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General Category => Newbies => Topic started by: shariqkhan on July 21, 2013, 06:30:37 pm
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Hi All,
This is my first post here. I am new to Aircrack, Backtrack and wifi scracking. But very exited, nevertheless :) . Okay, so coming to my problem here. My Laptop has the "DW1501 Wireless-N WLAN Half-Mini Card" with the chipset BCM4727/BCM12064000. I want to know whether this card is supported by aircrack. Or does this card even support monitor mode and packet injection.
I have googled extensively for this information before posting here. From what I gathered, this card is not compatible/suitable for what I intend to d (you know what ;)) But in the first post on this thread http://www.linuxine.com/story/wpscrack-thread , the dude says that he has cracked his wifi using the same card. This seems to suggest that this card indeed supports packet-injection. But this is the only forum where I found a positive. So, just wanted to confirm from the experienced people here, if I can continue with my existing card? I dont want to buy a new card, if my existing wi-fi card suffices. But I wont even hesitate buying a new one, if that is the need. In case, I have to buy a new card, can somebody suggest me a cheap and good card (in the range of 15-20 USD), hopefully one which is available in India. Ohh, btw, in case it matters, I intend to use this on Backtrack installed on a VirtualBox installation over my host WIndows 7.
Thanks in advance for help.
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shariqkhan,
First off, VMs only support USB devices so your proposed environment is invalid.
If you want to know if it works, simply try of the many live CDs that include the most currently patched drivers.
The aircrack-ng wiki deals with both items above.
da
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Okay. Got you!! In that case, can you please recommend a good compatible USB wi-fi adaptor? As I said, my budget is around 20 USD. I can also stretch it a bit if needed.
And thanks for taking out the time to reply.
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Depends on if you want/need N support. Non-N: Alfa AWUS036H is still the best.
For N, see dump from the IRC:
[darkAudax] !best
<WiFiHelper> darkAudax: "best" is (#1) ubiquiti SRC (Super range cardbus) or (#2) Alfa AWUS036H (USB) or (#3) !ubiquiti and !alfa or (#4) http://aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=compatibility_drivers#which_is_the_best_card_to_buy or (#5) !n3 or (#6) Alfa AWUS036NHA
[darkAudax] !alfa
<WiFiHelper> darkAudax: "alfa" is (#1) FCC Page: http://tinyurl.com/286psh or (#2) http://stores.ebay.com/simplewifi or (#3) !clone or (#4) AWUS036H with a (1) logo over the LED or (#5) http://store.rokland.com/products/alfa-1000mw-usb-wireless-g-b-adapter-w-rp-sma-antenna-awus036h
[darkAudax] !ubiquiti
<WiFiHelper> darkAudax: "ubiquiti" is http://www.ubnt.com/
[darkAudax] !n3
<WiFiHelper> darkAudax: "n3" is (#1) Rokland n3 available at www.rokland.com or (#2) better rx sens and tx power than the alfa AWUS036H1 or (#3) requires kernel 2.6.35_rc1 or better to work or (#4) currently airbase-ng does not function with this card and the issue has no details until further testing is done or (#5) has rt3070L chipset or (#6) Make sure only rt2800usb is loaded and not rt2870sta or rt3070sta
da
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May I ask what is N and non-N support?
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Rather then post a question like that, take the time to read the wiki and search the Internet to educate yourself a bit about wireless.
da
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I googled and did not find "N-support". But I will have another try. Apologies for troubling you. Take care.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11
da
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n and non n support is about supporting 802.11n or not supporting 802.11n.