Cracking WEP using Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG
Written by Tshepho Koboyatshwene on September 22, 2008 – 2:12 am -
There are so many tutorials online on how to crack WEP i.e. Wired Equivalent Privacy and I have tried quite a few of them before I finally settled for one that actually worked for me. I have re-written the tutorial from remote-exploit.org with some screen shots.
Just a couple of things to note before you delve into this tutorial
- This tutorial is for information and educational purposes only
- Use your own wireless network to perform the steps in this guide
- I hold no responsibility for how you use the information in this page
NB. The screenshots thumbnails are linked to larger more legible images.
First Steps - Downloading Backtrack and aircrack
- Download BackTrack live CD from the closest mirror at http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack_download.html
- Download aircrack from http://download.aircrack-ng.org/aircrack-ng-0.9.3.tar.gz and keep it handy e.g. save it in a USB stick.(you’ll need this later)
- Burn image to CD using Nero or any capable application.
- Reboot your system from the CD and wait as the system loads
NB. YOU’LL NEED TO DO A BIT OF TYPING TO EXECUTE PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE COMMAND, BUT YOU ONLY NEED TO TYPE THE TEXT I’VE TYPED IN SQUARE BRACKETS AND REMEMBER TO TYPE ENTER AT THE END OF EVERY COMMAND
Launching Backtrack and loading X-server
4. Once the system has loaded, Login as “root” using the password “toor” without quotes by typing the following
bt-login: [root] <Enter>
Password: [toor] <Enter>
Once logged in, you’llbe taken to a command prompt, you’ll need to launch a graphical user interface(GUI), you do this by issuing the following command
bt ~ #[startx] <Enter> (see p1.jpg)
p1.jpg
then wait for the GUI to load(see p2.jpg)
p2.jpg
Tags: bssid, mac address, router, wireless access point, wireless security
Posted in wireless security |
September 23rd, 2008 at 12:05 pm
it werkz
September 23rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Photoshopped. lol
September 23rd, 2008 at 9:08 pm
sadly my router only supports wep
nice guide someone posted it on SU but i already knew how to do this but non the less nice guide 
September 24th, 2008 at 6:39 am
Bob, lol@photoshoped; I had to, otherwise the screenshots will look clumsy [ but i did not photoshop the results though]
“sorry” to hear that Steven, I guess a new router should be in the cards then
Thanks for your comments guys, even “me”; glad that it works for you
October 1st, 2008 at 10:13 pm
I had luck with auditor which I believe is an earlier version of backtrack. I have not tried backtrack but can only image it has more improved features.
October 11th, 2008 at 5:24 am
Hey it is on Linux? or that software looks like that?
October 11th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Vic, yeah it’s Linux, I was using Backtrack which is Linux distribution with lots of security goodies. You can burn it onto a cd and boot straight from the live disc without having to install it onto the hard drive.
October 12th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
So wouldn’t work on Windows? Any windows version?
October 13th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
OK, so you hacked my WEP wirless G, now what? How do you get to my domain, workgroup or secured shares?
Or does the real desire here assume that most don’t secure their shares? Hell, if that is the case most home users don’t know how to share a folder, period!
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:53 am
U are a genius in the making. But hey, dont you thing you are empowering those who new nothing about this?
June 7th, 2009 at 5:08 am
Hello rsfeller and Joachim, the intention was not to hack into other people’s personnel networks. It was meant to show the flaws or security of WEP.