Wireless MADWIFI drivers for use with Aeroplay

xxsubz78x · 09-15-2005

I just bought a Netgear WAG511 as was mentioned in the readme file as being the best card to buy for wep cracking /injecting packets.

I just read in a readme file on the Atheros wireless lan adapter that the driver is only supported on V1. (v2 and v3 are not supported). I just happened to run accross that readme which was inside the WIFI Collection for Windows.zip

Question 1: Is that still the case or is that only for the Windows driver?

Also, in the Aircrack readme, it said patching is required for use with Airoplay....
Question 2: Do I really need to install the MADWIFI driver or will the card work with the OEM driver?

Dutch · 09-16-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxsubz78x

I just bought a Netgear WAG511 as was mentioned in the readme file as being the best card to buy for wep cracking /injecting packets.

I just read in a readme file on the Atheros wireless lan adapter that the driver is only supported on V1. (v2 and v3 are not supported). I just happened to run accross that readme which was inside the WIFI Collection for Windows.zip

Question 1: Is that still the case or is that only for the Windows driver?

Also, in the Aircrack readme, it said patching is required for use with Airoplay....
Question 2: Do I really need to install the MADWIFI driver or will the card work with the OEM driver?

1) Check with WildPackets. It's their driver.
2) If your card is based on the Atheros chipset, you need to use the MadWiFi driver under Linux. That is clearly stated in the documentation.

Dutch

xxsubz78x · 09-19-2005

I don't think Wildpackets makes the madwifi driver. I went to sourcefourge and there's a madwifi project there. I just need to know if the madwifi driver is compatible with all versions of the Netgear card.

wrzwaldo · 09-19-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxsubz78x

I don't think Wildpackets makes the madwifi driver. I went to sourcefourge and there's a madwifi project there. I just need to know if the madwifi driver is compatible with all versions of the Netgear card.

If all versions of that card use the same chipset then yes. If they changed chipsets then most likely no.

xxsubz78x · 09-21-2005

I have the netgear card now and it is V2. I called Netgear and they said that all the versions use the same chipset, so it should work.

I downloaded the madwifi driver, unzipped it but when I ran ./INSTALL, it says "permission denied" even though I'm logged in as root.

Also, am I supposed to install the driver first, then plug the card in or does it matter?

Airstreamer · 09-21-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxsubz78x

I have the netgear card now and it is V2. I called Netgear and they said that all the versions use the same chipset, so it should work.

I downloaded the madwifi driver, unzipped it but when I ran ./INSTALL, it says "permission denied" even though I'm logged in as root.

Also, am I supposed to install the driver first, then plug the card in or does it matter?

Bullshit. They lied.

I specifically bought a NON version 2 card to use with Linkferret. Didn't work, so I did some digging. Go search for that card and "Taiwan" vs "China" as to manufacturing location.

Steve

xxsubz78x · 09-22-2005

I also found rpm modules from the madwifi website
http://atrpms.net/dist/el3/madwifi/

I've downloaded the i686 RPM as well as the i386 rpm, as stated on the madwifi web site.

I tried to run RPM -IV madwifi*.i386.rpm and I got an error message:
error: failed dependencies madwifi-kmdl-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at is needed by madwifi-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at

I tried to run RPM -IV madwifi madwifi-kmdl-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at.i686.rpm and I got this error message:
error: failed dependencies /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL is needed by madwifi-kmdl-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at

Questions:

1. Am I missing something for the RPM installation?

2. If I was to use the madwifi driver provided in the .TGZ file as per Aircrack documentation, how do I install the drivers?

I'm new to Linux so if somebody would post a step by step, that would be great.

ronie · 09-23-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxsubz78x

Questions:

1. Am I missing something for the RPM installation?

2. If I was to use the madwifi driver provided in the .TGZ file as per Aircrack documentation, how do I install the drivers?

I'm new to Linux so if somebody would post a step by step, that would be great.

1. Yep, you're probably trying to install a kernel module that doesn't match your running kernel. Either find a package that was build for you kernel or upgrade your kernel to 2.4.21-32.0.1.

2. You can find installation instructions in the 'INSTALL' file you've mentioned above....it's a text file, not an executable ;-) read it!

As for the step-by-step guide:
1) How about the one that IS included in the aircrack documentation ?
2) Google
3) Read
4) Google some more
5) Read some more
6) etc...

xxsubz78x · 09-23-2005

Thanks for the info. What I was refering to for the step-by-step guide... is the driver installation. I read the documentation but it just says "Install the madwifi driver"

Not being familiar with Linux, I didn't know how to do that.

I did open the INSTALL text file and it seemed kind of confusing.

