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troubleshooting [2009/03/24 00:58] – Convert to wikilink. netrolller3dtroubleshooting [2009/03/24 01:02] – Add instructions for disabling Orinoco on 2.6 kernels (previously only 2.4 instructions were included). netrolller3d
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 ===== I've been unable to crack this AP !  ===== ===== I've been unable to crack this AP !  =====
 Shit happens. Last thing you can try is asking the key to the network owner ;) Shit happens. Last thing you can try is asking the key to the network owner ;)
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 ===== I have a Prism2 card, but airodump-ng / aireplay-ng doesn't seem to work !  ===== ===== I have a Prism2 card, but airodump-ng / aireplay-ng doesn't seem to work !  =====
-First step, make sure you aren't using the orinoco driver. If the interface name is wlan0, then the driver is HostAP or wlan-ng. However if the interface name is eth0 or eth1, then the driver is orinoco and you must disable the driver (use cardctl ident to know you card identifier, then edit /etc/pcmcia/config, replace orinoco_cs with hostap_cs and restart cardmgr). +First step, make sure you aren't using the orinoco driver. If the interface name is wlan0, then the driver is HostAP or wlan-ng. However if the interface name is eth0 or eth1, then the driver is orinoco and you must disable the driver (on 2.4 kernels, use cardctl ident to know you card identifier, then edit /etc/pcmcia/config, replace orinoco_cs with hostap_cs and restart cardmgr; on 2.6 kernels, add "blacklist orinoco_cs" to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist).
  
 Also, it can be a firmware problem. Old firmwares have trouble with test mode 0x0A (used by the HostAP / wlan-ng injection patches), so make sure yours is up to date (see [[prism2_flashing|Prism2 flashing]] for instructions). The recommended station firmware version is 1.7.4. If it doesn't work well (kismet or airodump-ng stalls after capturing a couple of packets), try STA 1.5.6 instead (either s1010506.hex for old Prism2 cards, or sf010506.hex for newer ones).  Also, it can be a firmware problem. Old firmwares have trouble with test mode 0x0A (used by the HostAP / wlan-ng injection patches), so make sure yours is up to date (see [[prism2_flashing|Prism2 flashing]] for instructions). The recommended station firmware version is 1.7.4. If it doesn't work well (kismet or airodump-ng stalls after capturing a couple of packets), try STA 1.5.6 instead (either s1010506.hex for old Prism2 cards, or sf010506.hex for newer ones). 
troubleshooting.txt · Last modified: 2009/05/04 00:20 by mister_x