The award winning wireless networking tool and the best source for your daily Wi Fi, Wi. MAX, 3. G and Vo. TI packetsniffer TI. Modbus Device Directory. The Modbus Organization maintains a database of Modbus devices as a service to users looking for such devices for their applications. Untitled.jpg' alt='Zigbee Packet Sniffer Software' title='Zigbee Packet Sniffer Software' />IP news. Deciding where to place a Wi Fi router at home to minimise signal blackspots is a fine art. But a physicist has attempted to tackle the problem by mathematically working out the optimum position for a router. He studied how walls and reflections affected signal strength and concluded that, as common sense might suggest, theres just no beating the centre of a house for router location. Via The Daily MailWireless local area networks which are also referred to as WLANs or Wi Fi are prevalent these days. They are so popular that they can be found installed in offices, colleges, hotels, cafes, and even homes. There are many Wi Fi product vendors and service providers, providing different products with different services and features. The main reason behind Continue Reading. Although sited in a number of articles about Marius Milner being the alleged Google engineer who was behind the Wi. Fi mapping.   http www. FCC report on Google Street View Wi Fi data collection We at Netstumbler. Continue Reading. The Android platform is currently the top selling mobile platform in the U. S., and in quarter four of 2. PC platforms worldwide. Android was even recently picked up as the choice platform for the U. S. Department of Defense. With the ubiquitousness of Android growing, naturally it and other smartphone platforms will Continue Reading. This is my first guest blogging opportunity on Netstumbler. I wanted to discuss what I believe is missing in most of the studentconsultants I encounter. I would recommend these things for anyone preparing to be a consultant in IT security. So, the first and most important thing to learn in my opinion is TCPIP. Continue Reading. Christmas is around the corner. Some of the top gifts are going to be shiny new mobile devices smartphones, tablets, hacked Kindle Fires, Playbooks, and others. Is Exchange Active. Sync turned on in your environment What is your plan for handling mobility in the Enterprise But the biggest question of all is What does Continue Reading. Slash. Gear has gotten their hands on the new Novatel Mi. Fi 2. 35. 2. What makes this different from the previous version offered by Verizon and Sprint Well, this one is GSM based and could see 3. G download speeds of up to 7. Mbits and upload speeds of nearly 5. Mbits. For a detailed review, including unboxing pictures Continue Reading. Verizon has joined the bandwagon and announced a new open access plan for its network. This plan will go into effect next year and means any application can run on any device from any manufacturer and will have full access to the Verizon spectrum. Verizon representatives say this move was prompted by two different motives, Continue Reading. The much anticipated 7. MHz spectrum auction in January officially has another bidder. Google has announced that it will toss its hat in the ring. A Google representative says that the companys goal is to offer American consumers more choices in an open and competitive wireless world. Officially, Google doesnt have to announce its plans until Continue Reading. CBS has just made an announcement that is sure to delight New Yorkers. From Times Square to Central Park and from 6th to 8th Avenue will become the new CBS Mobile Zone. This zone will carry free Wi Fi for cell phones, laptops and other devices that want to access the internet or even make voice Continue Reading. The deal struck between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire back in July has been scrubbed and the national Wi. MAX network took a hit. Both companies say they will continue to work on the technology independently. Although both companies appear committed to developing Wi. MAX, their shareholders may actually hold the reins as huge sums of money are Continue Reading. The recent departure of Sprint CEO, Gary Forsee, is having