Skorpinok Rover Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 Hello, Can i use Wireless USB Modem for Pentest on BT5 ? I once used it once to check for connectivity, well a connection is made, but im not sure if it works or not for penetration testing, please advice, (attachment is small sorry to 500kb size limit.) Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infiltrator Posted March 29, 2012 Share Posted March 29, 2012 (edited) The only way to find out if it works for pen-testing is by testing it first. Plug it into your machine and then issue the following command IWCONFIG. You should see the following interface WLAN0, if it doesn't show up, you will need to download the proper drivers for it. The drivers can be downloaded from the wireless manufacturer website. Once the card is functioning properly, you could try putting it in monitor mode by issuing the following command ifconfig WLAN0 UP airmon-ng start wlan0 Once airmong-ng is running, it will create an interface called mon0, which will be our monitor interface. Open up WireShark and select mon0, you should see packets populating, note to verify that monitor mode is supported by your wireless card, you should see IP addresses from other clients besides yourself, if NOT than your card does not support monitor mode, and it can not be used for pen-testing. If that's the case, you should look into buying an Alfa Wireless Card, like the one that Darren uses. Edited March 29, 2012 by Infiltrator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skorpinok Rover Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Great thanks brother.. . The only way to find out if it works for pen-testing is by testing it first. Plug it into your machine and then issue the following command IWCONFIG. You should see the following interface WLAN0, if it doesn't show up, you will need to download the proper drivers for it. The drivers can be downloaded from the wireless manufacturer website. Once the card is functioning properly, you could try putting it in monitor mode by issuing the following command ifconfig WLAN0 UP airmon-ng start wlan0 Once airmong-ng is running, it will create an interface called mon0, which will be our monitor interface. Open up WireShark and select mon0, you should see packets populating, note to verify that monitor mode is supported by your wireless card, you should see IP addresses from other clients besides yourself, if NOT than your card does not support monitor mode, and it can not be used for pen-testing. If that's the case, you should look into buying an Alfa Wireless Card, like the one that Darren uses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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