troubleshooting
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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' | ===== I have a Prism2 card, but airodump-ng / aireplay-ng doesn' | ||
- | 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 / | + | 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, |
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' | 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' |
troubleshooting.txt · Last modified: 2009/05/04 00:20 by mister_x