Tutorial: aircrack-ng kit-Based on Windows

Version: 1.01 September 25,200 9
By: darkaudax

Translation: Gao Jian

Introduction

First, due to a lot of restrictions, windows is not suitable for wireless activities. However, these restrictions are not imposed by the aircrack-ng suite, so please do not ask me to enhance its functionality in windows.

The following is a brief description of Windows limitations:

1. Few wireless network adapters are supported: few wireless network adapters can work with the aircrack-ng kit. Most intel-based laptops are not supported. Please refer to the link: compatible, driver. Which card should I buy and Tutorial: Is my wireless Nic compatible? To get more information. The most important thing to remember is that there is no precise description of which version of the third-party driver is more suitable for your Nic.

2. dependency on third parties: the Windows world is a patented world. Therefore, the driver source code is not open to the public. Therefore, the aircrack-ng team cannot modify the source code of these third-party drivers. If there is any problem, it's your own business.

3. Minimal OS support: Windows aircrack-ng runs best under WINXP. It does not support Win98. Some people say it can run in Win2000, but most of them cannot. And cannot run in Vista. Some people have used aircrack-ng in Vista, but most of them say no. Therefore, for security reasons, WINXP is the most likely to succeed.

4. Passive packet capture: many people want to test the WEP Security of their access points. To achieve this, you must capture 250,000 to 2,000,000 WEP packets. This is a large number of data packets. In Windows, you can only passively capture data packets. That is to say, you can only wait for data packets to be transmitted. Just like its Linux version, there is no other way. Finally, it may take one day, one week, one month, or forever to capture enough data packets to crack the WEP password.

5. Limited graphical interfaces: Most aircrack-ng KIT tools are naturally stitched together with the command line tool. There are only a few features to help you through the graphic interface. Therefore, you need to be more technical in order to successfully use these tools. Therefore, if you are happy with the aircrack-ng Windows Installer and clicking the mouse, you will be very unhappy and cannot really use aircrack-ng.

6. Technical Positioning: Dealing with wireless network problems requires a large amount of operating systems, basic wireless and network knowledge. If you do not have or do not want to check the information, you will feel confused by the aircrack-ng tools and technologies. Do not expect people to answer your basic questions on IRC or forum. Before you start on the road, you have to master it on your own.

If you really want to explore the world of wireless networks, you need to make up your mind to learn and use Linux, plus the Linux version of The aircrack-ng suite. A simple start method is to use the Linux backtrack release. This release has been installed with the aircrack-ng suite and its driver patch. In this way, you will be less difficult to learn. The backtrack information can be found here.

Installation and usage

Okay, you have gone so far. Do you want to continue? Remember, there is a premise that you already have the knowledge you mentioned earlier. Once again, do not post any questions that have been discussed in this tutorial or wiki on IRC or forum.

The following are the basic steps for installing and using the Windows aircrack-ng suite:

1. Get a compatible wireless network card: Please refer to the link: compatible, driver. Which card to buy and Tutorial: Is my wireless network card compatible? To get more information.

2. Install the driver: Follow the tutorial to install the driver.

3. Install the aircrack-ng kit: Install this tutorial.

4. Use the aircrack-ng kit: see Part 1-use Windows xp pro SP2 to crack WEP. Similarly, Wiki has a document for each command. These commands must be run through the windows command line or the aircrack-ng GUI. You need to have a dictionary containing these commands on your PC.

Errors and Suggestions

There are some difficult information under the airodump-ng command.