HackFest Series: Airodumpng

[mike havens]

sorry.... sometimes I just don't think!

On 3/20/09, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com> wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> You just admitted on an international board, that you are attempting to
> steal the private property key of a neighbor.  Can't I tell you how clueless
> you appear? Your technical skills are starting to get fairly good, so we
> don't want you to be taken for a long timeout in jail?
>
> I, therefore will not help you to encroach your local neighbors WEP key.
> Have you tried walking over and asking the neighbor?  That is generally the
> best approach, other than going to a coffee shop or sitting outside a hotel
> in the car running your notebook?
>
> There is a person attempting to use their accesspoint who you might be
> affecting?  They work and pay for their equipment?  Are you intelligent or
> are you another zombie of inanity born of lies?
>
> I can suggest the verification steps for the process (from your notes) in a
> lab only format:
>
> 1) Verify that your wireless card IS on the list of those that can be placed
> into promiscious mode via airodump (although if you get a BSSID, using
> channel 3, it might appear you are happily promiscious)?
>
>>      airodump-ng -w capture -c 6 wifi0
>> using channel (-c)
>> -c 3 gets one BSSID variously flagging in contention with a second channel
>> 3 (contending for channel)
>> wait for it to appear again but a different MAC appears. <cntrl-c>
>> So  I go on to the next step: I open  a new shell and type
>>      aireplay-ng -0 10 -a <MAC> -c <I don't know my MAC>
>
> YOUR mac can be displayed via ifconfig
>
>> so I try without my MAC... to no avail! on to the next step
>>      aireplay-ng -3 -b <MAC> -h
>> I don't know what value  to put after the h.
>> ARGHHHH.
>
> I can point you to a source for further information (for intellectual
> purposes only):
> http://securitytube.net/AirodumpNG-Basics-(Part-I)-video.aspx
>
> Again, I want to remind you that using BackTrack3/airodumpng and encroaching
> via a BT3/4 wireless tool is illegal, unethical and can land you in jail
> whereupon your only "technical tool" will be a very short dull penci
>
> I am happy to assist you to learn the ins and outs of technology, practical
> lab testing, and personal as well as production internet security, but I
> will not assist you to steal, or hack unethically.
>
> http://www.speedguide.net/read_articles.php?id=2724
>
> Also, I would like to warn you clearly that there are people just hanging
> out waiting to hack you.  Airodumpng has a boundary condition error that
> will cause a buffer overflow.  In highly congested areas (Universities or
> security conventions) using Airodumpng will get YOU HACKED and PWN'd!
> http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23467
>
> If you are not hacking ethically to learn, you are simply a script kiddie, a
> less evolved criminal and worse.  I will not write to you; you will join the
> many people who are awarded free ads on the back page of 2600 magazine,
> writing from jail for pen pals.
>
>
> Obnosis | (503)754-4452
>
>
>
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>> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 06:26:40 +0000
>> Subject: Re: rausb0 up
>> From: bmike1 at gmail.com
>> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>>
>> youknow.... I am following the instructions given to the best of my
>> ability/ (durn tool).
>>      airodump-ng -w capture -c 6 wifi0
>> and the return line gives the BSSID  PWR... etc... but there is
>> nothing under them. So I think that maybe if the channel (-c) is
>> changed thaaat will help. That does not help until I get to -c 3 but
>> only one BSSID appearsafter 30 seconds.... and then disappears. So I
>> wait for it to appear again but a different MAC appears. <cntrl-c>
>> So  I go on to the next step: I open  a new shell and type
>>      aireplay-ng -0 10 -a <MAC> -c <I don't know my MAC>
>> so I try without my MAC... to no avail! on to the next step
>>      aireplay-ng -3 -b <MAC> -h
>> I don't know what value  to put after the h.
>> ARGHHHH.
>> I am trying to crack a neighbors password for my sister in law. I use
>> sprint broadband but she can't always use my computer. I'm telling you
>> this so I don't waste your time if you have a problem with that:D
>>
>> On 3/20/09, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Mike Backtrack is a strange beast.
>> >
>> > Use the wireless tools in the system menu to start and stop and setup
>> > the
>> > wireless.
>> >
>> > Obnosis | (503)754-4452
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> > Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:24:40 -0400
>> > Subject: Re: rausb0 up
>> > From: bmike1 at gmail.com
>> > To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>> >
>> > stranger still! This time I went 'ifconfig wifi0 down' and it went down
>> > but
>> > 'wifi0 up' wouldn't turn it back on.
>> >
>> > I never learnwd how to verify the checksum. How is it done? I always
>> > figured
>> > that if it would load everything was good.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 11:00 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Often with Backtrack3 the iso download gets schnerbed.  So the BT3 disk
>> > boots partially on one try and completely on the next.
>> >
>> > It's incredibly annoying, but with any ISO burn, if it doesn't work
>> > consistently, toss the disk, verify the checksum, and rebui;rn!
>> >
>> >
>> > These cards have been tested to work in BT3:
>> > http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php?title=HCL:Wireless
>> >
>> > Find your card and see the recommendations.
>> >
>> > # dmesg
>> > # ifconfig -a
>> >
>> > You should see your card loaded, and you should see a device.
>> >
>> > #lspci
>> >
>> > Generally with BT3, your best bet is going to be using the Wireless
>> > tools in
>> > the menus, until you determine what is what.
>> >
>> >
>> > Hey also, if you are on a shared wireless network check out the SMB4k -
>> > be
>> > careful not to get into trouble here.
>> >
>> > Ethical hackers learn they do not impact the systems they study, (unless
>> > paid) and they DO NOT GO TO JAIL!
>> >
>> >
>> > And USE THE SOURCE:
>> > http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php/Tools
>> >
>> >
>> > Obnosis | (503)754-4452
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:36:03 -0400
>> > Subject: rausb0 up
>> > From: bmike1 at gmail.com
>> > To: PLUG-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>> >
>> >
>> > it is strange. after I had downloaded backtrack3 and fired it up and the
>> > distro automaGICALY FOUND THE WIRELESS CARD AND i HAD WEB-ACCESS. the
>> > two
>> > subsequnt times I loaded it I didn't have web-access and that left me
>> > dum-founded. So I looked around and found that 'rausb0 up' is the comand
>> > I
>> > need to use but linux told me that that wasn't the device name. So
>> > please
>> > tell me, what is it that is assigned to an internal wireless card. How
>> > should I find out if you can't tell me.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > You know.... I just looked at what I thought the device is called and
>> > just
>> > realived (DUHHHHH) it isn'r a USB device
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