Tag Archives: wifi

Apr 17
2008

Finding what channels your wireless card can use

Posted on April 17, 2008 by jason

The easiest way to see what channels your wireless card can use comes from the iwlist command. iwlist $DEV channel Where $DEV is your wireless device (wlan0 for me). If you’re card can only do 802.11b, you will most likely … Continue reading →

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Apr 16
2008

Putting a wireless interface into monitor mode and changing the cards channel

Posted on April 16, 2008 by jason

On a wired ethernet interface, placing the interface into promiscuos mode enables it to view all traffic that is being sent across it’s wire as opposed to only traffic directed to it. Promiscuous mode is an essential troubleshooting tool in … Continue reading →

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