glennlopez Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) Im a noob, but I want to learn. My problem is that when ever someone decides to watch a youtube video or my pineapple starts getting mass data it just crashes/re-boots its self. I bought the Elite version on the Hak5 store incase you are wondering what I have hooked up to it. Does anyone know why this is happening? i suspect its something to do with data storage, again im a complete noob so the best guess i have is my USB settings. my usb config is: config global automount option from_fstab 1 option anon_mount 1 config global autoswap option from_fstab 1 option anon_swap 1 config mount option target /usb option device /dev/sda1 option fstype ext4 option options rw,sync option enabled 1 option enabled_fsck 0 config swap option device /dev/sda1 option enabled 1 Edited September 28, 2012 by glennlopez Quote
PineDominator Posted September 28, 2012 Posted September 28, 2012 question how are you powering the mk4? if from a computers usb port than it is highly likely a power issue Quote
glennlopez Posted September 28, 2012 Author Posted September 28, 2012 its plugged into the wall Quote
cristianbl Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 I have experienced the same issue. I am unable to pinpoint it as the logs tell nothing (logwatch -f). It happenst of the blue, or when I open the urlsnarf log (in pineapple web gui with a big file), or when I start sslstrip (I was never able to run sslstrip for more then an hour without a restart!!!). I plan to try the following: 1. reflash 2.8.0 2. run urlsnarf until restart (take note of avg time - I do not believe that there will be issues with urlsnarf) 3. run sslstrip until restart (take note of avg time) The only thing I have noticed is that sslstrip does not close any of the connections to the server it connects to.... so I am thinking.... Last time I checked I noticed that I had > 30 connections opened. If anyone has any ideea please comment. Pineapple MK4, 2.8.0 Quote
Foxtrot Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 It's probably the load your putting on the pineapple, remember its a SOHO router, not a supercomputer. Quote
cristianbl Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 That is the case. After one day of running urlsnarf with no issues (everyone in the house was connected to the pineapple), I did a nmap scan, and it immediately restarted. So at least now I know that it does not do well under stress. Now the second issue still stands. SSLStrip is not acting right. Somehow it will restart the pineapple. I plan to start sslstrip, ask everyone to access as many sites that redirect to https and then I will ask everyone to close everything. I should not see established connection when everyone is out. My theory is that somehow the connections are not terminated, and this causes the pineapple to crash under load. The only thing I cannot tell (as I am not that well versed in programming) is if sslstrip is handling the termination of initialized sessions or Python. If someone could shed some light over this it would be great. Quote
Aranadin Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 I've noticed mine doing the same when I try to use the Reaver module, it runs for so long and then reboot's, not the end of the world, but I would like to be able to use it for this kind of thing from time to time, rather than having to use my laptop:) Quote
Mr-Protocol Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 It's probably the load your putting on the pineapple, remember its a SOHO router, not a supercomputer. This. Quote
Aranadin Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 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:) Quote
Mr-Protocol Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 There are many factors that could be at play. Exhausted memory, overheating, exhausting CPU, bug in the tool ipk (modules just call the tools, so I don't see much for bugs there). I would say troubleshoot it out further and see if you can identify a fix. Quote
Aranadin Posted March 31, 2013 Posted March 31, 2013 (edited) 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!!!!!!!! :) Edited March 31, 2013 by Aranadin Quote
Semtx Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 I'm pretty sure there is still another issue here. My cables are new with no visible flaws, and it reboots constantly, when i do something else than just booting it up. I haven't tried all possible configurations with different services, usb unplugged/plugged with various devices and power options (but many), and something is either bugged or exhausted (or both) within half an hour. It's there any way to debug across boots, so you can get the logfile date before the device was reset? Is there a way to debug power consumption of the device? Quote
khaotic57 Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 If you are using a flash drive make sure you have your swap partition set up correctly or else it will reboot when you put a moderate load on it. Quote
Semtx Posted April 18, 2013 Posted April 18, 2013 Thanks for the tip. Though reboots also occurs with this hardware attached and used: AWUS036NHA, AWUS036H, Android phone in tethering, USB 3G Dongle (not fully working yet, as stated in other tread) I'm pretty sure it's load related somehow and could be a combination with the power usage. Am i one of the few, do i have a faulty device? Quote
jetpilot Posted August 28, 2013 Posted August 28, 2013 Same here. Reboots with even moderate load when powered through my laptop. So are we suppose to use urlsnarf/sslstrip/other tooling from the laptop monitoring the ethernet connection? What about it is being advertised as useable standalone? Quote
thesugarat Posted September 9, 2013 Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) khaotic57, I was wondering if you could elaborate on your tip about swap space? Did you do something different than the regular instructions? I ask because my pineapple is still rebooting under load. Edited September 9, 2013 by thesugarat Quote
hawk9stacks Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 Have you found a solution? My mark4 reboots when sslstrip is activated and i connect a device. I have a fairly large swap storage, so this can't be the problem. The load shouldnt be a problem because only one device is connected. Quote
crepsidro Posted October 10, 2013 Posted October 10, 2013 no solution. device reboots constantly. the stupid words about 'it's just a soho router' fall flat when it's like only one client watching youtube or two clients browsing. my tp-link microrouter can handle x10 that off usb power without rebooting.... i also had a dream to use mark4 as a 'drop' device, but this complete instability makes me angry every time i think about doing something with mark4... how about 3.0.0? same reboots? Quote
hawk9stacks Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 Crepsidro Same error using 3.0.0. Just ordered the mark5, hope it will handle this better. Quote
Sebkinne Posted October 14, 2013 Posted October 14, 2013 Crepsidro Same error using 3.0.0. Just ordered the mark5, hope it will handle this better. It was built for this. The issues are hardware in terms of the MK4. The MK5 has no issue with storage. Quote
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