I've always heard that WEP keys are easy to crack, and I was wondering if it would be possible to do so using some (very) old hardware I have lying around. Specifically, all I have available is a SMC2632W PCMCIA card, a WUSB11 linksys usb network adapter, a quite old laptop, and a decent desktop.
When I look at the software and information I can get from google, everything seems simple except capturing the traffic to analyze. Are there any utilites (windows drivers or a linux build) compatible with my wireless card, or is it impossible?
Any help will be appreciated, thanks.
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Anonymous2007-07-20 1:11 ID:xAquJoYv
Get a PCI or cardbus Wireless adaptor on netstumbler's HCL. In general, it's best to get a specific card if you want to do some hard core wardriving. It's too difficult for them to write drivers for every single wireless card in existence, so you'll have to meet them halfway.
Another thing you need to do is to catch someone transmitting data on the wireless network. That's the only way that the IV's that your software can crack will get sent out. Just being able to see it doesn't mean you're catching IVs; if no one is using the network, all you'll be getting is the ping signals the access point sends out to advertise the existence of the network, and those aren't encrypted, so naturally you can't use them to decrypt anything.
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Anonymous2007-07-20 5:42 ID:egI/mYe2
Well, I don't really want to do anything extensive; certainly not enough to warrant buying another wireless adaptor. If it's not possible to do anything with what I have, I just won't do anything.
I understand what you're saying about catching someone transmitting data, too, and I'll be sure to keep that in mind.
The chipset for the SMC 2632 seems to be an Atmel AT76C502A. I looked through netsumbler's lists, and didn't see it explicitly included. However, it does say that "On Windows XP, most 802.11b, 802.11a, and 802.11g adapters should work. They may also work on Windows 2000 with recent drivers installed. .. This includes cards based on ... Atmel chip sets." So, I guess it'll probably work? Anyway, I'll try tomorrow, it is too late tonight. Thanks for your advice.
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Anonymous2007-07-23 1:58 ID:AL2KTWMg
you all are retarded.
just type the IP address of the router in the address bar.
it will ask for you to log in.
by default its admin for both the username & password.
then goto settings or security & it should be there. thats how i get free WiFi at Mcdonalds.
^_^
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What the fuck are you people talking about?
Anyway, I couldn't get the netstumbler application to function with my PCMCIA card, but it did work with the USB adapter, surprisingly. Well, it only partially worked, as I discovered after letting it passively monitor the neighbors with my desktop for a few days. It can only detect access points, not peers. I thought no one was using the networks for awhile, but when I set up my laptop it couldn't be detected either (despite being able to connect to and use my own wireless network).
So, I guess it is impossible with my hardware, unless anyone has further advice.
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Anonymous2007-07-27 1:35 ID:qBHrYLOF
1. Go to bestbuy
2. Purchase wireless card that only current function isn't building material in africa.
3. ???
4. Profit
Or if you prefer not to leave the house,
find/replace bestbuy with newegg.
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Well, if I were to do that what particularly would you recommend? What is the cheapest wireless card, PCI or PCMCIA, that is capable of collecting data to crack wireless networks? I never really use wireless(which is why my wireless adapters are shit), so compatability with these programs and price are the only issues.