some far reaching impact. The Wi. MAX build out between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire is the latest victim as the proposed joint, nationwide Wi. MAX effort has been dropped. Sprints corporate shake up was not the only reason the proposed venture was nixed,the complexities of the transaction Continue Reading. IBM has joined forces with Media. Tek to develop microprocessor chipsets that will wirelessly transmit videos almost instantly. These chipsets will let you connect HDTVs with set top boxes without the need for wires. They will also transfer data at rates of at least 1. Wi. Fi standards. This new technology, mm. Wave wireless, Continue Reading. Wi. MAX has a reason to celebrate. The International Telecommunications Union has just approved the non cellular technology as part of a 3. G standard. This means that operators with 3. G spectrum in their 2. GHz bands globally can use Wi. MAX to build out a spectrum. The last interface added was back in 1. ITU added IMT 2. Continue Reading. The BBC has announced that the Health Protection Agency is going to begin a systematic research program on how Wi. Fi is used. The goal of this study is to determine how Wi. Fi is being used and the possible radiation exposure that results from such use. Spokesmen from the HPA believe that the study will confirm Continue Reading. Wireless Security TestingHackingResearch. Last modified Thu Apr 2. EDT 2. 01. 5 Table of Contents. Toshiba Portable Hard Drive Software Download. You will need some hardware. But the selection depends on the device to be tested. This page contains a summary of available hardware that can be. Wifi, Bluetooth. 8. Zigbee, etc. In particluar, I include devices that use. Ghz and 9. 00. Mhz frequency bands, along with some. Software defined radios. These devices can be stand alone, USB. Arduino shields, or stand alone devices. I have also included the frequency range and cost, and a short summary. IN particular, if you are investigating industrial networks, I hope you find this useful. I use Hacking in the original sense a clever bit of programming. Hacking requires deep knowledge of a system, which is often required for security testing and research. One of the first steps is to determine the frequency of interest. Ive tried to put on one page the hardware and where to putchase it, with the approximate cost, and the frequencyapplication of each unit. At a future date I will add more information on the available software. The wireless spectrum is divided into several categories, as describes in Wikipedia. Research into wireless security generally falls into several specific frequencies. If you wish to do research, please make sure you follow all laws that apply to your location. Generally researchers of wireless security often find the following frequencies interesting. The following table came from Wikipedia Frequency range. Bandwidth. Center frequency. Availability. 6. 7. MHz. 6. 7. 95 MHz. Hz. 6. 7. 80 MHz. Subject to local acceptance. MHz. 13. 5. 67 MHz. Hz. 13. 5. 60 MHz. Worldwide. 26. 9. MHz. 27. 2. 83 MHz. Hz. 27. 1. 20 MHz. Worldwide. 40. 6. MHz. 40. 7. 00 MHz. Hz. 40. 6. 80 MHz. Worldwide. 43. 3. MHz. 43. 4. 7. 90 MHz. MHz. 43. 3. 9. 20 MHz. Region 1 Europe, Africa, parts of the Middle East, Russia, etc. MHz. 92. 8. 0. 00 MHz. MHz. 91. 5. 0. 00 MHz. Region 2 North and South America. GHz. 2. 5. 00 GHz. MHz. 2. 4. 50 GHz. Worldwide. 5. 7. 25 GHz. GHz. 15. 0 MHz. 5. GHz. Worldwide. 24. GHz. 24. 2. 50 GHz. MHz. 24. 1. 25 GHz. Worldwide. 61. 0. GHz. 61. 5. 00 GHz. MHz. 61. 2. 50 GHz. Subject to local acceptance. GHz. 12. 3. 0. 00 GHz. GHz. 12. 2. 5. 00 GHz. Subject to local acceptance. GHz. 24. 6. 0. 00 GHz. GHz. 24. 5. 0. 00 GHz. Subject to local acceptance. If you are exploring the RF spectrum, a very useful reference that can identify licenced ISM frequencies in your area i. Zip Code is Radio Reference which lists the owners of certain frequencies based on your locationZIP code. The ISM bands can be used by consumers as well. Here are some popular protocols and frequencies used by consumer devices. Bluetooth 2. 45. Mhz. IEEE 8. 02. 1. Wi. Fi 2. 45. 0Mhz5. Mhz. IEEE 8. 02. 1. Zig. Bee 4. 33. Mhz8. 