ALFA WIFI USB ISSUES IN VMWARE & Solution

**Headshot** · 01-03-2008, 11:13 PM

Hi

I got my ALFA Wireless USB stick today!!

+ a 2dBi antenna
But none of the attacks are working properly.

I'm running BT3 on VMware, i also tried live CD BT2 and BT3 but gave same results.

Seems to be recognized by BT3 on insert / boot:

Code:

usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
rtl8187: Enabling 14 channels.
rtl8187: MAC chip version: 04
rtl8187: Card type: AD
rtl8187: Reported EEPROM chip is a 93c46 (1Kbit) 
rtl8187: Card MAC address is 00:c0:ca:19:e1:11
rtl8187: RF Chip ID: 05
rtl8187: Card reports RF frontend Realtek 8225
rtl8187: WW:This driver has EXPERIMENTAL support for this chipset.
rtl8187: WW:use it with care and at your own risk and 
rtl8187: WW:**PLEASE** REPORT SUCCESS/INSUCCESS TO andreamrl@tiscali.it
rtl8187: This seems a new V2 radio
rtl8187: PAPE from CONFIG2: 0
rtl8187: Driver probe completed

Seems good, ok lets run some tests.

Code:

iwlist wlan0 bitrate
Current Bit Rate=11 Mb/s

So that's good, nextup iwconfig:

Code:

wlan0     Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:**:**:**:**:11 (you get the idea)
          inet addr:192.168.1.108  Bcast:192.168.1.255  Mask:255.255.255.0 
          UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:690 errors:0 dropped:7220 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:645 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:460993 (450.1 KiB)  TX bytes:235129 (229.6 KiB)

So i am able to connect to a secure WEP router.
So lets disconnect from that router and try to hack it.

So lets bring everything down:

Code:

ifconfig wlan0 down
airmon-ng stop wlan0 down

Interface          Chipset          Driver
wlan0              RTL8187         r8187 (monitor mode disabled)

Ok, next i'm booting everything up.

Code:

airmon-ng start wlan0 4 (my router channel)
//Outputs same as above only (monitor mode enabled)

ifconfig wlan0 up

Now everythings seems to work.
I use airodump-ng on channel 4, and the bssid from my router, and it shows up perfectly and all connected stations.

Now with all attacks most attacks start, and displaying normal.
But when its start sending packets, the data wont go up...

I tryed command, if you would like to view the outcome of a command please post wich attack

Because the topic has text limit.

If somebody could help me, i would really appreciate it.
I thought buying this card would solve the problems i had with ipw3945.
But it looks almost the same

Thanks again for anyone who can help me out!

**imported_spankdidly** · 01-03-2008, 11:19 PM

Any clients connected? Try the fragmentation attack. Good article over at aircrack-ng.org (I think that's where it's at).

**bwise** · 01-03-2008, 11:31 PM

didn't quite get what your problem is , can you give us more details please ?
i own an alfa usb dongle also and every attack i've tried seems to work perfectly fine on vmware 6 with bt3

edit: and the injection rate is good also

**merlin051** · 01-03-2008, 11:37 PM

Please post EXACTLY what commands you are trying to perform.

Your using the USB stick one right? not the Ciggarett packet sized 500mw version?

**Headshot** · 01-03-2008, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by spankdidly

Any clients connected? Try the fragmentation attack. Good article over at aircrack-ng.org (I think that's where it's at).

Followed:
http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=fragmentation

Result:
Ok, a other computer of mine is connected, and refreshing the page google about every 10 sec.

First i run:

Code:

aireplay-ng -0 1 -a 00:11:22:33:44:55 (target example) wlan0

right away it outputs:

(i know there's more stuff here ;), just keeping it short)
Assocation succesful :-)

Now after that i'm running :

Code:

aireplay-ng -5 -b 00:11:22:33:44:55 (target example) -h 00:33:44:55:66:77 (My MAC example) wlan0

Reading packets, pressing Y to accept:

Code:

Data packet found!
Sending fragment packet
No answer, repeating...
Trying a LLC NULL packet

And that keeps repeating itself

---------USB INFO-----------
Alfa Network
Model: UWUS036E

**merlin051** · 01-03-2008, 11:50 PM

I think its probably a typo but thats the de-auth command not the fakeauth.

