenna 7.8 db Gain x2 – ($50 x2 = $100) http://www.radiolabs.com/products/antennas/2.4gig/2.4-mobile7.php
• 7in Touchscreen – ($150) http://www.mini-box.com/VM7000-7-touchscreen
• 30GB SSD – ($70) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227460
• USB GPS – ($0) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000V5TV22/ref=wms_ohs_product_T2 (already have this)
• USB FM Transmitter – ($38) http://www.amazon.com/USB-Wireless-Audio-Transmitter-Laptop/dp/B004S35U2S/ref=sr_1_15?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1316006358&sr=1-15
• 28mm think Heatsink/fan to replace stock. The Stock cooler would be to thick for the case. – ($22) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835426021

So now I just need to save up $ to get this project started. Current Parts priced at $793, add in shipping costs and probably be $850ish.

Misc Notes:

• The onboard WiFi will be used to connect to my home WiFi for the dropbox syncing.
• The Alpha USB WiFi with Mag mount Antenna will be used for the war driving.
• Potentially a 2nd Alpha and Mag mount will be added later for seperate WiFi Wepcracking and other potential fun (aka Karma…)((Imagine sitting at a red light or cruising down the highway and having someones smart phone auto connect to your bogus wifi, potentially being able to capture email passwords, etc.))

Software:

**Updated 091411 @8:49 – Edited links to make them clickable.

**Update 091911 @ 9:26 – Further thinking on this project has made me realize either the case or the CPU isn’t going to work…no room for the heatsink and fan in that case.–Found a solution, 3rd party heatsink designed for low profile(1U) cases.

*****Disclaimer: This Project will be for educational Purposes ONLY, no information accidentally gathered by the Project will be used for illegal purposes.*****