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Cisco Wireless Compatibility Matrix (Nov. 2011)

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Cisco: 802 11 frames with Cisco VIP George Stefanick

Fluke Networks: Minimize Wi Fi Network Downtime

Aruba: Packets never lie: An in-depth overview of 802.11 frames

ATM15 Ten Talk “Wifi drivers and devices”

Houston Methodist Innovates with Wireless Technology

Bruce Frederick Antennas (1/2)

 

Bruce Frederick dB,dBi,dBd (2/2)

Cisco AP Group Nugget

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Revolution WiFi Capacity Planner

Anchor / Office Extends Ports

 

Peek Inside Cisco's Gear

See inside Cisco's latest wireless gear!

2.4 GHz Channel Overlap

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CWSP RELEASE DATE 2/08/2010
  • CWSP Certified Wireless Security Professional Official Study Guide: Exam PW0-204
    CWSP Certified Wireless Security Professional Official Study Guide: Exam PW0-204
    by David D. Coleman, David A. Westcott, Bryan E. Harkins, Shawn M. Jackman

    Shawn Jackman (Jack) CWNE#54 is a personal friend and has been a mentor to me for many years.  I've had the pleasure and opportunity to work with Jack for 4 years. Jack is a great teacher who takes complex 802.11 standards and breaks them down so almost anyone can understand the concept at hand. I'm excited for you brother. Great job and job well done! Put another notch in the belt!

IEEE 802.11a/g/n Reference Sheet

 

LWAPP QoS Packet Tagging

 

 

Interference Types

BLUETOOTH
 

Microwave Oven
 

Cordless Phone

JAMMER!
 

  

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Sunday
Jul172011

CWNP: Download your CWNP CDs

If you’re like me and have most of the CWNP material in PDF or Kindle format you don’t get the CDs.

 

CWNP offers the CDs for download. You can find them here:

http://www.cwnp.com/index/training/freeresources/sybex_download

 

Sunday
Apr252010

Aircrack-ng 1.1 Released (4/25/2010)

 

 

I'm a big fan of Aircrack-ng. Looking forward to test release 1.1.  

Are you new to wireless security and never heard of Aircrack-ng ??

WiKi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircrack-ng

Aircrack-ng is a network software suite consisting of a detector, packet snifferWEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK cracker and analysis tool for 802.11 wireless LANs. It works with any wireless card whose driver supports raw monitoring mode (for a list, visit the website of the project or [1]) and can sniff 802.11a802.11b and 802.11gtraffic. The program runs under Linux and Windows; the Linux version has been ported to the Zaurus and Maemo platforms, and a proof-of-concept port has been made to the iPhone.

 

Offical Aircrack-ng Blog: http://aircrack-ng.blogspot.com/2010/04/aircrack-ng-11.html 

A lot of bug fixes (including the buffer overflow in different tools) and improvements have been done. The most noticeable changes are the addition of airdrop-ng by TheX1le and the interaction in airodump-ng.
Here is the changelog:
- airdrop-ng: New tool by TheX1le.
- airodump-ng, aircrack-ng, airdecap-ng, airbase-ng: Fixed buffer overflow in airodump-ng due to forged eapol frame.
- aircrack-ng: Fixed multicast detection (WPA handshake detection).
- airodump-ng: Added interaction (see wiki for the commands).
- airodump-ng: Fixed client time in netxml file.
- airtun-ng: Add WDS and bridge support.
- airbase-ng: automatically set privacy bit to 1 if WPA or WPA2 is used (-Z or -z option).
- airmon-ng: Updated iw URL for v0.9.19.
- airdriver-ng: Fixed link for madwifi-ng.
- aireplay-ng: Chopchop enhancement to not stop but wait on deauth packets.
- tkiptun-ng: Fixed segfault.
- wesside-ng: Fixed compilation bug with recent version of gcc.
- cygwin: Compiling sqlite isn't necessary anymore, libsqlite3-devel package can be used.
- osdep: Strict aliasing and x86_64 fix.
- osdep: Add tap support for Darwin/OS X. Still require tuntaposx from sourceforge to work.
- All: Fixed compilation on cygwin 1.7.
- All: Fixed compilation on recent version of OSX.
- manpages: Fixed aireplay-ng manpage for attack 0: not disassociation packets, deauth packets.
- manpages: Added the keys for interaction in airodump-ng.
- patches: Added regulatory domains override patches for atheros drivers (ath5k, ath9k and ar9170).
- patches: Added 2.6.32 patch for r8187 driver (ieee80211).
- Makefiles: Fixed make uninstall.

Aircrack-ng 1.1Aircrack-ng 1.1 is released ;)
A lot of bug fixes (including the buffer overflow in different tools) and improvements have been done. The most noticeable changes are the addition of airdrop-ng by TheX1le and the interaction in airodump-ng.

Friday
Apr232010

802.1x or 802.1X – That is the question!

 

 

There is no other group in IT that focuses on details like ‘us’ wireless geekz. We read through books, PDFs, press releases and study every little detail! Last week the question came up. Is it, 802.1x (lower case) or 802.1X (upper case). BTW ~~ Headers aren't showing properly, but you get the idea. 

So what is the difference between a small x and a capital X ? Let’s first look how the IEEE assigns the numbers we reference everyday…. Let’s pick on 802.11 and 802.3, shall we.

802 = PROJECT

First , you have the 802 (PROJECT). This is the ROOT level of the tree. We reference 802 as part of 802.3 and 802.11 standards all day long. Think of 802 as the root / base of the tree.

802.11 or 802.3 = WORKGROUPS

Under the 802 project the IEEE assigns something called “workgroups”.  A workgroup is formed to solve certain issues. These are the folks that create the STANDARDS, key word here STANDARDS. Standards created by the workgroup always references capital letters, should there be a letter in the standard *cough* 802.1X 

Let’s look at two standards. 

802.3 = Ethernet Standard

802.11 = Wireless Standard

802.11n or 802.3af = TASK GROUP

Under the STANDARD you have something called TASK GROUPS. So the standard was defined and as needs arise and modifications are needed to the standard (also referenced as amendments), tasks groups are formed. Task groups start with a single lower case letter and sequentially progress a,b,c,d,etc.

For example, the 802.11 STANDARD was created and a TASK GROUP called ‘a’ was formed, also called the 802.11a amendment. 

(Note: once all the single letters are used, an additional letter will be applied. For example 802.3af)

So break it down ….. 802.11n = WHAT? 

(802 = PROJECT + 11 = WORKGROUP + n = TASK GROUP)

 

BACK to 802.1X

802 is the project, of course. We just covered that … 

1X is the WORKGROUP that created the 802.1X standard. The standard is ALWAYS referenced with a capital letter, in this case X. 802.1X IS THE STANDARD, as there isn't any amendments. So if you answered: Capital X, you are correct!