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[tut] simple tut for anyone wanting to start pentesting/hacking wifi networks [tut]

1st get yourself a good wireless card:
1. best ive found
name:High Power USB-Yagi Plug and Play directional WiFi Antenna
price:$120/£72
range: 4km / 2.48miles
dBm:+35
power:2200mw
wireless technology: b/g/n
max speed: 300mbps
chipset:ralink rt2870/3070
link: http://www.amazon.com/USB-Yagi-direction...B003LLS5JI

2.often suggested cheaper card
name:Alfa AWUS036H
price:$34/£21
dBi:5
power:1000mw
wireless technology:b/g
max speed:54mbps
chipset:RTL8187L
link: http://www.amazon.com/Alfa-AWUS036H-802-...B002WCEWU8

2nd:
go online and download backtrack linux is is the operating system you will be using to pentest/hack wifi networks
download link:http://www.backtrack-linux.org/downloads/

live dvd: burn to cd at 4x
vm:http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

3rd:
go to ~Middle's thread where you will find very detailed tut's on wireless hacking
link:https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1082349

~Middle also provides a very nice wpa dictionary can be found at above link or this link
link:https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1046679
Thanks for trying but:

https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1221603
Thanks Bro. Appreciated ??
(Apr 30, 2011 02:25 AM)think_alien Wrote:  1st get yourself a good wireless card:
1. best ive found
name:High Power USB-Yagi Plug and Play directional WiFi Antenna
price:$120/£72
range: 4km / 2.48miles
dBm:+35
power:2200mw
wireless technology: b/g/n
max speed: 300mbps
chipset:ralink rt2870/3070
link: http://www.amazon.com/USB-Yagi-direction...B003LLS5JI

2.often suggested cheaper card
name:Alfa AWUS036H
price:$34/£21
dBi:5
power:1000mw
wireless technology:b/g
max speed:54mbps
chipset:RTL8187L
link: http://www.amazon.com/Alfa-AWUS036H-802-...B002WCEWU8

2nd:
go online and download backtrack linux is is the operating system you will be using to pentest/hack wifi networks
download link:http://www.backtrack-linux.org/downloads/

live dvd: burn to cd at 4x
vm:http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads

3rd:
go to ~Middle's thread where you will find very detailed tut's on wireless hacking
link:https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1082349

~Middle also provides a very nice wpa dictionary can be found at above link or this link
link:https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=1046679

ok nice but i love you use just suggested very outdated and old OS that is now evolved to kali and the ida of burning a CD up at this time is next to laffable (usb boot devices ) save a lot of hassle time $
That setup is WAY overpriced for the flexibility that it will give you...

First of all, the antena and wireless card you are suggesting are a single unit attached.
When it comes to hacking signals, you're going to need an adapter with an external RP-SMA connector which will allow you to swap and modify your hardware setup according to your needs and your target. One example of this is my thread:

https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5963265

I choose to have the option to switch between smaller rubber duck antennas or even up to yagi or parabolic grids. Also, theres way better versions than the AWUS036H (which only supports a/b/g), like for example... the AWUS036NHA, or the TL-WN722N and these are way cheaper and supports all the newer technologies.

Also, nowadays you could emulate kali linux (which is the top OS when it comes to pentesting) into any device pretty much. I made a kali pi box with a raspberry pi, which i can carry around discretely and access from SSH from my android phone.

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