Nano not working anymore?!

[Ruck]

Hey there again,

After a time of not using the nano I tried to attach the nano to my laptop again.

BUT....the nano did not work :S and I can't figure out what the problem is so I need help!

When I attach the nano to my laptop with the USB-Y cable like before the blue LED is hardly visible, at least not as bright as before and not blinking or any activity noticable.

The nano shows up as a network adapter stating network cable not attached.

The GUI is not reachable (at 172.16.42.1:1471 at least).

Any suggestions on how to solve/where to start?

[Ruck]

I've ruled out the USB-Y, since the same problem occurs with the Pineapple juice.

No suggestions?

[cheeto]

have you tried a factory reset? From there re-install the firmware

[Ruck]

I have tried everything from this thread:

https://forums.hak5.org/index.php?/topic/37210-just-bricked-my-nano-howto-unbrick/

Both factory reset as well as connecting with reset button pressed.

But nothing seems to work :(

Although I think I made some progress.

When first connecting the Pineapple to my Linux box it stated in dmesg that USB was over-current. After a cleaning with air this message turned into:

dmesg extract:

[ 956.070786] usb 3-2: new high-speed USB device number 7 using xhci_hcd
[ 956.268622] usb 3-2: New USB device found, idVendor=0b95, idProduct=772a
[ 956.268630] usb 3-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 956.268634] usb 3-2: Product: AX88x72A
[ 956.268637] usb 3-2: Manufacturer: ASIX Elec. Corp.
[ 956.268639] usb 3-2: SerialNumber: 8DDC1B
[ 957.061511] asix 3-2:1.0 eth1: register 'asix' at usb-0000:00:14.0-2, ASIX AX88772 USB 2.0 Ethernet, 00:c0:ca:8d:dc:1b
[ 958.088740] asix 3-2:1.0 eth1: link down

Ifconfig shows no IP assigned

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:c0:ca:8d:dc:1b
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

sudo ifconfig eth1 172.16.42.42 netmask 255.255.255.0 up

ifconfig

eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:c0:ca:8d:dc:1b
inet addr:172.16.42.42 Bcast:172.16.42.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

Trying to reach the webGUI doesn't work

Trying to SSH to the Pineapple doesn't work (ssh root@172.16.42.1)

ssh: connect to host 172.16.42.1 port 22: No route to host

Route

Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
default 192.168.178.1 0.0.0.0 UG 1024 0 0 wlan0
172.16.42.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth1
192.168.178.0 * 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0

Please help with further suggestions.

(NOTE: I am a newb in Linux, so all command are just copying and trial and error in my case)

[cheeto]

I made a video on how to reset.

Please read and watch carefully.

https://forums.hak5.org/index.php?/topic/37573-nano-endless-blinking-led/page-2

[Ruck]

Cheeto, I have tried your video instruction, but I won't reach the firmware update page.

Any other suggestion?

[cheeto]

Just wondering, once you followed the instruction on the video, did you go to: 192.168.1.1?

[Ruck]

Yes, I did

[cheeto]

Well, I can tell you that the nano is virtually brick proof.

Try the same procedures on a different computer.

If it doesn't work then, it might be broken.

[Kapu Lanai]

I'd watch out for conflicts with recon and pineAP. Seems to be the issue when both are running at once.

[Ruck]

Thans for your help Cheeto.

I've tried the same steps on another computer (my work laptop in this case).

Also no succes, the adapter keeps stating that a network cable is not connected.

The GUI or SSH is not reachable.

Also I find it very suspicious that the blue LED is not als bright als before (and definitely not blinking or any action what so ever).

I've contacted support and referenced to this thread.

[Fuse8499]

I was having major problems with the Nano until the 1.0.6 update. Now it's absolutely flawless! I use an Alfa AWUS036NEH adapter as the backbone Client mode. It's a lot easier than bridging connections. I heavily modify my Nano so it picks up about 120+ access points from where I'm usually sitting.

[Ruck]

I've contacted support and they will exchange the Nano!

Great support and thanks for the help in guiding for a solution!

[cheeto]

AWESOME!! Glad to hear that you were able to work it out.

The Hak5 service is fantastic.