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Re: External Wireless Card for Cantenna
From: Todd Haverkos <infosec () haverkos com>
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:20:46 -0500
"Kurt M. John" <kurt.md.john () gmail com> writes:
Hey Guys, I'm have some wireless vulnerability assessment to do and its the first time I'll be using a cantenna to get the job done. I am looking for PCMCIA or USB wireless cards with an external antenna jack so I can use it with cantenna. thanks, Kurt M. John, CISA, C|EH, CPT
Hi Kurt, I have been well served in the past with atheros based cards which enjoy great driver support in linux. One high-powered go-to in the A/B/G space is the Ubiquiti SSRC a/b/g. You'll want the appropriate pigtail to get to your n-female (I believe) cantenna connection. Ubiquiti a/b/g Cardbus adapter (which includes the 2.4/5.4Ghz omnidirectional antenna). Has dual MMCX antenna connectors ~$125 http://ubnt.com/products/src.php http://www.data-alliance.net/-strse-44/Ubiquiti-SRC-300mW-802.11G/Detail.bok among other places... L-Com MMCX to N-Male, Pigtail 19" 100-Series connector. $10.49 http://www.l-com.com/item.aspx?id=22586 While shopping L-Com you might also consider a directional 802.11 A antenna as well. A is in a different frequency band and physics demands a different antenna. Alfa has a very high powered USB based card that does b/g only that also remains popular for wireless assessments especialy for folks who leverage a virtual machine for whom cardbus would be a non-starter. And as a final idea, you might consider a rig where you have 3 idential (perhaps low cost) USB cards with rubber duck external antennas hanging off a USB hub. This makes drive-arounds quick and easy without the need for channel hopping on 802.11 b/g bands. Lock each of the 3 card to channels 1, 6 and 11, and I've had decent luck iirc picking up everything in one pass, even things on intermediate channels. Finally, don't forget some sort of GPS device/puck so you can have GPS data of discovered AP's. Very handy for making pretty maps... -- Todd Haverkos, LPT MsCompE http://haverkos.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Securing Apache Web Server with thawte Digital Certificate In this guide we examine the importance of Apache-SSL and who needs an SSL certificate. We look at how SSL works, how it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, purchase, install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for set-up are highlighted to help you ensure efficient ongoing management of your encryption keys and digital certificates. http://www.dinclinx.com/Redirect.aspx?36;4175;25;1371;0;5;946;e13b6be442f727d1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- External Wireless Card for Cantenna Kurt M. John (Aug 10)
- Re: External Wireless Card for Cantenna Vinicius Menezes (Aug 10)
- RE: External Wireless Card for Cantenna Boyd, Chad (Aug 10)
- RE: External Wireless Card for Cantenna Jamie McQuaid (Aug 11)
- RE: External Wireless Card for Cantenna Jamie McQuaid (Aug 11)
- Re: External Wireless Card for Cantenna Rob Thompson (Aug 11)
- RE: External Wireless Card for Cantenna Jamie McQuaid (Aug 11)
- Re: External Wireless Card for Cantenna Todd Haverkos (Aug 11)
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