00. Mhz9. Mhz2. 45. 0Mhz. There are fourteen GSM bands defined in 3. GPP formerly IMT 2. Wikipedia. I added the US Carriers by name as a convenience. System. Band. Uplink MHzDownlink MHzChannel number. US Carriers. T GSM 3. T GSM 4. 10. 41. GSM 4. GSM 4. 80. 48. 04. GSM 7. 10. 71. 06. G AT T, CellularGSM 7. G VerizonT GSM 8. Voice SprintUS Cellular, 4. G SprintGSM 8. US Voice AT T, Verizon, US 4. G AT T. US CellularP GSM 9. E GSM 9. 00. 90. R GSM 9. T GSM 9. 00. 90. DCS 1. Voice T Mobile, 4. G AT T, T Mobile, VerizonPCS 1. Voice3. G AT T, Verizon, Sprint,T Mobile, US Cellular, 4. G Sprint. The hardware and frequency must be compatible. Some of the deciding factors may include. Stand alone, or attached to a computer. Antenna. Frequency fixedFrequency Range. Protocol. Available Functions. Capture packet data of course. Capture raw packets in promiscuous mode when destination doesnt match the receivers MAC address. Capture packet metadata signal strength, etc. InjectInterceptModify MITM packets can it operate in Duplex mode Sampling Rate. Sample Size of bits. Bandwidth. Can multiple devices be synchronized via external clocks. Interface Speed. Remote accesscontrol. Availablility. ProprietaryOpen Source. Obviously, more features cost more. Now lets look at the available hardware. The hardware you use depends on the target. There are two important characteristics the frequency and the type of network. The easier path is to use hardware that is compatible with the target device. The US has various frequencies that are dedicated for consumer devices, such as 9. Mhz, 2. 4. Gz and 5 Ghz. The various WLAN channels are listed here. There are several protocols at 2. Ghz, such as Wi. Fi, Bluetooth, XBee, Zig. Bee, etc. Selecting the hardware depends on the target. There should be no problem getting hardware, as the hardware is highly standardized. Some of the frequencies are emerging standards, like 3. GHz 8. 02. 1. 1y, 4. GHz 8. 02. 1. 1y Public Safety WLAN, and 5 GHz 8. GHz 8. 02. 1. 1p. There are specialized and dedicated dedicated devices that are available like the Pineapple 9. Creepy. DOL which is now available as the F BOMB 2. Pwn Plug R2 From Pwnie. Express 1. 09. 5. The IEEE 8. 02. 1. Possible protocols include 6. Lo. WPAN and Zig. Bee. Hackers prefer open source hardware and software. Some of the available and popular hardware. Other products that are also mentioned, but I havent researched in depth. Other boards for reference purposes. Obsolete hardware, but you might find some available. Telos TMOTE Sky These are some of the early sensor devices, used with Tiny. OS, and a few people still have some lying around. Also check out the Contiki Hardware page. Some older obsolete hardware was used in the past. Other boards for reference purposes. Microchip DS7. 03. B MRF2. 4J4. 0MA 2. GHz IEEE Std. 8. 02. RF Transceiver Module Used by the Econotag. TI CC1. 11. 1F3. 2 Low Power So. C System on Chip with MCU, Memory, Sub 1 GHz RF Transceiver, and USB Controller used by Dons Dongle. See Wikipedias entry on the 8. Mhz range as it is used in Europe. This frequency is used in Region 1 Europe, Africa, parts of the Middle East, Russia, etc. Another approach is to have a general purpose radio that can be copntrolled using software to examine any frequency. WHat you need is a software defined radio SDR. Software defined radios accomplish this. While SDR devices are flexible, they still have specific ranges, and if the frequency you need to study is outside of the range of the radio, you need to find another radio, or some other solution. I am working on a page describing the software. Ill expand this later. Here are some of the more popular hardware. Here is a table of the frequency range of the different tuners for the RT2. Tuner. Frequency. E4. 00. 05. 5MHz 2. MHz. FC0. 01. 32. MHz 1. 10. 0MHz. R8. T2. 5MHz 1. MHz. I would recommend the Noo. Elec devices over the FC0. I own both. The cost is only a little more, and you will receive the hardware much quicker as well. The Noo. Elec e. Bay store also sells these devices, and may have free shipping, so that may be the best bargain. A comparison of the USRP, Hack. RF, and Blade. RF was written by Taylor Killian.