Wireless Hacking Devices
Wireless LAN Adapters and Chipsets
Wireless LAN chipsets must support the Monitor Mode to be able to sniff packets. You can check if your chipset supports Monitor Mode, you can issue:
iw list
Compatible Chipsets
Atheros - AR5XXX, AR9XXX
Ralink - RT2X00
Realtek - RTL8187
Realtek - RTL8812AU
How to check which chipset your adapter uses
airmon-ng
How to check your adapters capabilities
Supported Bands
iwconfig <wlan interface>
Chipset Capabilities Find physical device interface
iw dev
Show information about physical interface
iw <physical interface (e.g. phy0)>
Adapter Recommendations
Ubiquiti SRC-300 (802.11 a,b,g)
Ubiquiti SR71-C (802.11 a,b,g,n)
Alfa AWUS306H (802.11 b,g)
Alfa AWUS050NHA (802.11 a,b,g,n)
Alfa AWUS036ACH (802.11 a,c)
TP-Link TP-WN722N (802.11 b,g,n)
TP-Link TP-WN722NC (802.11 b,g,n)
Access Points
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| WiFi Pineapple NANO [Hak5] | https://www.wifipineapple.com/pages/nano |
| WiFi Pineapple TETRA [Hak5] | https://www.wifipineapple.com/pages/tetra |
Bluetooth Adapter
Adapter Recommendations
| Name | Link | |
|---|---|---|
| Ubertooth One | http://ubertooth.sourceforge.net/hardware/one/ \ | http://greatscottgadgets.com/ubertoothone/ |
GPS Adapter
GPS Adapters are mainly used during War Driving to create a map of Wireless Access Points / Wireless Networks with location information.
Adapter Recommendations
| Name | Link |
|---|---|
| Navilock NL-402U | http://www.navilock.de/produkte/G_60095/merkmale.html?setLanguage=en |