net-mgmt/aircrack-ng on FreeBSD 7+ / call for testing

arrowdodger 6yearold at gmail.com
Sun Oct 2 11:14:59 UTC 2011


On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Jakub Lach <jakub_lach at mailplus.pl> wrote:

> Hi ports,
>
> Since some (2 years?) time, injection
> is not supported in monitor mode, but
> should work in ahdemo.
>
> aircrack-ng did not reflect this
> change, and was basically not working
> as intended.
>
> I filled a pr, since working on this
> issue was delayed in upstream, and
> there appeared to be simple workaround
> floating around (by richardpl).
>
> (ports/160564)
>
> But results are somewhat inconsistent,
> e.g. I still get
>
> wi_write(): Permission denied
>
> with AR242x / AR542x, even after
> updating aircrack for patched
> version.
>
> Others reported success.
>
> So this is basically call for testing
> net-mgmt/aircrack-ng  and/or finding
> better workaround.
>
> best regards,
> - Jakub Lach
>
> PS. Simple guide goes a long way:
>
> 1. Install net-mgmt/aircrack-ng.
>
> (e.g. portmaster net-mgmt/aircrack-ng)
>
> 2. Set card in ahdemo mode.
>
> (e.g. ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev ath0 wlanmode ahdemo)
>
> 3. Perform injection test.
>
> (e.g. aireplay-ng -9 wlan0)
>
> 4. Any "wi_write(): Permission denied"?
>
> Still wi_write(): Input/output error ?
>
> Does airodump-ng work now?
>
> 5. Report back/comment.
>

My wifi adapter is AR5B95. I've ran all these steps and all air*_ng do not
print anything during run and always exit with error code 1.


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