Maximum Wireless Security

Thank you for purchasing this book! The tools included on this CD-ROM have been selected for the ability of each tool to help you test, analyze, or secure an aspect of your wireless network. Each tool listed here is on the root directory of the CD-ROM.

CD-ROM Contents

This CD-ROM includes the following:

• AirSnort—AirSnort is the most popular and commonly used WEP cracking tool, which also includes its own wireless sniffer.
• AiroPeek NX (demo)—AiroPeek (demo) is a comprehensive packet analyzer for IEEE 802.11b wireless LANs that supports all higher-level network protocols.
• CENiffer (demo)—CENiffer is a WLAN analyzer tool for network administrators and security auditors that runs on the Windows CE.
• Ethereal—Ethereal is a free network protocol analyzer for Unix and Windows that supports live packet capturing and analysis on wired and wireless networks.
• Kismet—Kismet is an 802.11b wireless network sniffer that runs on several *nix based platforms, including embedded Linux for the iPAQ.
• MiniStumbler—MiniStumbler is the PocketPC version of NetStumbler that offers the same features as its bigger brother for the handheld.
• NetForce (demo)—Net Force is Windows CE program that contains a collection of tools used by Network Administrators to monitor and maintain networks.
• NetStumbler—NetStumbler is a Windows-based graphical WLAN detection tool that detects wireless networks, and it interfaces with a GPS to record exact locations.
• VxUtil—vxUtil is a free suite of Internet utilities written for the Windows CE 2.0 (or later) environment that includes most of the tools that are required by network administrators and auditors.
• Warlinux—This is the first Linux based distribution created for the sole purpose of providing a single platform with all the necessary WLAN auditing tools.
• WEPCrack (Perl support required)—WEPCrack was the first released tool that illustrates the weaknesses in the protection offered by WEP.

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