Questions tagged [wifi]
Security for 802.11 wireless networks.
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Using a WLAN router to create an access point
Would the local network administrator in my dorm be able to figure out that I'm using a WLAN router to access their wired internet connection? Assuming I'm not broadcasting the SSID.
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Can the school see my computer? [duplicate]
During all this covid-19 stuff my school is letting students sign out computers and take them home until the end of the school year. When you log in to the computers, you log in to your school gmail ...
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Turn RPi3 Wi-Fi adapter into monitor mode using airmon-ng
For some reason, I can't turn the built-in Wi-Fi adapter on the new Raspberry Pi 3 into monitor mode like I used to do on other platforms.
First I kill the processes that interfere with sudo airmon-...
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How to know if my router has been hacked?
I have a (maybe dumb) question for you. I was wondering if there is a way to know if my router has been hacked.
I secured it the best that I can and also made it so only the mac addresses of the ...
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How to find the location of the device connected to router
Someone is using my wifi other than my devices, so i checked the connected devices in the d-link and found the ip address of the user and saved it.
Now how do I find the location of the user?
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Securing a Personal Hotspot
I'm buying a brand new phone, added to it: a new line and SIM card, along with a brand new laptop, to use my phone's network as a hotspot. I will not be using these devices for anything but personal ...
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VPN as a firewall in a public network
My configuration is: allow only OpenVpn traffic and block any other (income/outcome) traffic with UFW on my ubuntu laptop.
unreal scenario: let’s say i have ubuntu with chrome version 50 [2016] on ...
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Problem while using Reaver WPS
I was trying to crack my WiFi Router. I have two laptops an older one(Lenevo 3000 G430) and a newer one(HP Elitebook 840 G3) with their internal adapter. The old one has BCM4312 802.11b/g
chipset and ...
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Can my employer see what websites I visit at home on my personal devices?
Recently I started working from home (like half of the world these days due to the Corona virus). Work has provided me with a laptop/screen etc. and a VPN to the company network. I only use this ...
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Is UPnP still insecure?
In today's world, on equipment that is properly updated to the latest software/firmware, is UPnP still insecure, or have its vulnerabilities been fixed?
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Torrented files under my IP address
Last year (2018) I was accused of torrenting Files whilst in my residence in Germany. I have never torrented any file ever. One thing that stands out is that during the same day CyberGhost (the VPN [...
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I'm not able to DeAuth a Client (Aireplay-ng)
I'm trying to perform a De-authentication attack on my own network and client. However, the client never disconnects and I cannot boot the client from the AP.
I'm running:
aireplay-ng -0 0 -a [BSSID]...
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Is it possible to mac-spoof Xfinity Wireless?
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Comcast/Xfinity operates various wireless hotspots across the US, accessed via the SSID xfinitywifi through the many wireless access points shown on https://hotspots.wifi.xfinity.com/
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Is it considered bad practice to use company name as part of an SSID?
From a security perspective, is it considered bad practice to use the company name as a part of an SSID?
Assuming that the company is located in a densely populated area with a lot of "competing" ...
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How can a VPN circumvent MAC address filtering?
My DSL-WiFI router provides MAC address filtering. This is used for access restrictions, e.g for parental controls to keep certain devices off-line during certain hours. A device on the restriction ...
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WiFi channel-based man-in-the-middle attack implementations
Is there a working open-source implementation of a WiFi channel-based man-in-the-middle attack out there?
I have been looking for it for a while and what I found so far was this python package which ...
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Wifi penetration testing: waiting for beacon frame
I was trying penetration testing on my wifi and every time when I use command
aireplay-ng -1 0 -a bssid wlan0mon and hit ENTER
the response is
Waiting for beacon frame bssid on channel 11.
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Network administrator in my flat - vulnerabilities? [duplicate]
I'm concerned about my network that I'm currently using. There is an network on my flat with several access points in the building and the network admin is providing access - afaik it's PEAP with 802....
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Why is browsing while logged onto a VPN from public wifi more secure than not?
I've been trying to wrap my brain around VPNs for a while now, but can't find a good source that answers the questions I have.
In particular, I can't understand why browsing from a public access ...
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Unknown Google Account Signed into Browser
An unknown Google account is signed into Firefox on my Arch Linux machine. The computer is in my apartment (where I live alone) and I lock the screen when I leave.
Some observations:
The unknown ...
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Wifi login redirect applications
This may sound a bit naive questions as i am a beginner. But I do my best to put it into words.
You may have experience when sometimes you want to use the internet in a cafe for example (with your ...
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802.11 data frames missing from Wireless frames capturing
By working on the Wireless QoS (WMM/802.11e), I captured with airmon-ng and airodump-ng on Kali Linux, the 802.11 raw wireless frames, on my BSSID and channel.
I generate some traffic from my ...
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Aireplay deauth having no effect, no handshake and Reaver stuck
So I'm trying to hack my own WiFi using aircrack or reaver but have had no success with either. With aircrack I cannot achieve a successful handshake as the deauth doesn't seem to have any effect on ...
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Looking to take a hotspot that is shared and create my own hotspot that can be firewalled
What is the best way to take a wireless hotspot that is owned by someone else, create my own hotspot or VLAN to be able to Firewall / Not allow my devices to view the other individuals' devices?
I ...
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If someone hacks my wi-fi password, what can they see and how?
