I have an ALFA AWUS036H, no experience with the Wi-Fire (except to say that it's ugly as hell. totally stupid looking).

Anyway, I love the Alfa.

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It hurts me that I don't have a freakin laptop to put one in any more.

If GeekSquad is setting anything up near me I'm going to watch out for falling ladders and flying debris too.

Look at all these mods this guy made to his EEE PC!

Two USB hubs, GPS module, Bluetooth, SDHC card reader(put in a Adata SDHC 8 GB), Corsair VoyagerGT 4 GB USB drive, Power Switch for the new...

Does that little thing have enough broadcasting power to reach the AP you're trying to penetrate? That's probably not your problem this time, but I'm mentioning it because I had one of those for just...

I prefer to use VMWare because I have an external USB wifi adapter (ALFA AWUSB036H), so I can use all my normal stuff and built-in wireless card for other things while I'm working with Backtrack. But...

That's another great tip!

great tip. I figured out for myself that I need to reauthorize every once in a while (some APs even 30-60 seconds), and the keep alive technique, but I had no clue about the -o 1 switch. I'm trying...

Very nice! I think I'll give it a shot too. Thanks.

You should take some time to go through some of the online general linux tutorials that are available. It makes a world of difference when you have a grasp on where they keep the pencils in there.
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Are you setting up to write some new drivers? I can see my AWUS036H shivering with anticipation. ;)

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I just got an ALFA AWUS036H about a week ago and I'm having a blast with it. I use Backtrack 3 on VMWare. and it took me a few days to figure out two VERY IMPORTANT THINGS. I think that both of them...

Yes, TYVM for going to the effort to keep all that available and updated. You are a champion.

Talk about throwing the baby out with the bath water. You guys talk about California, but it's obvious you're just talking about Los Angeles, which IS a booty-hole of a place. It's hardly the whole...

I laud the Desktop version of this little guy, notwithstanding the brands and that it's sold at Wal-Mart. After all, it's not for me, so obviously this will put cheap computers in the hands of some...

Hell, with quantum computing on its way, I doubt the concept of discreet memory will even last another generation. 'Hey man, my watch is as smart as seven hundred MIT Post-Doctoral Astrophysicists, I...

Yeah, I am definitely the most interested in someone getting some basic penetration testing software to work on the iPhone/iPod touch hardware. It's promising on paper, but I haven't seen very good...

Also notice it is not a crime if you are not doing it knowingly and willfully, so your grandma's pretty safe from default settings.

Mac OS X is actual Unix running as a desktop OS, that Joe Q Public wants. Not Unix-Like or Linux, its Open Source Berkeley base is Certified to the Unix 3 standard.

So, yeah, we unix nerds got our...

I suppose that's how it in where you live, but the actual law is totally untested in WA state for certain, and in the US Federal Court as far as I've ever been able to find (can someone find me one...

I must say I am so so glad that piggybacking is not actually illegal here in Washington state US. Ars Technica said it best: If my neighhbor waters his lawn and gets some on mine, do I owe him money?...

Hello all, another obligatory shout out from a new member.

About me, no I'm not a leet teenager, the name is just an alias haha. I'm a long-time computer and networking nerd (for example I bought...

Eek, it's hard not to gloat. I have a Mac, and I can run any OS I want. I use VMWare and Bootcamp's drivers to run absolutely any OS I want to play with, and all the while OS X is as solid as a rock,...