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    Need a WiFi card for Linux and sniffing...

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by OREO Speedwagon, Feb 2, 2005.

  1. OREO Speedwagon

    OREO Speedwagon Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a HP zv5000 w/ the AMD Athlon in it. I love this notebook, but the one thing I can't stand is the Broadcom WiFi nic in it. It works great under XP pro, but I dual boot between XP pro and 64 bit SuSE. And SuSE is a no go w/ that nic. There's a commercial driver I can buy, but that's another story...

    So, I can't really use this nic in linux. That's problem number one.

    Secondly, this Broadcom isn't supported by most promiscous mode sniffers, which I need for work. (Airopeek, airsnort, etc...).

    So, what's a lower cost WIFI nic that'll run under linux and that will also support promiscous sniffing?

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    OREO Speedwagon, Feb 2, 2005
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  2. lapboy

    lapboy Notebook Deity

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    You would be beter off with a 'Intel' router.

    They are very 'promiscous' sniffers [ :D][ :D][ :D]



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    lapboy, Feb 9, 2005
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  3. Quikster

    Quikster Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    get an Orinoco/Agere/Lucent Gold depending on when it was made it will be xxx Gold they have very good range are suported in Linux and are great for sniffing.

    zx5000 :: 2.4M :: 512 DDR :: 40gb 4200 RPM HD :: 15.4" :: Radeon 9600 Mobilty M10 :: Aquamark3 22,856
     
    Quikster, Feb 9, 2005
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  4. heretic

    heretic Newbie

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    All the orinoco gold cards I've seen on ebay are 802.11b, I would think that having a g card would be better. Also, have any idea what the difference is between the silver and gold orinoco cards? The silvers are pretty cheap.
     
    heretic, Feb 24, 2005
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