I'm trying to compare specs of USB wireless adapters.
- Promiscious mode = Yes versus
- Promiscious mode = Yes (Backtrack)
If I'm on WinXP, can I still set either one into promiscious mode?
Also what does it mean when I see
- Antenna Connector: Only Edimax EW-7318 USg (R/SMA) versus Antenna Connector: Yes (R/SMA)
Can I put a normal antenna on either one?
Most of those specifications were contributed by users. Where it mentions a software package, such as Backtrack, it usually means that the contributor has tested it using that package. In this case Backtrack is:
a Linux distribution made for wireless hacking.
Probably not. Very very very few cards work in promiscuous mode under Windoze. You will need a customized driver to do the trick.
Some manufacturers have two versions of their PCMCIA and USB devices. One is with an external antenna connector (usually a reverse SMA connector) and one with an internal antenna.
What is a normal antenna? In general, if you have a proper 2.4GHz antenna, with the matching antenna connector, you can plug it in and it will work.
Thanks Jeff,
I much appreciate the sage advice on promiscious mode and the clarification of what backtrack was and on the antenna specs.
I did buy the Hawking HWUG1 because that's all I found at Fry's. And I picked up a 10db omni antenna. I'm going to try to set the Hawking HWUG1 wireless NIC into promiscuous mode but it's sheer hell to set up with WPA2-PSK AES mostly because even Windows XP Home Wireless Zero Configuration has problems with WPA2-PSK.
I'm online with Hawking 888-202-3344 techsupport right now and I'll explain the problem with Windows separately.
Sharon
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