Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 22:53:37 -0400 From: Outback Dingo <outbackdingo@gmail.com> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Alfa AWUS036H WiFi - driver not supporting AHDEMO mode for injection Message-ID: <CAKYr3zz54MdnSxh6NBtPxfPWqS8t9tttxe7wu5OFzDwiwAJu9g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-VmokzD=3EOikTO_30VcRXiGV-1biJ_mWCkNKQaJQyZK8f0A@mail.gmail.com> References: <DUB119-W51AA3A7A7FE090A8120B0491630@phx.gbl> <CAJ-VmokZ%2Bv7PXCQgrrJnc_xxJBvy08uqrMjqZiJs9dZt9Hwgcg@mail.gmail.com> <DUB119-W144048C2028319FE0F02B791630@phx.gbl> <CAJ-VmokzD=3EOikTO_30VcRXiGV-1biJ_mWCkNKQaJQyZK8f0A@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 6:20 PM, Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> wrote: > Right, but someone has to go and teach the driver the bits needed to > do raw frame injection. > > I don't unfortunately have the time to fix the driver(s) to support > this. I'll fix it for ath(4) and make it work for 11n, then fix > whatever odd crap comes up in the net80211 stack. But someone else has > to pick up the driver. :P > > > So wait, are you stating FreeBSD supports packet injection in monitor mode on ath5k/ath9k chips now?? > > -adrian > > On 19 July 2013 15:16, Mark Moes <mark_moes@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > > > I understand you want to fix it in 9.1. The reason that I was using 8.1 > is that I want to see how injection works there, to then somehow clone this > to a distribution based on 8.1 which does not support injection. But I can > install 9.1 alongside to test an updated driver in the future for sure. > > > > The hardware is capable of injection, listed at the aircrack-ng website > as a recommendation etc. > > http://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=compatibility_drivers > > http://softwaregeneration.org/alfa-network-awus036h-wifi/ > > > > Is it complicated to add ahdemo support? > > > > > > Mark > > > >> Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 14:41:25 -0700 > >> Subject: Re: Alfa AWUS036H WiFi - driver not supporting AHDEMO mode for > injection > >> From: adrian@freebsd.org > >> To: mark_moes@hotmail.com > >> CC: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> * Please update to -HEAD first; I'd like to fix packet injection mode > >> (which means making ahdemo mode) but I'd like to do this in -HEAD. > >> * I don't know if the hardware supports raw frame injection. Maybe it > >> does but the driver hasn't been updated yet. > >> > >> > >> > >> -adrian > >> > >> On 19 July 2013 13:48, Mark Moes <mark_moes@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> > Hi all! > >> > > >> > Having just posted opened a thread about this on the FreeBSD forum, > I'll more or less copy/paste that post in this mail. Thread: > http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?p=227470 > >> > - - - > >> > > >> > I have the "Alfa AWUS036h 802.11 b/g Long-Range USB Adapter" > connected to my laptop which is running a FreeBSD 8.1 installation. The > adapter is widely used for injecting wireless frames, which is my objective > as well. > >> > > >> > I have set it up to use the urtw(4) driver (manpage) by loading the > module at boot time. > >> > > >> > The output of `dmesg | grep urtw` is as follows: > >> > > >> > urtw0: <vendor 0x0bda product 0x8187, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr > 2> on usbus7 > >> > urtw0: unknown RTL8187L type: 0x8000000 > >> > urtw0: rtl8187l rf rtl8225u hwrev none > >> > > >> > > >> > That looks kinda strange, but the adapter works and I am able to > successfully create a wlan0 interface and connect to my WPA2 secured > network. > >> > However, if I want to create a wlan0 interface (after destroying the > previous one) that is usable for packet injection, this is what I get. > >> > > >> > `ifconfig wlan create wlandev urtw0 wlanmode ahdemo` > >> > > >> > urtw0: AHDEMO mode not supported # <-- this line is colored white as > opposed to normal gray > >> > ifconfig: SIOCIFCREATE2: Operation not supported > >> > > >> > > >> > Is this mode simply not (yet) supported? > >> > > >> > > >> > Cheers, > >> > > >> > Mark / asfdg > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > >> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > " >
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