Quoting Jim Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On Feb 28, 2008, at 5:49 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Quoting Kristian Erik Hermansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 3:46 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I have a friend who setup a wireless network using wpa2 and he asked
me how he could tell for sure he is using wpa2. After searching for
awhile and not finding what I was looking for I am asking here. I know
there are some really knowledgeable wireless people down there. I
won't mention any names but their initials are Jim Thompson. :)
There are many ways. Check out any wifi sniffing tools. kismet,
airsniff, airsnort, aircrack, netstumbler, etc...
--
Kristian Erik Hermansen
--
Thanks Kristian, I was hoping I wouldn't have to install anything
just to verify that simple question.
WPA2 is a product certification that is available through the Wi-Fi
Alliance. WPA2 certifies that wireless equipment is compatible with the
IEEE 802.11i standard. The WPA2 product certification formally replaces
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and the other security features of the
original IEEE 802.11 standard. The goal of WPA2 certification is to
support the additional mandatory security features of the IEEE 802.11i
standard that are not already included for products that support WPA.
The only way that the sniffing tools can tell that you're running
802.11i (WPA2) it by looking in the beacons (or probe responses) for
Information Elements (IEs) that advertise TKIP (WPA) or CCMP (WPA2).
So if the sniffing tools say you're running WPA2 (or 802.11i, or CCMP
(AES), then its likely that you are, but...
its not perfect.
Jim
Kristian and Jim,
Thank you for your replies and educating me on how to tell if I am
using WPA or WPA2. I have passed along the information to my friend
and he can do the rest to figure out if he has it working or not.
I appreciate the help,
Jon
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