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mac80211 [2010/01/03 12:15] – Added links to some old drivers amongst a few other things. hatake_kakashimac80211 [2017/01/09 21:44] (current) – Updated link to zd1211rw mister_x
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 +====== DEPRECATED ======
 +See [[install_drivers|Installing Drivers]] for updated information.
 +
 =====General===== =====General=====
  
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   * [[agnx]] (Airgo MIMO)   * [[agnx]] (Airgo MIMO)
   * [[ar5523]] (Atheros A/B/G/Super-G USB)   * [[ar5523]] (Atheros A/B/G/Super-G USB)
-  * [[ar9170]] (Atheros xspaN USB)+  * [[ar9170]] (replaced by carl9170) 
 +  * [[carl9170]] (Atheros xspaN USB - AR9001 and AR9002)
   * [[at76c50x_usb]] (Atmel)   * [[at76c50x_usb]] (Atmel)
   * [[ath5k]] (Atheros A/B/G/Super-G)   * [[ath5k]] (Atheros A/B/G/Super-G)
   * [[ath9k]] (Atheros xspaN)   * [[ath9k]] (Atheros xspaN)
-  * [[b43]] and b43legacy (Broadcom)+  * [[ath9k_htc]] (Atheros AR9001 and AR9002 family) 
 +  * [[b43]] and b43legacy (Broadcom legacy) 
 +  * [[brcm80211]] (Broadcom 802.11n - **does not currently allow capturing data packets!**)
   * [[iwl3945]] (not to be confused with [[ipw3945]]/[[ipw3945|ipwraw]])   * [[iwl3945]] (not to be confused with [[ipw3945]]/[[ipw3945|ipwraw]])
   * [[iwlagn]] (formerly [[iwl4965]])   * [[iwlagn]] (formerly [[iwl4965]])
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   * [[mac80211_hwsim]] (HW simulator for mac80211 testing)   * [[mac80211_hwsim]] (HW simulator for mac80211 testing)
   * [[mwl8k]] (Marvell TopDog)   * [[mwl8k]] (Marvell TopDog)
 +  * [[orinoco]] (Including USB PCI devices)
   * [[p54]] (PrismGT in SoftMAC mode, but also supports FullMAC cards as well as PrismGT dongles. Not to be confused with [[prism54]])   * [[p54]] (PrismGT in SoftMAC mode, but also supports FullMAC cards as well as PrismGT dongles. Not to be confused with [[prism54]])
   * [[rt2x00]] (includes rt2400pci, rt2500pci, rt2500usb, rt2800usb, rt61pci and rt73usb)   * [[rt2x00]] (includes rt2400pci, rt2500pci, rt2500usb, rt2800usb, rt61pci and rt73usb)
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   * [[w35und]] (Winbond USB)   * [[w35und]] (Winbond USB)
   * [[wl12xx]] (TI WL125x/WL127x)   * [[wl12xx]] (TI WL125x/WL127x)
-  * [[zd1211rw-mac80211|zd1211rw]] (starting with 2.6.25)+  * [[zd1211rw|zd1211rw]] (starting with 2.6.25)
  
 In general, these drivers will mostly work with aircrack-ng, but there may be exceptions.  Here is a list of drivers (with appropriate patches) that people have reported as working successfully with the aircrack-ng suite: In general, these drivers will mostly work with aircrack-ng, but there may be exceptions.  Here is a list of drivers (with appropriate patches) that people have reported as working successfully with the aircrack-ng suite:
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   * [[rtl8180]]   * [[rtl8180]]
   * [[rtl8187]]   * [[rtl8187]]
-  * [[zd1211rw-mac80211|zd1211rw]] (no fragmentation attack support)+  * [[zd1211rw|zd1211rw]] (no fragmentation attack support)
  
