[nycbug-talk] Fwd: Firmware license

[Isaac Levy]

>> I'm under the impression this is a problem for most G cards?
>
> Looking at the kismac wiki, it appears that the AE card is Broadcom  
> and that other broadcom cards have the same issue.  Of course if you  
> have a powerbook with a pcmcia slot, you're all set as you can throw  
> just about any card in there.
>
> Any chipset that allows "passive" capture can do WEP cracking, but  
> currently the Broadcom cards don't allow this.  A rundown on "active  
> vs. passive" is here:
>
> http://binaervarianz.de/projekte/programmieren/kismac/wiki/wiki.php/ 
> KisMAC/FAQTechnicalPassiveVsActive
>
> Supported cards are here:
>
> http://binaervarianz.de/projekte/programmieren/kismac/hardwarelist.php
>
> Charles

SWEET.  Thanks for nailing the right links Charles!

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