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hostap [2007/08/25 18:13] – added limitations mister_xhostap [2017/01/09 21:27] – Mark page as deprecated. mister_x
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-====== HostAP  ======+====== DEPRECATED ======
  
-HostAP is the recommended driver for Prism2.x/3 based PCMCIA and PCI cards. Official web site is at http://hostap.epitest.fi.+**IMPORTANT NOTE**: This page is deprecated, updated documentation can be found [[install_drivers|here]]
  
-If your card appears to hang (no packets captured or injected), disable the interface, reload the drivers and re-insert the cardAlso consider updating the firmware (if prism2).+====== HostAP ====== 
 + 
 +HostAP is the recommended driver for Prism2.x/3 based PCMCIA and PCI cardsThe driver official web site is at http://hostap.epitest.fi. 
 + 
 +===== Patching =====
  
 If you're using a kernel version >= 2.6.16, you have to patch kernel sources with [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/hostap-kernel-2.6.18.patch|hostap-kernel-2.6.18.patch]] patch instead of using the following method: If you're using a kernel version >= 2.6.16, you have to patch kernel sources with [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/hostap-kernel-2.6.18.patch|hostap-kernel-2.6.18.patch]] patch instead of using the following method:
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   modprobe hostap_pci &>/dev/null   modprobe hostap_pci &>/dev/null
  
-Limitations: + 
-  * Fragmentation attack doesn'work +===== Troubleshooting ===== 
-  * Shared key authentication attack doesn'work+==== Card appears to hang ==== 
 +If your card appears to hang (no packets captured or injected), disable the interface, reload the drivers and re-insert the card. Also consider updating the firmware (if prism2). 
 + 
 +==== Inserting card crashes the system ==== 
 + 
 +Your system hangs when booted or crashes when the card is inserted. 
 + 
 +http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/index.php?topic=2337.msg13100#msg13100 
 + 
 +This problem can be fixed with a patch from SuD: 
 + 
 +http://tv.latinsud.com/hostap/ 
 + 
 +Or run the following script.  It is a bit convoluted but it works. 
 + 
 +Script: 
 +   #!/bin/sh 
 +   modprobe orinoco_cs 
 +   pccardctl eject 
 +   rmmod orinoco_cs 
 +   rmmod orinoco 
 +   rmmod hermes 
 +   rmmod hostap_cs 
 +   modprobe hostap_cs 
 +   pccardctl insert 
 + 
 +You also need to add this to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist: 
 + 
 +   #orinco wireless drivers 
 +   blacklist orinoco_cs 
 +    
 +   #hostap wireless drivers 
 +   blacklist hostap_cs 
 + 
 +==== Current bug ==== 
 + 
 +Also be aware of [[http://trac.aircrack-ng.org/ticket/288|this bug]] 
 + 
 + 
 +===== Limitations ===== 
 + 
 +There are some important limitations with this driver: 
 + 
 +  * Fragmentation attack does not work 
 +  * Shared key authentication attack does not work 
 +  * The driver does not support USB devices 
 +  * The prism cards only support B mode.  They don'support G mode, Super G, N, etc.  This means you are limited as to what packets you can capture. 
hostap.txt · Last modified: 2018/03/11 20:15 by mister_x