Wireless network hacking
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These techniques describe how to test wireless networks for security holes. It is very important to check if your network is vulnerable.
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Check if the network has some form of security
If you can connect to the access point without any trouble, the network is not secured. Check the instructions at #Security your network.
First, you need to install some tools. Execute the following command in the terminal application:
sudo yum install wireshark kismet aircrack-ng nessus bind-utils traceroute
yum install wireshark_gnome
Collect Network data
See these for more info:
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wireless_Driver_README http://wiki.laptop.org/go/88W8388 http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Wireless#Capturing_wireless_traffic_on_the_xo http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/4805 http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/libertas-dev/2007-July/000607.html http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/libertas-dev/2007-December/001003.html http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Linux.Wireless.drivers.802.11ag.html
Cracking a WEP key
Follow the instructions at this page: http://docs.lucidinteractive.ca/index.php/Cracking_WEP_and_WPA_Wireless_Networks
TODO: We should write a short distillation of that wiki here.
Cracking a WPA key
Execute the following command in the terminal application while there is a client succesfully connected to the wireless access point:
aireplay -0 5 -a <AP MAC> -c <Client MAC> ath0
Cracking mesh networks
TODO
Securing your network
TODO
