How to crack wep password using commview

Below is an example of an outdoor wireless access point. The simple answer is for security, encryption or for locking. So wireless keys are used for encryption which enhances the wireless security of the network. For setting up a wireless key on any network first the administrator will have to select an encryption key WEP or WPA on the router.

Then, the administrator sets the same value on each wireless device connecting to the router. Wireless keys are hexadecimal numbers that vary in length but are typically between and bits long depending on the encryption method used.

It is a simple sequence of hexadecimal digits which includes the numbers and the letters A-F. WPA is called the secure encryption method the reason behind this is that WPA has a function of message integrity check which prevents an attacker from capturing, altering or resending data packets.

In this tutorial here I am going to show you how to crack WEP keys without using Backtrack and its tools in Windows platform. Now open your 'CommView' for Wifi and go to 'file option' and click on 'file capture' like shown in the figure below:. After scanning its shows the list of all channels and the wireless networks which are running on specified channels as shown in the figure below:.

In the above figure I selected a network which is running on channel 6. Install CommView for WiFi. It doesnt matter whether you install it in VoIP mode or Standard mode. I used VoIP. Now CommView will automatically Start Saving packets in the. Now that you have one file with all the packets you need to Convert it into.

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You would use a wordlist to attempt to crack a password using a dictionary attack. A little patience is vital. Run CommView for Wi-Fi. Click the play icon on the top left of the application window.

Start scanning for wireless networks. Step 4: Selecting the Target Network and Capturing Packets A few things to keep in mind before choosing the target wireless network: This tutorial is only for WEP encrypted networks, so make sure you select a network with WEP next to its name.

Choose a network with the highest signal. Each network will have its details in the right column. Make sure the WEP network you are choosing has the lowest dB decibel value.

Right click the desired network and click on copy MAC Address. Switch to the Rules tab on the top. On the left hand side choose MAC Addresses. Enable MAC Address rules. Now paste the mac address copied earlier in the box below. Now you have to save the packets so that they can be cracked later. To do this: Go to the logging tab on top and enable auto saving.

Set Maximum Directory Size to Set Average Log File Size to Go to the log tab and click on concatenate logs. Select all the logs that have been saved. Do not close CommView for Wi-Fi. Now navigate to the folder where the concatenated logs have been saved.