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*Search the internet for "<your card model> chipset" or "<your card model> linux". Quite often you can find references to what chipset your card uses and/or other people's experiences. | *Search the internet for "<your card model> chipset" or "<your card model> linux". Quite often you can find references to what chipset your card uses and/or other people's experiences. |
*Search the [[http://forum.aircrack-ng.org/|Forum]] | *Search the [[https://forum.aircrack-ng.org/|Forum]] |
*You may also have a look at windows driver file names, it's often the name of the chipset or the driver to use. | *You may also have a look at windows driver file names, it's often the name of the chipset or the driver to use. |
*Check later in this page for cards known to work with aircrack-ng | *Check later in this page for cards known to work with aircrack-ng |
*Check the card manufacturers page. Sometimes they say what chipset they use. | *Check the card manufacturers page. Sometimes they say what chipset they use. |
*Have a look at **lspci -vv** output for descriptions, PCI id and kernel modules used. | *Have a look at **lspci -vv** output for descriptions, PCI id and kernel modules used. |
*Locate the [[http://pictures.aircrack-ng.org/fcc_id3.jpg|FCC ID]] of your device. Enter the information into [[http://transition.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid/|FCC Website]] and then browse the internal photos of the device. | *Locate the [[https://pictures.aircrack-ng.org/fcc_id3.jpg|FCC ID]] of your device. Enter the information into [[https://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid|FCC Website]] and then browse the internal photos of the device. |
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Here are some other resources to assist you in determine what chipset you have: | Here are some other resources to assist you in determine what chipset you have: |
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* Linux-wireless has 3 pages depending on the device type: [[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Devices/USB|USB]], [[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Devices/PCI|PCI/PCI Express/MiniPCI/MiniPCI Express/Express Card/Cardbus]] and the old [[http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Devices/PCMCIA|PCMCIA]] | * Linux-wireless has 3 pages depending on the device type: [[https://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Devices/USB|USB]], [[https://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Devices/PCI|PCI/PCI Express/MiniPCI/MiniPCI Express/Express Card/Cardbus]] and the old [[https://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Devices/PCMCIA|PCMCIA]] |
* [[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/Compatibility|Madwifi compatibility list]] | * [[http://madwifi-project.org/wiki/Compatibility|Madwifi compatibility list]] |
* [[http://linux-wless.passys.nl/|Wireless Adapter Chipset Directory]] nearly the best resource for this kind of information | * [[http://linux-wless.passys.nl/|Wireless Adapter Chipset Directory]] nearly the best resource for this kind of information |
|Hermes I|YES|Only with airodump not airodump-ng and only with a specific firmware|NO (firmware corrupts the MAC header)| | |Hermes I|YES|Only with airodump not airodump-ng and only with a specific firmware|NO (firmware corrupts the MAC header)| |
|NdisWrapper|N/A|Never|Never| | |NdisWrapper|N/A|Never|Never| |
|Prism2/3|NO|old kernels only <=2.6.20|YES (PCI and CardBus only: driver patching required) NOTE: Prism2/3 does not support shared key authentication and the fragmentation attack. There is a [[http://trac.aircrack-ng.org/ticket/288|critical bug]] and this chipset is not currently recommended. It may even affect other kernel versions. Also you must use old kernel <=2.6.20\\ USB: Only old kernel <=2.6.20 with linux-wlan-ng| | |Prism2/3|NO|old kernels only <=2.6.20|YES (PCI and CardBus only: driver patching required) NOTE: Prism2/3 does not support shared key authentication and the fragmentation attack. There is a [[https://github.com/aircrack-ng/aircrack-ng/issues/288|critical bug]] and this chipset is not currently recommended. It may even affect other kernel versions. Also you must use old kernel <=2.6.20\\ USB: Only old kernel <=2.6.20 with linux-wlan-ng| |
|PrismGT FullMAC|YES|YES|YES (driver patching recommended)| | |PrismGT FullMAC|YES|YES|YES (driver patching recommended)| |
|PrismGT SoftMAC|YES|YES (requires [[p54]] >=2.6.30)|YES (requires [[p54]] >=2.6.30)| | |PrismGT SoftMAC|YES|YES (requires [[p54]] >=2.6.30)|YES (requires [[p54]] >=2.6.30)| |