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  1. How are you powering the pineapple? 9 times out of 10, most problems that I've ran across seem to be cured by giving the pineapple a bit more juice. Do you still get the same problems when using the mains power supply? If so, then the problem could be down to your SD card itself, do you have another one that you could use? If so I'd give that a whirl, otherwise the only other suggestion I can make is to make a full factory reset, and then format the SD card, and try again from scratch.

  2. Okay, I flashed 1.4.1 and 2.0.4, and both had the same results: wlan0 is stuck at 12 dBm.

    With each flash, I first confirmed the current power level, and then tried to set it to 18 dBm, and then 27dBm. It always stayed at 12 dBm.

    Do I have a lemon?

    Snap! And just to reiterate, these readings are the same on both battery and mains power.

  3. Thanks for the reply, doing a get on the reg though show's the following...

    Executing 'iw reg get': country 98:

    (2402 - 2472 @ 40), (N/A, 20)

    (5170 - 5250 @ 80), (N/A, 17)

    (5250 - 5330 @ 80), (N/A, 20), DFS

    (5490 - 5600 @ 80), (N/A, 24), DFS

    (5650 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 24), DFS

    (57240 - 63720 @ 2160), (N/A, 40), NO-OUTDOOR

    Any idea what country 98 is? I know that I can change the power easily using say BO, but it still only changes the other adapters, wlan0 stubbornly sits at 12... :(

  4. Hi all, I'm just wondering what the standard txpower of wlan0 is for most people?

    Mine seems really low when I do a iwlist txpower, as it comes up at only 12dBm as depicted below.

    wlan2 unknown transmit-power information.

    Current Tx-Power=20 dBm (100 mW)

    mon0 unknown transmit-power information.

    Current Tx-Power=20 dBm (100 mW)

    wlan1 unknown transmit-power information.

    Current Tx-Power=20 dBm (100 mW)

    wlan0 unknown transmit-power information.

    Current Tx-Power=12 dBm (15 mW)

    This seems somewhat low to me, this is both on battery power and using the wall power...

  5. Thanks for the reply, I'm only asking as I was always under the impression that items imported into the UK, but bought as a gift were never subject to taxation, I vaguely remember seeing something about this years ago, but for the life of me, I cannot find it now...

    Oh hang on... seems I have found what I was looking for here... http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/customs/post/buying.htm

    This little section from the above link explains all:)

    '

    Gifts sent from outside the EU

    If you're sending or receiving a gift from outside the EU:

    • Excise Duty is payable on any alcohol or tobacco products
    • Customs Duty is payable if the value of the gift exceeds £135, but will be waived if the amount of duty is £9 or under
    • import VAT is payable if the value of the gift exceeds £36

    To qualify as a gift:

    • It must have been sent from a private person outside the EU to a private person(s) in the UK.
    • The Customs Declaration must be completed correctly – see guidance on the customs procedures for goods posted to the UK link below.
    • It must be for the use of either you or your family.
    • There must be no commercial or trade element and it must not have been paid for by the recipient either directly or indirectly.
    • It must be of an occasional nature only - for example for a birthday or anniversary.
    • If it's perfume or toilet water it must be within the allowances described in the earlier section 'Perfume and toilet water'. If the allowances are exceeded than charges apply on the excess.

    Customs procedures for goods posted to the UK

    Gifts ordered over the internet - UK tax and duty still due

    Ordering and paying for goods over the internet to be sent to someone other than you, doesn't count as a gift. The recipient will be liable to UK duty and tax.

    Buying from abroad on the internet - what to look out for

    Packages with gifts for more than one person

    If one package contains several gifts for different people, perhaps family members, then each gift can benefit from the Import VAT £36 gift allowance as long as it's individually:

    • wrapped
    • addressed
    • listed on the Customs Declaration'

    So Hak5 guys, any of you fancy posting me one out as a private person??? Pretty please :D

  6. Hi guys, been a while since I've visited, but I have been drooling over the mark V for quite some time now, but I'm not overly fond of paying stupid amounts of import taxes etc on my new toy, can anyone tell me if I buy a new pineapple, if I indicate on the shipping form that it is a gift, would I still get charged? Slap me if I'm being a bit thick by all means!

  7. root is the login, and pineapplesareyummy should be the default password:)

    Or have you not fully flashed it yet? If so a little hunt around produces this...

    Default Login For AP121U

    Web default username and password of the AP121U is

    admin/admin (username/password)

    Telnet login in AP121U is

    root/80546334 (username/password) for firmware version 2.X

  8. mtmCd6a.jpg

    Just my little setup, nothing too flashy though, all fits nicely and snugly in that black box, nothing jiggles about when it's in my rucksack:) I could do with a shorter lead from the usb hub to the NHA but meh! It works so why worry :)

    Oh and for a little bit of range this also fits in my rucksack:D
    1aKdOKM.jpg

  9. I don't think your going to get a 100% correct answer as everyone will do something different with their pineapple, what I would suggest is you do a couple of test runs on your own unit, to give you a idea about how much time you will get out of your own set up, but with a minimal setup, 5 - 6 hours at the least is what your looking at.

  10. Actually I think I've just found out what is at fault... At least in my case anyway, it seems my power lead has a tiny break in the USB end, every now and then when the lead flexs, pineapple death happens:(

    So glennlopez, you might want to do what I have done and double check your power lead, even a tiny break can cause problems, and banging of heads on a desk!

    To the soldering iron! QUICKLY!!!!!!!! :)

  11. This.

    Oh I fully know why it's doing it, I just meant that the fact there are modules advertised for it, that crash it is annoying... I just honestly would like to get away from using a laptop all the time, sorry if it seems like I'm picking on the Pineapple, I'm not, it is a wonderful little bit of kit, and it is only getting better over time:)

  12. The one I had I just simply used as it was, the chipset in it was atheros, so I had no problems using it with the likes of backtrack etc, just popped it in a slot and away it went:) And due to the nature of my job it didn't look out of place in my vehicle.

