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faq [2018/10/06 01:33] – Can I take screenshots of Aircrack-ng and use them in my own publications? mister_x | faq [2019/09/25 00:56] – [FAQ] Why does using aircrack-ng with "-p 1" use 2 CPUs mister_x | ||
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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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Yes. As long as you take the screenshots yourself. If you are using someone else' | Yes. As long as you take the screenshots yourself. If you are using someone else' | ||
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+ | ===== How do I deal with rfkill hard blocks? ===== | ||
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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. | ||
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+ | 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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