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Hacking a wireless router?

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Jasen Betts

Jan 1, 1970
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That's the first thing I tried. The proceedure is written on a label on
the bottom of the router. IE couldn't find my.router either my its name or the
192.168.2.1 address. I'm beginning to think that I just don't have all the
protocols set properly for the ethernet port.

It sounds that way. you'll need TCP/IP atleast. if your system is set to
use DHCP to configure the card the router may work with that otherwise
set your interface statically to something like
address 192.168.2.2
netmask 255.255.255.0

Bye.
Jasen
 
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Jasen Betts

Jan 1, 1970
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If the router supports DHCP, configure eth0 for DHCP and reboot. If it
doesn't, manually assign a class D address on the same network (e.g.:
192.168.2.1).
[snip]

Isn't the more common default 192.168.0.1 ??

You might try that.

...Jim Thompson

Tried both of them. Still timed out. Once I find my DOS reference book
and refresh my memory on how to redirect command line screen outputs to a file,
I'll paste the results of "route print" in a reply.

command command-opions > filename

I just use the mouse to select the text, then copy and paste it.


Bye.
Jasen
 
command command-opions > filename

I just use the mouse to select the text, then copy and paste it.


Bye.
Jasen

That doesn't seem to work from a "command prompt" window on my XP box.
It was the first thing I tried. Ctrl-C on the text and Ctrl-V where I wanted it
to go. What got pasted was the last thing I copied from a "normal" windows
window and not from the DOS window.

Jim
 
It sounds that way. you'll need TCP/IP atleast. if your system is set to
use DHCP to configure the card the router may work with that otherwise
set your interface statically to something like
address 192.168.2.2
netmask 255.255.255.0

Bye.
Jasen

I've tried all those suggestions with no luck. The router has its own
firewall built in. Perhaps that's what's foiling all my hacking attempts.

Jim
 
H

Howard Henry Schlunder

Jan 1, 1970
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That doesn't seem to work from a "command prompt" window on my XP box.
It was the first thing I tried. Ctrl-C on the text and Ctrl-V where I
wanted it
to go. What got pasted was the last thing I copied from a "normal"
windows
window and not from the DOS window.

Jim

After highlighting the text you want to copy (either using QuickEdit mode,
or right clicking and choosing "Mark"), you place it in the clipboard by
right clicking or pressing enter.
 
H

Howard Henry Schlunder

Jan 1, 1970
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OK. I put it up on alt.binaries.schematics.electronics

According to the traffic log, your router is indeed giving itself the proper
IP address (192.168.2.1). I'm not familiar with the STP and IGMP protocols,
but I have seen such multicast messages get emitted from others routers
before. It's normal. It is no doubt attempting to discover which other
routers might be connected to it. So far, the router appears to be working
exactly as expected.

What is unclear is what you computer is doing (or not doing). You said you
were going to post your routing table. Where is that? Also, could you
begin an Ethereal capture and try pinging the router and accessing [
http://192.168.2.1/ ] with a web browser? If your routing table is
correctly configured, at the very least, we'll see an ARP request being
broadcasted from your network card, which should get a reply back from the
router. Having this capture could be very helpful.
 
What is unclear is what you computer is doing (or not doing). You said you
were going to post your routing table. Where is that? Also, could you
begin an Ethereal capture and try pinging the router and accessing [
http://192.168.2.1/ ] with a web browser? If your routing table is
correctly configured, at the very least, we'll see an ARP request being
broadcasted from your network card, which should get a reply back from the
router. Having this capture could be very helpful.

Here's the routing table. Thanks to everybody who refreshed my memory
about the redirection symbol, ">".

===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x2 ...00 40 2b 6a 9b 8f ...... Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC -
Packet Scheduler Miniport
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 2 1
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None

It looks to me like a default route table with nothing special in it.

The Ethereal capture of a "ping" will go up on ABSE as soon as I run it.
I apoligize to everybody for being so slow, but I do have to work a little for
the guys who give me grocery money. :cool:

Jim
 
The Ethereal capture of a "ping" will go up on ABSE as soon as I run it.
I apoligize to everybody for being so slow, but I do have to work a little for
the guys who give me grocery money. :cool:

Jim

I just did the ping test. What showed up is exactly like the last few
packets in the first capture I posted, "Spanning-tree-(for-bridges)_00",
repeated at a one packet every two seconds. There's no indication of my
computer outputting any packets

When I first set this computer up, I was using a crossover ethernet
cable to pull files off my old computer, so I know the ethernet port worked at
one time.