    I've already done all of iwconfig stuff, I have no problem getting the pineapple to jump up to 27, but the Alfa... Simply refuses to budge and sticks at 20, but I can unplug it, stick on my laptop and tinker and get 27 no problem! Which needless to say is annoying!!!

  13. Like you I have a Yagi, and I have to say it's come in pretty handy, although for a few years I made do with a Hawking mini parabolic dish, it was just a lot easier to keep out of sight, and if anyone asked what it was, I used to just tell them I was picking up satellite tv with it...

    This is the latest version of the one I had, still pretty much the same size etc
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833164030

    I do like the look of that Backfire though, looks quite promising!

    As for a mount, I honestly don't think you can go wrong with a gorilla pod they can be used anywhere! :D
    http://joby.com/gorillapod/original

    I'm not overly impressed with the Alfa I have though the AWUS036NH, and unfortunately I'm stuck at 20db with it unless I use it on Backtrack, I simply can not get anymore out of it when it's connected to my pineapple, I'm still tinkering though, so hopefully that might change:)

  14. If the above does not work, you might want to try reinstalling python via the opkg manager :)

    Also thanks for the thanks guys, but like I said in my post, I merely found the post, I didn't find the way, so all kudos should be going to
    bigw0rm :D

  15. There is a post I've just made that will help you out, http://forums.hak5.org/index.php?/topic/29082-signal-boosting/

    And I'm a bit pissed off as I have the awus036nha, seems mine is locked down to 20db, unless I use it on my linux laptop, then I can actually coax it up to 27db, but sadly seeing as I bought it to go hand in hand with my pineapple it's of little use unless someone knows a way to reflash it?

  16. Hi all, after much scratching of my head and getting no where fast... I stumbled upon something that actually does work! So i thought I would share it with you all:)

    http://pastebin.com/JcGhBBFJ

    bigw0rm here. Today, something completely different.

    I'm sure this has already been covered & discovered, but perhaps the information has not been shared. "(

    I'm using an Alfa AWUS036NH (notice it's not the NHA, but I'm sure this would still apply) in conjunction with the WiFi Pineapple, connected through a powered USB hub. Normally, without some tweaking, I'm only getting a txpower of 18dBm from the Pineapple's internal wireless NIC, and 27dBm from the AWUS036NH. This isn't relevant to my interests. ")

    So, what then is the secret sauza to get some more juicy juice from these NICs? Homework has been done (that's right, Google was meine Freund). Follow along. ")

    >Download the following, http://wireless.kernel.org/download/wireless-regdb/regulatory.bins/latest-regulatory.bin

    >Move this latest-regulatory.bin file to a Linux box which has regdbdump installed & rename latest-regulatory.bin to regulatory.bin

    >Download the following, http://wireless.kernel.org/download/wireless-regdb/debs/wireless-regdb_2009.11.25.orig.tar.bz2

    >Extract the following files from this wireless-regdb_2009.11.25.orig.tar.bz2 file: dbparse.py & db2bin.py

    >Move these dbparse.py & db2bin.py files to your Pineapple's root directory.

    >Issue the following (We're now back on our Linux box): regdbdump regulatory.bin > db.txt

    >Edit db.txt and place the following lines at the end of the file:
    country XX:
    (2402 - 2492 @ 40), (N/A, 33)
    (4910 - 5835 @ 40), (N/A, 33)

    >Save this db.txt file.

    >Move your newly created & edited db.txt file to the root directory, on the Pineapple.

    >On the Pineapple, issue the following: ./db2bin.py regulatory.bin db.txt

    > Then issue the following commands:
    mv /usr/lib/crda/regulatory.bin /usr/lib/crda/regulatory.bin.BAK
    mv /root/regulatory.bin /usr/lib/crda/
    reboot

    ##NOTE: This Python command earlier, may or may not work on your Pineapple, depending on whether or not Python is installed by default (I've no idea... I installed a bunch of "infusions" onto my Pineapple, and I'm assuming Python gets installed then. I'm most likely wrong, but maybe not. Who cares. You either have Python installed or not. ")

    I've created a little script to get my Pineapple's NICs xmitting at their proper txpower after all of this junk. It follows:

    #!/bin/ash
    #Increase txpower & restart broadcast
    ifconfig wlan0 down
    iw reg set XX
    ifconfig wlan0 up
    wifi

    Once that's been executed, I then plug in my AWUS036NH, ifconfig it up, & Voila....

    root@Pineapple:~# iwconfig
    lo no wireless extensions.

    wlan1 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
    Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=33 dBm
    RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
    Encryption key:off
    Power Management:on

    eth1 no wireless extensions.

    wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn Mode:Master Tx-Power=27 dBm
    RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
    Power Management:on

    eth0 no wireless extensions.

    br-lan no wireless extensions.

    I say, Nice One Bruvah! If you've enjoyed this shared knowledge... pass it along. Steal the work for your own and post it somewhere easily accessible by the community.

    "Share and Enjoy
    Share and Enjoy
    Journey through life
    With a plastic boy
    Or Girl by your side
    Let your pal be your guide
    And when it breaks down
    Or starts to annoy
    Or grinds when it moves
    And gives you no joy
    Cos it's eaten your hat
    Or had sex with your cat
    Bled oil on your floor
    Or ripped off your door
    You get to the point
    You can't stand any more
    Bring it to us, we won't give a fig
    We'll tell you, 'Go stick your head in a pig'"

    Buh bye... Toodles =p

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