 =====Aircrack support===== =====Aircrack support=====
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   * For kernels 2.6.24 and 2.6.25, use [[http://www.latinsud.com/bcm/mac80211_2.6.24.4_frag.patch|LatinSuD's fragmentation patch]].   * For kernels 2.6.24 and 2.6.25, use [[http://www.latinsud.com/bcm/mac80211_2.6.24.4_frag.patch|LatinSuD's fragmentation patch]].
-  * For 2.6.26, use [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/mac80211_2.6.25-wl_frag.patch|this patch]].+  * For 2.6.26, use [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/mac80211_2.6.26-wl_frag.patch|this patch]].
   * For 2.6.28+ and the latest wireless-testing kernel (currently 2.6.30-rc6-wl), use [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/mac80211_2.6.28-rc4-wl_frag+ack_v3.patch|this updated patch]].   * For 2.6.28+ and the latest wireless-testing kernel (currently 2.6.30-rc6-wl), use [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/mac80211_2.6.28-rc4-wl_frag+ack_v3.patch|this updated patch]].
   * For 2.6.27, use this [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/mac80211_2.6.27_frag+ack_v2.patch|backport of the 2.6.28 patch]].   * For 2.6.27, use this [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/mac80211_2.6.27_frag+ack_v2.patch|backport of the 2.6.28 patch]].
   * For compat-wireless packages, apply the wireless-testing patch to the compat-wireless package itself. Compat-wireless-2.6 currently needs the 2.6.28 patch, while compat-wireless-old can be used with the 2.6.27 one.   * For compat-wireless packages, apply the wireless-testing patch to the compat-wireless package itself. Compat-wireless-2.6 currently needs the 2.6.28 patch, while compat-wireless-old can be used with the 2.6.27 one.
-  * For 2.6.29 & 2.6.30-rcX, some drivers need [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/mac80211-2.6.29-fix-tx-ctl-no-ack-retry-count.patch|an additional patch]] on top of the 2.6.28 patch. This is not needed in wireless-testing/compat-wireless, and will not be needed in 2.6.31.+  * For 2.6.29 & 2.6.30, some drivers need [[http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/mac80211-2.6.29-fix-tx-ctl-no-ack-retry-count.patch|an additional patch]] on top of the 2.6.28 patch. This fix is already included in 2.6.31 and newer kernels, so this patch should only be used up to 2.6.30.
  
 **IMPORTANT: The fix-tx-ctl-no-ack patch is NOT a replacement for the fragmentation patch, it is an additional patch that some drivers require in addition to the fragmentation patch.** **IMPORTANT: The fix-tx-ctl-no-ack patch is NOT a replacement for the fragmentation patch, it is an additional patch that some drivers require in addition to the fragmentation patch.**
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 Airmon-ng supports mac80211's interface management features (nl80211) using a tool called **iw** (not to be confused with iwconfig). iw is called automatically by the airmon-ng script, or you might also call it directly to set up monitor interfaces. Airmon-ng supports mac80211's interface management features (nl80211) using a tool called **iw** (not to be confused with iwconfig). iw is called automatically by the airmon-ng script, or you might also call it directly to set up monitor interfaces.
  
-Iw is not part of the aircrack-ng suite.  You can download it from [[http://wireless.kernel.org/download/iw/|here]]. Choose the latest version, or at least 0.9.5. Iw requires a recent version of libnl (1.0-pre8 minimum, 1.1 recommended).+Iw is not part of the aircrack-ng suite.  You can download it from [[http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/iw/|here]]. Choose the latest version, or at least 0.9.5. Iw requires a recent version of libnl (1.0-pre8 minimum, 1.1 recommended).
  
  
 ====Installing iw==== ====Installing iw====
-  - Download [[http://wireless.kernel.org/download/iw/|iw]] (look for the latest version).+  - Download [[http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/iw/|iw]] (look for the latest version).
   - Extract the iw tarball.   - Extract the iw tarball.
   - Run "make" in the iw directory. If you get lots of "undefined" errors or "netlink/genl/genl.h: No such file of directory", then you need to install libnl-devel, or update libnl. **This can be risky, you might also need to update networkmanager, wpa_supplicant, hostapd and wlassistant, as older versions of them only work with 1.0-pre6 and earlier!**   - Run "make" in the iw directory. If you get lots of "undefined" errors or "netlink/genl/genl.h: No such file of directory", then you need to install libnl-devel, or update libnl. **This can be risky, you might also need to update networkmanager, wpa_supplicant, hostapd and wlassistant, as older versions of them only work with 1.0-pre6 and earlier!**
mac80211.1262517318.txt.gz · Last modified: 2010/01/03 12:15 by hatake_kakashi