Requirements
============

o sharutils (especially uudecode tool)
o kernel sources of running kernel
o Wireless Extensions support (14 or later, 17 preferred)
o Sysctl support
o Crypto API support (AES support is used if present, otherwise the
AES-CCMP cipher module falls back to a private implementation)
o gcc in same version as the compiled kernel, or you get problems
during module load (Invalid module format)

1. How can I check to make sure I have all the requirements met? (I am running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel 2.4.21-27)

The driver is built using the Linux kernel build mechanism. This means you must have some part of the kernel source distribution installed on the machine where you want to build the driver. In particular, the kernel include files and configuration must be available as well as the build scripts. If you built your kernel
from source then this will be present. Otherwise you may need to install some materials from your distribution.

Most people can just type:

trouble% make

at the top level to build all the modules for the system where you are building.

2. I've tried to run that but it says "command not found".

ronie · 09-24-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by xxsubz78x

Thanks for the info. What I was refering to for the step-by-step guide... is the driver installation.

I know, read on down from here:
http://www.cr0.net:8040/code/network...ndex.html#q180
and you'll find your step-by step guide ;-)

Quote:

I read the documentation but it just says "Install the madwifi driver"

Not being familiar with Linux, I didn't know how to do that.

I did open the INSTALL text file and it seemed kind of confusing.

a) Linux isn't something you can learn overnight. It involves a LOT of reading !!!
So again, use Google.

and b) as far as i know this isn't a Linux tutorial forum. ;-)

Quote:

1. How can I check to make sure I have all the requirements met? (I am running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel 2.4.21-27)

o sharutils (especially uudecode tool)
shar --version

o kernel sources of running kernel
look in /usr/src

o Wireless Extensions support (14 or later, 17 preferred)
iwconfig --version

o Sysctl support
sysctl --version

o Crypto API support (AES support is used if present, otherwise the
AES-CCMP cipher module falls back to a private implementation)
look in /lib/modules/<your kernel version>/kernel/crypto for a aes module

o gcc in same version as the compiled kernel, or you get problems
during module load (Invalid module format)
gcc --version
cat /proc/version

If you're missing any of these packages, i'm sure you can install them from your
RedHat installation cd's.

btw, doesn't it come with a kernel-madwifi rpm ???

Quote:

Most people can just type:

trouble% make

at the top level to build all the modules for the system where you are building.

2. I've tried to run that but it says "command not found".

'trouble%' is just the command prompt ;-)
'make' is the command you need to enter.

xxsubz78x · 09-25-2005

thank you very much for all the help.

I tried to type "make" but I got this error: /lib/modules/2.4.21-27.EL/build/.config does not exist...Stop.

I even tried to type make KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-27.EL and I get the same error. I tried to type KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-2.4, same thing.

I looked in /usr/src/linux2.4.21-27.EL and there's a configs directory. If I look in there I see a lot of config files named "kernel-2.4.21-i686.config, etc"

I read about changing the the KERNELRELEASE variable but not exactly sure how to use it. I edited the makefile.inc in the directory where I unzipped the .TGZ file and I see the variable there but I don't know what I'm supposed to put in there. I did a google search on Kernelrelease and I did find some articles on it. However, it seems that there's extra stuff in the Kernelrelease line referencing madwifi: i.e.
KERNELRELEASE ?=$(shell echo -e 'madwifi_$$_'date +%s':\n\t@echo \044(KERNELRELEASE)\ninclude Makefile' | make -C $(KERNELPATH) -s -f-)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I did download the RPMs from ATrpms but I'm getting some dependency errors, that's why I thought it may be easier to do it the other way....

I tried to run RPM -IV madwifi*.i386.rpm and I got an error message:
error: failed dependencies madwifi-kmdl-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at is needed by madwifi-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at

I tried to run RPM -IV madwifi madwifi-kmdl-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at.i686.rpm and I got this error message:
error: failed dependencies /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL is needed by madwifi-kmdl-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at

Dutch · 09-25-2005

This is the NetStumbler forum, not the MadWifi forum.

Read all the posts in the Welcome Desk Section, especially this post.
Then go to the MadWifi site and use the options for getting support, that they provide.

Thread closed.

Dutch

09-15-2005	#1 (permalink)
xxsubz78x Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	Wireless MADWIFI drivers for use with Aeroplay I just bought a Netgear WAG511 as was mentioned in the readme file as being the best card to buy for wep cracking /injecting packets. I just read in a readme file on the Atheros wireless lan adapter that the driver is only supported on V1. (v2 and v3 are not supported). I just happened to run accross that readme which was inside the WIFI Collection for Windows.zip Question 1: Is that still the case or is that only for the Windows driver? Also, in the Aircrack readme, it said patching is required for use with Airoplay.... Question 2: Do I really need to install the MADWIFI driver or will the card work with the OEM driver?

