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faq [2018/10/16 03:38] – How do I deal with rfkill hard blocks? mister_x | faq [2021/06/08 01:38] – My driver doesn't work anymore, or it does something weird, how to debug? mister_x | ||
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===== What is the best wireless card to buy ? ===== | ===== What is the best wireless card to buy ? ===== | ||
- | Which card to purchase is a hard question to answer. | + | Which card to purchase is a hard question to answer. |
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+ | * Alfa AWUS036ACH (a/ | ||
+ | * Alfa AWUS036ACM (a/ | ||
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+ | Runner ups: | ||
* Alfa AWUS036H [b/g USB] | * Alfa AWUS036H [b/g USB] | ||
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* MiniPCIe: anything that uses [[https:// | * MiniPCIe: anything that uses [[https:// | ||
- | If money is a constraint then consider purchasing a card with a RTL8187L or Atheros chipset, also read [[compatibility_drivers# | + | Also read [[compatibility_drivers# |
If you want to know if your existing card is compatible then use this page: [[compatible_cards|Tutorial: | If you want to know if your existing card is compatible then use this page: [[compatible_cards|Tutorial: | ||
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===== How do I change my card's MAC address ? ===== | ===== How do I change my card's MAC address ? ===== | ||
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+ | **Note:** It is not necessary to change the MAC address anymore to perform attacks; this can, in some cases, confuse the driver. | ||
Under linux, the following information applies. | Under linux, the following information applies. | ||
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A hard block usually is a physical switch on the computer. It can either be a flip switch on the side of the computer, a key combination to press on the keyboard or a setting to enable in the BIOS. | A hard block usually is a physical switch on the computer. It can either be a flip switch on the side of the computer, a key combination to press on the keyboard or a setting to enable in the BIOS. | ||
- | In some cases, if wireless was disabled before Windows was powered off, it will appear like a hard block and the trick is to enable wireless in Windows then reboot. | + | In some cases, if wireless was disabled before Windows was powered off, it will appear like a hard block and the trick is to enable wireless in Windows then reboot. |
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+ | TL;DR: even if it sounds bad, don't worry about it. | ||
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+ | If a firmware is missing, then your card won't work at all: no interface, scanning or any other function. Firmware may have issues/bugs but that's a different story. | ||
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+ | On desktop/ | ||
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+ | The driver doesn' | ||
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+ | ===== Why does using aircrack-ng with "-p 1" use 2 CPUs ===== | ||
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+ | The " | ||
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+ | Prior to this message, it can be seen that the device connected on a USB port with xhci_hcd, indicating USB 3.0. | ||
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+ | This issue happens mostly in virtual machines, when the USB port is set to 3.0. To work around the issue, power off the virtual machine, edit USB settings of the VM and set it to 2.0. | ||
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+ | ===== " | ||
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+ | The following may be present in dmesg instead: | ||
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+ | xhci_hcd 0000: | ||
+ | xhci_hcd 0000: | ||
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+ | For mt76x0u, you may see any of the following messages as well: | ||
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+ | mt76x0u 1-1:1.0: rx urb failed: -71 | ||
+ | mt7601u 1-2:1.0: Error: mt7601u_mcu_wait_resp timed out | ||
+ | mt7601u 1-2:1.0: Vendor request req:07 off:0080 failed: | ||
+ | mt7601u: probe of 1-2:1.0 failed with error -110 | ||
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+ | And for rt2800usb: | ||
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+ | rt2x00usb_vendor_request: | ||
+ | rt2800_wait_csr_ready: | ||
+ | rt2800usb_set_device_state: | ||
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+ | This [[https:// | ||
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+ | Until the bug is fixed, the workaround for USB 2.0 devices is to plug the device on a USB 2.0 port. If you are using a virtual machine, power off the virtual machine, and change USB port settings to 2.0. | ||
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+ | ===== Where can I find airmon-ng on Windows or MacOS? ===== | ||
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+ | [[airmon-ng]] is a Linux/ | ||
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+ | ===== My driver doesn' | ||
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+ | We are assuming it used to work in the past, and that you have checked that network managers were killed prior to putting the card in monitor mode. | ||
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+ | The next step would be to look into ' | ||
+ | If the card is USB, clearing it using 'dmesg -c' before plugging the adapter may help, by decreasing the amount of messages you have to go through. |
faq.txt · Last modified: 2024/01/10 16:40 by mister_x