In 1985 the Federal Communication Commission released three bands of the radio spectrum: 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5 GHz. After these frequencies were opened to operate as license free wireless bands all kinds of consumer electronics began to use them, from walkie-talkies to baby monitors. Shortly after this in the 1990s the IEEE… Read More »
Depending on the adapter you use it may be possible to increase its range. Keep in mind that if you can adjust the range of your adapter it is illegal to go above certain output level from country to country. For example in the United States the max transmitting power allowed is 30dBm when… Read More »
Wireless penetration testing is possible with a android smartphone or tablet. Even running Kali Linux, Backtrack 5, or aircrack is possible. The problem with a smartphone or tablet is the same problem with a laptop or desktop when wireless hacking. It is the wireless chipset the device uses and if it is compatible with packet… Read More »
Dual Band routers are very popular and have began to populate offices, small business, and homes. Since these routers work in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz range this leaves the 5 GHz range not compatible with most older USB adapters that currently work with Kali Linux or Backtrack 5. After first seeing… Read More »
Dual Band routers have begun to propagate home networks as the center of their online gateway. Touted as being faster many people buy them with no idea as to what they even do. The reality of dual band routers is they work in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band and have… Read More »
I have been wanting to connect my Samsung Galaxy S2 android phone to my Alfa AWUS036H USB adapter for some time now. Having some time off recently I dived into doing this. A few things will be needed to do this mainly the following. Items needed 1…android Pcap capture 2…Micro USB Host Mode OTG Cable… Read More »
After getting asked a few times how much of a gain a 9dBi or higher WIFI antenna would have over a stock 5dBi that usually comes with most wireless adapters, I decided to give it a try. First, I ordered a 9dBi antenna to attach to an Alfa AWUS036NH USB adapter. I then used InSSIDer… Read More »
There is a new tool to use with Backtrack/Kali Linux for Pen Testers called Reaver which is a great little tool. Reaver will crack a WPA/WPA2 encrypted router within ten hours. On the Reaver page it says two to ten hours. Here is the page Anyone who has ever tried to capture the password… Read More »
Getting a WPA or WPA2 handshake is great but what do you do once you have finally gotten one? Well it needs to be cracked. Unlike WEP, WPA/WPA2 is hard to crack and is usually done with Brute Force. There are other ways such as Rainbow Tables and the video card attack, but the simplest… Read More »
Backtrack 5 requires a USB wireless adapter to do wireless penetration testing. A built in adapter will not work. For Backtrack compatible USB wireless adapters Backtrack 5 installation is fairly straight forward. There is two main ways Backtrack can be installed VMware ISO The first way to install Backtrack is with VMware which is the… Read More »