Aircrack again - questions
 

I am trying to install aircrack, or at least some similar prog so I can access WEP hotspots. On my N800 with 2007, I have installed Xterm and tried as root (sudo gainroot), but am missing files or apps. I show aircrack-ng and wirelesstools installed, but in Xterm I get "not founds" on airodump, iwconfig, ifconfig.
What should I show installed? I have read these forums till I'm blue and cannot seem to get this app to run. Appreciate any help...

Re: Aircrack again - questions
 

have you "become root"?

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Uhh, the wireless settings can access wep encrypted networks from the factory, no additional software needed.

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As I stated, I used Xterm and then thought I became root. This is where I am stuck. Am I not accessing root correctly? I know how to do this in Red Hat, etc (su)...is becoming root different on the N800 (sudo gainroot) [the prompt changes to $]? Obviously, I would not be trying to install aircrack if I had encryption codes available.

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You can check wether you are logged in as root by looking at the character at the prompt: '#' means you're logged im as root, '$' means you're not.

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Oh, so you want us to help you commit a felony? That doesn't sound like a good idea.

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I don't know of any jurisdictions in which that would be a felony. Misdemeanor maybe, but felony?

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I've played around with aircrack myself a bit, on a home network (i normally use WAP but for the sake of science I used WEP to test this).
Some of this may sound like dumb questions, but to double check...
--> Once you gain root, when you type "whoami" does it actually return 'root'?
--> If your having trouble gaining root, 1. Make sure you have gainroot installed. 2. If that doesnt work, you could always use the ssh root@localhome method.
--> Airodump. When you use it, you have to type airodump-ng not just 'airodump'.
example, airodump-ng -c <channel> -w <filename> wlan0
of course the channel and filename wont have <> around it.

Get back if any of that does anything for ya.

Re: Aircrack again - questions
 

Depends on which state he's in, and what he does. It's breaking the law in any state though.

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Just for argument's sake, are we sure he's from the USA? There are a lot of countries represented here at ITT, and international law is even more complicated than Linux (but only by a little margin :)). Some places may even permit such behaviour!