Unlike all the previous generations, the Asus Eee PC 901 (or 1000) doesn't include atheros based wifi anymore. Which is kind of sad, since the new RaLink rt2860 doesn't support packet injection. Luckily, the onboard wifi of the Eee PC is a mini-PCI express which is easily accessible through the backpanel.
So I ordered a GIGABYTE Aircruiser GN-WI01GT from oxfordtec.com (UK) after checking the madwifi compatibility page. Here is a quick walkthrough of how I installed the card.
The wlan card is easily accessible though the panel on the backside (only 2 screw). Click on the pictures for more details.
Step 1. Remove the battery (just to make sure)
Step 2. Remove the 2 screws and open the back panel. The shiny card on the upper left is the RaLink rt2860 card which is going to be replaced.
Step 3. Gently push the antenna connectors up so they will come off and remove the 2 screws on the card. Calmly shift the card in the direction of the screws and you will be able to take it out.
Step 4. Reverse your steps. Take your new atheros card and slide it into place. Fix it with the screws and (gently) push the antennas in place until you hear a small 'pop'. You can close everything up and boot your system.
Step 5. Install the correct driver for XP/Vista or get the latest madwifi drivers for Linux and you're set to go.
I must say that I get better range/signal strength then with the previous Azurewave card. Now I can really start with the rest of my lab experimentations.
Upcoming tutorials:
- Installing Ubuntu EEE for the eeePC 901 on a SD Flash Card
- Installing Backtrack 3 for the eeePC 901 on a SD Flash Card
- Installing OSWA for the eeePC 901 on a SD Flash Card
- Installing and configuring OpenVAS for BT3
- Installing and configuring Karmetasploit for the eeePC 901
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3 comments:
Very nice article, I didn't know that of my EEE 901. Ordering a new wlan card as we speak.
Do you have any suggestions on how to solve the man-in-the-middle attacks like airpwn that requires two wlan interfaces?
Been thinking the same Michael.
I think instead of ordering a new wifi card, i'll hang on to the RTL (in hope that they crack the drivers soon, injection would be nice) and buy a FON.
Take a look at Jasager
http://www.digininja.org/jasager/
There is support for packet injection made by hirte:
http://zoobab.wikidot.com/eeepc1000h#toc12
But I did not managed to make it work with the kernel 2.6.27-8-eeepc.
BTW, there is no shop in Belgium that sells this kind of card?
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