Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Mastering Kali Linux Wireless Pentesting

You're reading from   Mastering Kali Linux Wireless Pentesting Test your wireless network's security and master advanced wireless penetration techniques using Kali Linux

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Feb 2016
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781785285561
Length 310 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Arrow right icon
Authors (2):
Arrow left icon
Jilumudi Raghu Ram Jilumudi Raghu Ram
Author Profile Icon Jilumudi Raghu Ram
Jilumudi Raghu Ram
Brian Sak Brian Sak
Author Profile Icon Brian Sak
Brian Sak
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Wireless Penetration Testing Fundamentals FREE CHAPTER 2. Wireless Network Scanning 3. Exploiting Wireless Devices 4. Wireless Cracking 5. Man-in-the-Middle Attacks 6. Man-in-the-Middle Attacks Using Evil Twin Access Points 7. Advanced Wireless Sniffing 8. Denial of Service Attacks 9. Wireless Pentesting from Non-Traditional Platforms Index

Wireless discovery using Android PCAP

Android PCAP makes use of an external USB wireless adapter to identify and capture wireless traffic from the Android OS. This eliminates any specific radio concerns or hardware compatibility with the wireless testing tools since you can use a chipset that supports these features.

Review the following requirements before attempting to proceed with this setup on your own Android device:

  • Android 4.0+ (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • A USB wireless adapter with an RTL 8187 chipset (such as ALFA AWUS036H)
  • A device that supports USB Host Mode
  • USB OTG (On the Go) adapter
  • External Power Adapter or HDD Y-Cable

Once done, follow these steps:

  1. Download Android PCAP from the Google Play Store or install it from the .APK file.
    Wireless discovery using Android PCAP
  2. Connect the USB OTG adapter, USB Wireless Adapter, HDD Y-Cable, and External Power Source in the following manner:
    Wireless discovery using Android PCAP
  3. The USB Wireless Adapter will now be detected and you will be able to capture and log wireless traffic that is seen in the area. The log files can...
lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at AU $24.99/month. Cancel anytime