09-19-2005	#3 (permalink)
xxsubz78x Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	madwifi driver / wildpackets I don't think Wildpackets makes the madwifi driver. I went to sourcefourge and there's a madwifi project there. I just need to know if the madwifi driver is compatible with all versions of the Netgear card.

09-21-2005	#5 (permalink)
xxsubz78x Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	Help on installing wireless card driver on Linux I have the netgear card now and it is V2. I called Netgear and they said that all the versions use the same chipset, so it should work. I downloaded the madwifi driver, unzipped it but when I ran ./INSTALL, it says "permission denied" even though I'm logged in as root. Also, am I supposed to install the driver first, then plug the card in or does it matter?

09-22-2005	#7 (permalink)
xxsubz78x Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	Installing the madwifi driver I also found rpm modules from the madwifi website http://atrpms.net/dist/el3/madwifi/ I've downloaded the i686 RPM as well as the i386 rpm, as stated on the madwifi web site. I tried to run RPM -IV madwifi.i386.rpm and I got an error message: error: failed dependencies madwifi-kmdl-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at is needed by madwifi-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at I tried to run RPM -IV madwifi madwifi-kmdl-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at.i686.rpm and I got this error message: error: failed dependencies /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL is needed by madwifi-kmdl-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at Questions: 1. Am I missing something for the RPM installation? 2. If I was to use the madwifi driver provided in the .TGZ file as per Aircrack documentation, how do I install the drivers? I'm new to Linux so if somebody would post a step by step, that would be great. Last edited by xxsubz78x : 09-22-2005 at 10:43 PM.*

09-23-2005	#9 (permalink)
xxsubz78x Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	Thanks for the info. What I was refering to for the step-by-step guide... is the driver installation. I read the documentation but it just says "Install the madwifi driver" Not being familiar with Linux, I didn't know how to do that. I did open the INSTALL text file and it seemed kind of confusing. Requirements ============ o sharutils (especially uudecode tool) o kernel sources of running kernel o Wireless Extensions support (14 or later, 17 preferred) o Sysctl support o Crypto API support (AES support is used if present, otherwise the AES-CCMP cipher module falls back to a private implementation) o gcc in same version as the compiled kernel, or you get problems during module load (Invalid module format) 1. How can I check to make sure I have all the requirements met? (I am running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 kernel 2.4.21-27) The driver is built using the Linux kernel build mechanism. This means you must have some part of the kernel source distribution installed on the machine where you want to build the driver. In particular, the kernel include files and configuration must be available as well as the build scripts. If you built your kernel from source then this will be present. Otherwise you may need to install some materials from your distribution. Most people can just type: trouble% make at the top level to build all the modules for the system where you are building. 2. I've tried to run that but it says "command not found". Last edited by xxsubz78x : 09-23-2005 at 07:56 PM.

09-25-2005	#11 (permalink)
xxsubz78x Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	thank you very much for all the help. I tried to type "make" but I got this error: /lib/modules/2.4.21-27.EL/build/.config does not exist...Stop. I even tried to type make KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-2.4.21-27.EL and I get the same error. I tried to type KERNELPATH=/usr/src/linux-2.4, same thing. I looked in /usr/src/linux2.4.21-27.EL and there's a configs directory. If I look in there I see a lot of config files named "kernel-2.4.21-i686.config, etc" I read about changing the the KERNELRELEASE variable but not exactly sure how to use it. I edited the makefile.inc in the directory where I unzipped the .TGZ file and I see the variable there but I don't know what I'm supposed to put in there. I did a google search on Kernelrelease and I did find some articles on it. However, it seems that there's extra stuff in the Kernelrelease line referencing madwifi: i.e. KERNELRELEASE ?=$(shell echo -e 'madwifi_$$_'date +%s':\n\t@echo \044(KERNELRELEASE)\ninclude Makefile' \| make -C $(KERNELPATH) -s -f-) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I did download the RPMs from ATrpms but I'm getting some dependency errors, that's why I thought it may be easier to do it the other way.... I tried to run RPM -IV madwifi.i386.rpm and I got an error message: error: failed dependencies madwifi-kmdl-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at is needed by madwifi-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at* I tried to run RPM -IV madwifi madwifi-kmdl-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at.i686.rpm and I got this error message: error: failed dependencies /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL is needed by madwifi-kmdl-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL-0.9.4.12-16.el3.at Last edited by xxsubz78x : 09-25-2005 at 09:07 AM.

09-25-2005	#12 (permalink)
Dutch Humourless EuroMod. Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: City of Mermaids, Denmark Posts: 6,813	This is the NetStumbler forum, not the MadWifi forum. Read all the posts in the Welcome Desk Section, especially this post. Then go to the MadWifi site and use the options for getting support, that they provide. Thread closed. Dutch __________________ All your answers are belong to Google. SEARCH DAMMIT! Warning. Warning. Low C8H10N4O2 level detected. Operator halted....

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