And your not using the Alfa 500mw adapter but its little brother, i didnt even realise that was the same chipset.

Originally Posted by Headshot

Followed:
http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=fragmentation

Result:
Ok, a other computer of mine is connected, and refreshing the page google about every 10 sec.

First i run:

Code:

aireplay-ng -0 1 -a 00:11:22:33:44:55 (target example) wlan0

right away it outputs:

(i know there's more stuff here ;), just keeping it short)
Assocation succesful :-)

Now after that i'm running :

Code:

aireplay-ng -5 -b 00:11:22:33:44:55 (target example) -h 00:33:44:55:66:77 (My MAC example) wlan0

Reading packets, pressing Y to accept:

Code:

Data packet found!
Sending fragment packet
No answer, repeating...
Trying a LLC NULL packet

And that keeps repeating itself

---------USB INFO-----------
Alfa Network
Model: UWUS036E

**balding_parrot** · 01-03-2008, 11:33 PM

Originally Posted by Headshot

Hi

I got my ALFA Wireless USB stick today!!

+ a 2dBi antenna
But none of the attacks are working properly.

I'm running BT3 on VMware, i also tried live CD BT2 and BT3 but gave same results.

Seems to be recognized by BT3 on insert / boot:

Code:

usb 1-1: new high speed USB device using ehci_hcd and address 3
usb 1-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
rtl8187: Enabling 14 channels.
rtl8187: MAC chip version: 04
rtl8187: Card type: AD
rtl8187: Reported EEPROM chip is a 93c46 (1Kbit) 
rtl8187: Card MAC address is 00:c0:ca:19:e1:11
rtl8187: RF Chip ID: 05
rtl8187: Card reports RF frontend Realtek 8225
rtl8187: WW:This driver has EXPERIMENTAL support for this chipset.
rtl8187: WW:use it with care and at your own risk and 
rtl8187: WW:**PLEASE** REPORT SUCCESS/INSUCCESS TO andreamrl@tiscali.it
rtl8187: This seems a new V2 radio
rtl8187: PAPE from CONFIG2: 0
rtl8187: Driver probe completed

Sounds like this may be one of those cards that Xploitz was talking about a week or two ago with the different chipset.

Open it up and check the chipset, they open very easily without any damage.

**imported_spankdidly** · 01-03-2008, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by balding_parrot

Sounds like this may be one of those cards that Xploitz was talking about a week or two ago with the different chipset.

Open it up and check the chipset, they open very easily without any damage.

Boom Headshot!

**Headshot** · 01-03-2008, 11:50 PM

@merlin051
Sorry Typo mistake

I did enter -1 but i'm typing this over from my other screen thats running backtrack

Specifications from the website i bought it:
Standards IEEE 802.11g/b
Bus Type USB 2.0 Type A
Frequency Band 2.4000~2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band)
Modulation OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM (11g)
BPSK, QPSK, CCK (11b)
Data Rate 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback
Securities 64/128-bit WEP Data Encryption, WPA (TKIP with IEEE 802.1x), AES
Antenna External RPSMA Antenna
Drivers Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/2003 Server/Vista/Win CE/
MAC OS/Linux
LEDs Link/Activity
Transmit Power 19dBm
Receive Sensitivity -89.5dBm@1Mbps
Dimension 10(H) x 28(W) x 90(L) mm
Temperature 32~122°F (0 ~50°C)
Humidity 10-95% (NonCondensing)
Certification FCC , CE

**purehate** · 01-04-2008, 01:51 AM

I didn't see you post the result of a -9 injection test. Headshot.

Also try the -4 attack

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