updated description of wlandump
hcxtools
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-Small set of tools to capture and convert packets from WLAN devices
+Small set of tools to capture (active and passive) and convert packets from WLAN devices
for the use with hashcat. The tools are 100% compatible with hashcat
-because new WPA functions were developed together.
+and recommended by hashcat.
Brief description
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Detailed description
| Tool | Description |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| wlandump | Small, fast and simple active WLAN scanner (no status output) |
+| wlandump | Small, fast and simple but powerfull active WLAN scanner (no status output) |
| wlanscan | Small, fast and simple passive WLAN scanner (status output) |
| pioff | Turns Raspberry Pi off via GPIO switch |
| wlancap2hcx | Converts cap to hccapx (recommended for use with wlandump - like cap2hccapx, but different options) |
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ make install
Use Makefile.pi to compile (wlandump) on Raspberry Pi
-Use Makefile.pi.gpio to compile (wlandump and pioff) on Raspberry Pi (needs hardware mods (gpiowait.odg))
+Use Makefile.pi.gpio to compile (wlandump and pioff) on Raspberry Pi (hardware mods required (gpiowait.odg))
Requirements
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-* Linux (recommended Arch, but other distros should work, too. Kernel > 4.4 because 4.4 has a driver regression)
+* Linux (recommended Arch, but other distros should work, too). Don't use Kernel 4.4 (rt2x00 driver regression)
* libpcap and pcap-dev installed
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ Requirements
* Raspberry Pi: additionally libwiringpi and wiringpi dev installed (Raspberry Pi GPIO support)
-* Chipset must be able to run in monitor mode. Recommended: RALINK chipset (good receiver sensitivity), rt2x00 driver (very fast)
+* Chipset must be able to run in monitor mode. Recommended: RALINK chipset (good receiver sensitivity), rt2x00 driver (stable and fast)
+
+* Raspberry Pi (Recommended: A, A+, B, B+ - A & A+ = very low power consumption)
Useful scripts
