[dragonslayerclan]

OK. I know some where I found the page that talked about hacking cyberware, but for the life of me I can not find it again. I might not be looking in the right book. I remember it saying something like you have to be with in 3 meter or something. Can some please help me out here what is the book and what page is it on please. I know you can hack a commlink and get to the cyber if they linked it to the commlink but if they have not is what i am looking for.

My GM is saying they have to be in arms reach of you to do it, but i know some where it said some totally different.

[ShadowcatX]

I have never seen or heard of such a rule. It also sounds very much like a house rule.

[Jack_Spade]

That's most likely a fragment Form SR4, wäre most people reduced signal range of their gear to prevent hacking

[Stainless Steel Devil Rat]

Also keep in mind that it's a free action to turn a single piece of gear Wireless-Off (or a free action to turn EVERYTHING of yours Wireless-Off).

That means a hacker needs to be subtle with his hacking, or game the initiative system so that his victim can't just shut the 'ware wireless off in between hacker's actions.

[Xenon]

OK. I know some where I found the page that talked about hacking cyberware, but for the life of me I can not find it again. I might not be looking in the right book. I remember it saying something like you have to be with in 3 meter or something. Can some please help me out here what is the book and what page is it on please. I know you can hack a commlink and get to the cyber if they linked it to the commlink but if they have not is what i am looking for.

My GM is saying they have to be in arms reach of you to do it, but i know some where it said some totally different.

There is no such thing in SR5.

You don’t need to first hack his commlink.
You don’t need to be within a fixed range.

As long as his cyberwear is wireless enabled and connected to the matrix as a whole (which will enable wireless bonuses) it can be hacked (directly without hacking a “router” such as a commlink).