Anyone with a knowledge of wireless adapters?

DMReeves · 07-09-2007 7:48am #1

Ok, Ive been looking around for a wireless adapter with a semi-specific chipset, I dont care about the brand its the chipset that i need.

The card needs to be capable of rf monitor mode and that it pass monitor mode packets up via the PF_PACKET interface. Known chipsets capable of this are aironet,orinoco and prism2, not quite sure about others but i know for a fact that most broadcom chipsets(commonly found in belkin products) are not capable of the above.

Does anyone know if there is a shop(ive look at the usual suspects, pixmania/peats/marx/expansys) that sells any brand of wireless adaptor(preferably pci or usb) with the chipsets above?

b0bsquish · 07-09-2007 8:49am

wireless hacking is bad m'kay?

but ebay is usually the handiest way of sourcing one.

DMReeves · 07-09-2007 9:21am

b0bsquish wrote:

wireless hacking is bad m'kay?

but ebay is usually the handiest way of sourcing one.

well using rf monitor and pk_package dosent necessarily mean or involve hacking, id like to avoid ebay if possible but will use it if i have to.

BaconZombie · 07-09-2007 11:33am

The D-Link DWL-G550 (PCI, Atheros chipset) can be got from Peats or MaxB's.

Also the D-Link DWL-G122 (version B1, C1 only) (USB, Ralink Chipset) are available from Peats, Maplen (was on sale last month for both 50€

) and PC-Word for ~45€

Spear · 07-09-2007 11:55am

DMReeves wrote:

but i know for a fact that most broadcom chipsets(commonly found in belkin products) are not capable of the above.

I've been able to use Broadcom chipsets with RF monitor mode happily with the newer in kernel drivers.

DMReeves · 07-09-2007 1:58pm

Spear wrote:

I've been able to use Broadcom chipsets with RF monitor mode happily with the newer in kernel drivers.

and the PK_PACKET? :P

BOF, i was looking into that exact model yesterday, and might give it a go thanks

its not so easy to get exact specs on the devices, most of the available information is pretty basic.

Spear · 07-09-2007 4:03pm

DMReeves wrote:

and the PK_PACKET? :P

Don't know about that, haven't come across it.

ZENER · 09-09-2007 10:44am

Check out the Aircrack-ng site. There's a hardware section that goes through all hardware makers and chipsets and gives info on monitor mode drivers and packet injection which is what I think you're talking about.

I use the Atheros based Netgear WAG 511 (MadWiFi Drivers) which is a dual band pcmcia card, also a SWEEX USB device bought in Easons for 29.95 which is Ralink 2570 based and also supports injection with patched drivers.

This is the list of supported devices.

Also checkout Backtrack2.

ZEN

Anyone with a knowledge of wireless adapters?

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