Re: WEP Encryption Detection

"Capitano" <[email protected]> Wed, 17 Jul 2002 23:04:15 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.network.wireless.bsd.airtools
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To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 7:51 PM
Subject: [BAT] WEP Encryption Detection


> Hi all,
>  I've successfully set up a system.
> CPQ M300
> OpenBSD 3.1-current (thank you jsyn)
> Linksys WPC11 (v2.5)  - Prism 2.5 chipset
>
> 1. How can I detect if the network traffic is using WEP or is being sent
> clear-text?

dstumbler tell you if the net is 'wepped' (also wirt the speaker sound, it
is different between non wep and wep AP)

>
> 2. If it is detected is there any way of determining what level of
> encryption is being used (40bit vs 104bit) without actually breaking the
> encryption?
>
I am asking myself the same :)

> -benh
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ciao