If someone knows my wifi password (be it WEP or WPA) what can they see? Do they just see URLs I visit, or can they see everything in my browser, or even everything I do on my computer? Does using ...
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Security risk of connecting to two networks simultaneously
My employer issues a list of security recommendations when using a work laptop outside of the work network. The security recommendations are related to such risks as data theft, viruses, or other ...
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How does neighbor know when WiFi/Internet is used?
A neighbor, somehow, knows, when I connect to the Internet - and begins shooting something at my home (ice pellets). Is there a way to prevent people from seeing my SSID/internet connection? We are ...
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Pfsense security issues?
I have used pfsense before as the main gateway, load balancer, traffic shaping, proxy, firewall, virus/malware protection, enterprise wifi solution for an entire office of 50+ users. Yet I have ...
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Does turning off my modem before leaving home significantly improve security?
Like many, most of my time is spent away from home: at work, the gym, out socializing, etc. I'd estimate I use my internet a few hours a night.
I never turn my modem off unless I travel for longer ...
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Bruteforcing a Wi-FI password [closed]
Is it possible to brute-force a WiFi password, since technically there are no limits with login attempts?
If there is any, the MAC address of the attacker device can be changed.
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How to continue where I left off on reaver?
I was attempting to brute-force the WPS PIN on my home router to check the security of my network. Strangely, after three days it still had not finished, I believe this is because my computer was far ...
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When connecting to someones wifi without using it, can they see search history from the past?
We visited a friend who's working as a programmer. He told me to connect my phone to his wifi so he could send me a picture, however he didn't send it and I left my phone connected to his wifi for an ...
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Does connecting your phone to wifi make it trackable by cellular connection?
can connecting to wifi reveal my cellular identity ?
So what I mean is say hypothetically the powers that be wanted to tap your cellular phone and your home wifi (having the isp monitor all data).
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See the contents of https/ssl data weeks after leaving the wfi
I just recently broke up with my ex boyfriend, I am not computer smart but he is, scary computer smart and can basically do anything, with lots of schooling and whatever it is he does for work...
I ...
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Why do Android and iOS not let users view wifi passwords?
On Windows, admin users can view saved wifi passwords. I know that by rooting the device, it is possible to view them on Android and iOS, but usually, rooting is simply not an option. So, why don't ...
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Discover Hidden WiFi SSID
How to discover hidden SSIDs ? I know there are tool like WiGLE WiFi (Mobile) which can identify hidden SSID. How those tools are exactly working. How it is discovering hidden SSID WiFi beacons ?
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How long til a 4-way handshake is captured with Aireplay-ng
I've got a TP-Link TL-WN722N wifi adapter which I believe allows monitoring/injection to a network (was reassured by the comments of other users).
When I follow a guide by Vulnerableuser I can get to ...
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How to safely connect a possibly infected computer to my home's internet? [duplicate]
There is a laptop - not mine, someone else's. That someone else, as far as I know them, are a bit lousy in their security best practices (do they even have AV installed? not to mention OS patches or ...
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Are all these attacks possible with WiFi MitM or is it over-hyped nonsense?
My dad sent me this video asking if he should be worried about this?
The video shows:
a wifi AP broadcasting an airport's wifi name
security researcher seeing the sites the victim browses
security ...
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How to prevent my web searches showing up as ads on family members device with same wifi connection?
Today I was shopping for a New Years journal on my desktop and apparently other family members' devices started showing up ads for the same. I feel this could be because we are all on the same wifi. ...
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Why Am I Seeing Adverts When Using Mobile Data?
I was looking at an https page on my phone within the house via my home wifi network.
I turned off wifi and switched to mobile data and when I refreshed the page, suddenly there were adverts on the ...
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Household attack vectors and mitigations [closed]
Hopefully this question won't come across too closely to a which product is best as that is not my intention.
I am moving into a larger property and I would like to setup some home security now i'm ...
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What is the purpose of changing the default SSID?
Yesterday I got a cable modem, and on the back of the modem there is a small sticker with the name of the default SSID, which looks like Vendor-A11 and the default Pre-Shared Key, which is a long ...
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Unkown ip adress in my lan [duplicate]
While scanning my LAN with Angry IP Scanner, I found an ip @ that I didn't recognise 192.168.1.59:
IP Ping Hostname MAC Address MAC Vendor
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What level of vulnerability has this WPA2 system?
I designed a WiFi host whose password contains a truncated SHA256 hash of a password + the time it was set.
For example, “password2019-12-25-12:59” hashed to “acd2775f” which is
truncated to 8 ...
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Google Location Accuracy datafeed
Since Android 9, there is an option in your location preferences which is called
Location Accuracy.
I know how Google determines my location over wifi and now I wonder if Location Accuracy has also ...
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What identifiable variables can be collected via server/client connection logs( wireless AP's) to uniquely identify a device across networks?
For instance, the MAC address is one variable that stays the same across networks, along with Hostname, Operating System, and the combination of open ports/services. Ignoring browser specific ...
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How does Comcast know my WiFi password?
How does Comcast know my WiFi password? I generated it via KeePass and entered it into my Arris router/cable modem myself, and I bought the router used from a friend. When I went to the account web ...
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What is the significant difference between a Rogue Access Point & Client Mis-Association [closed]
As the title states, how can I differentiate both of them.
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Security measures for a WiFi access point?
I am planning to purchase a program that comes with an App that allows you to control the program via phone. The developer told me that the connection will be done via an extra WIFI box connecting to ...