Netgear WPN511 and airodump-ng

[lvcoded]

Hello there..
im new to linux and have been trying to crack my wep router for a while now.. started with ipw3945 - no luck, apparently did not support packet injection.. then tried belkin 7020 v5000 and then 9020 v3000uk - same problem..

now i have netgear wpn511 which is supported by backtrack2 but when im trying to start airodump-ng i get this error:

ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: invalid argument
Error setting monitor mode on wifi0

oh, forgot to mention when running airmon-ng it sets up a VPN wifi0 and ath0(parrent wifi0)

any ideas?

[rdump71]

Hi,

before doing airodump-ng ,you have to put your card in monitor mode

try this::

1) airmon-ng

2) airmon-ng start wifi0
if just wifi0 is on the list otherwise do this
2)airmon-ng stop athX(X is a number)
3) do the first number 2)
You should see a list like this
wifi0
ath0 (monitor mode)

and now you can do a airodump-ng ath0

[FedorEmelianenko]

You can force the card to monitor mode of your choice!

Try this Dude

airmon-ng start wifi0

wlanconfig ath0 destroy
ifconfig ath1 up

iwconfig ath1 mode monitor channel "6"
Without quotes of course this will force it to channel 6

So no matter what you choose in airodump, Eg, "airodump-ng --ivs --write sex --channel 1 ath1" the card will use 6 because u have specified the channel 6 command in iwconfig

Hope this helps

[halfluke]

Hi all,

sorry I can't open a new topic outside the newbie area yet.

I'm working with my Belkin AP and my Netgear WPN511 card.

I can put it in monitor mode and I followed the steps in Exploitz tutorial to crack a wep when there are no associated clients.

I encountered the following issue:
after a long time no arp requests/replies and no packet are sent in aireplay.
Airodump shows that my wireless card signal has a power of -1
can that be the issue?

I mean: maybe I can't use the wpn511 in monitor mode and as an associated client at the same time, and I'm making a very basic mistake here...

Please help

Regards