I am far from giving up on this little silver box and I do appreciate
all the help that everybody has given me so far.

Jim
 
M

Mike Young

Jan 1, 1970
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I am far from giving up on this little silver box and I do appreciate
all the help that everybody has given me so far.

Freebies are precious well out of proportion to their value. As learning
experiences go, this one has very limited value. Even if it does work at the
end, all you managed to learn is what you probably already knew: networks
are invisible when they're working, frustrating to the point of tears when
they don't.

From your route results: Your PC isn't set up for IP on ethernet. The only
interface recognized is loopback.
 
H

Howard Henry Schlunder

Jan 1, 1970
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===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x2 ...00 40 2b 6a 9b 8f ...... Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet
NIC -
Packet Scheduler Miniport
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface
Metric
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 2 1
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None

It looks to me like a default route table with nothing special in it.

The Ethereal capture of a "ping" will go up on ABSE as soon as I run it.
I apoligize to everybody for being so slow, but I do have to work a little
for
the guys who give me grocery money. :cool:


So how are things now? As Mike said, you need to set your TCP/IP stack up
better. You should set a static IP address of 192.168.2.2 on the NIC with a
netmask of 255.255.255.0. After doing this (and having a cable connecting
the Ethernet card to the router so the Ethernet port has a link), what does
your routing table look like?

You should have several entries, like mine:
===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x10003 ...00 0d 61 36 e7 5a ...... Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network Connection
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.11.1 192.168.11.2 20
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
192.168.11.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.11.2 192.168.11.2 20
192.168.11.2 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 20
192.168.11.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.11.2 192.168.11.2 20
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 192.168.11.2 192.168.11.2 20
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.11.2 192.168.11.2 1
Default Gateway: 192.168.11.1
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None

Here, 192.168.11.2 is my Intel PRO/100's IP address. Until your TCP/IP
stack is set up and your routing table changes to reflect that, Ethereal
captures won't be too meaningful.
 
So how are things now? As Mike said, you need to set your TCP/IP stack up
better. You should set a static IP address of 192.168.2.2 on the NIC with a
netmask of 255.255.255.0. After doing this (and having a cable connecting
the Ethernet card to the router so the Ethernet port has a link), what does
your routing table look like?

I've made some progress. Here's what the settings look like now:

==============================================================================
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ipconfig

Windows IP Configuration


Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 3:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.12
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.2.1

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>ping 192.168.2.1

Pinging 192.168.2.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.2.1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 3ms, Average = 0ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>route print
===========================================================================
Interface List
0x1 ........................... MS TCP Loopback interface
0x2 ...00 40 2b 6a 9b 8f ...... Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC -
Packet Scheduler Miniport
===========================================================================
===========================================================================
Active Routes:
Network Destination Netmask Gateway Interface Metric
0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 192.168.2.1 192.168.2.12 20
127.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 1
192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.2.12 192.168.2.12 20
192.168.2.12 255.255.255.255 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 20
192.168.2.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.12 192.168.2.12 20
224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 192.168.2.12 192.168.2.12 20
255.255.255.255 255.255.255.255 192.168.2.12 192.168.2.12 1
Default Gateway: 192.168.2.1
===========================================================================
Persistent Routes:
None

===========================================================================

As you can see, I can now ping the router.

I can even fire up IE and access the router's built-in web page. It
asks me for my user name and password, "admin" and "admin", the defaults. It
chokes there with an error message that I can't remember right now, but at least
I'm talking to it. And there's no broadband modem in sight!

Thanks for all the hand-holding from everybody who responded to my
original post. That's not to say that I won't be back with a bunch more
questions though.

All in all, it's probably the best $1.98 toy I've ever bought!

Jim
 
M

Mike Young

Jan 1, 1970
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I've made some progress. Here's what the settings look like now:

Looks like you figured something out, or got some help. Well done.

All in all, it's probably the best $1.98 toy I've ever bought!

;-)
 
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