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faq [2019/03/28 18:36] – [What is the best wireless card to buy ?] Updated mister_x | faq [2020/02/26 20:48] – [What is the best wireless card to buy ?] update intro mister_x | ||
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===== What is the best wireless card to buy ? ===== | ===== What is the best wireless card to buy ? ===== | ||
- | Which card to purchase is a hard question to answer. | + | Which card to purchase is a hard question to answer. |
* Alfa AWUS036ACH (a/ | * Alfa AWUS036ACH (a/ | ||
- | * Alfa AWUS036ACM (a/ | + | * Alfa AWUS036ACM (a/ |
Runner ups: | Runner ups: | ||
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===== How do I change my card's MAC address ? ===== | ===== How do I change my card's MAC address ? ===== | ||
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+ | **Note:** It is not necessary to change the MAC address anymore to perform attacks; this can, in some cases, confuse the driver. | ||
Under linux, the following information applies. | Under linux, the following information applies. | ||
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A hard block usually is a physical switch on the computer. It can either be a flip switch on the side of the computer, a key combination to press on the keyboard or a setting to enable in the BIOS. | A hard block usually is a physical switch on the computer. It can either be a flip switch on the side of the computer, a key combination to press on the keyboard or a setting to enable in the BIOS. | ||
- | In some cases, if wireless was disabled before Windows was powered off, it will appear like a hard block and the trick is to enable wireless in Windows then reboot. | + | In some cases, if wireless was disabled before Windows was powered off, it will appear like a hard block and the trick is to enable wireless in Windows then reboot. |
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+ | TL;DR: even if it sounds bad, don't worry about it. | ||
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+ | If a firmware is missing, then your card won't work at all: no interface, scanning or any other function. Firmware may have issues/bugs but that's a different story. | ||
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+ | On desktop/ | ||
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+ | The driver doesn' | ||
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+ | ===== Why does using aircrack-ng with "-p 1" use 2 CPUs ===== | ||
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+ | Prior to this message, it can be seen that the device connected on a USB port with xhci_hcd, indicating USB 3.0. | ||
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+ | This issue happens mostly in virtual machines, when the USB port is set to 3.0. To work around the issue, power off the virtual machine, edit USB settings of the VM and set it to 2.0. | ||
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+ | ===== Where can I find airmon-ng on Windows or MacOS? ===== | ||
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+ | [[airmon-ng]] is a Linux/ |
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