GSKY USB Wifi Adapter

[billy2]

anyone know if these are any good ??? read somewhere that it has to be a Realtek RTL8187L Chipset to use B-TRACK is this right ???? http://www.yaoxincn.com/pro.asp?id=198

[Canker_Canison]

It looks similar to many units out there, but 500mW isn't that powerful.

1000mW wi-fi usb dongle

There are 2000mW units, but they have had issues with drivers.

The RTL8187L chipset is supported by BT4 & is the most common set for monitor mode use.

Been playing with the idea of picking up a new antenna since my 12dbi gain directional antenna decided to break.
Been looking that this... 36dbi gain antenna

36dbi gain antenna + 1000mW dongle = serious workable range.


Curent setup... 1000mW dongle & 17dbi gain antenna.

Router is about 25 meters away, 2 breezeblock walls, metal shelving & mountains of stock between the two.

Samsung galaxy S2 has 1-2 bars

Netbook showing full signal. Signal strength 90%, Quality 92%

[billy2]

thanks very much Canker_Canison for taking the time to answer this did you use the links above ??? or did you buy in the uk

cheers

[Canker_Canison]

The dongle isn't an exact match to mine, but it's basically the same except for the logo.

Mine did come from china, got a bargain as the first was seriously delayed in the post. Ended up with 2 for the price of one

I've not ordered the 36dbi antenna yet as need my money for other toys first.

Don't think you'll get a high power dongle in the UK for anything near the price of the one listed.

These things are worth every penny, even if it does take over a week to arrive.

[billy2]

cheers m8 i picked up a
Alfa 1000mW Palm High Gain WiFi Wireless G LAN Adapter on flebay been also looking at this LONG Range wireless network antenna aerial upto 5km | eBay just might be abit to much

[Canker_Canison]

Don't think I'd spend that much on an antenna. You won't get anywhere near 5km from it. But it would be interesting to see how well it does work.

I have a 19dbi gain antenna. Just a standard plastic antenna about 40cm in length. Cost me about ?7 from china & works like a charm. But that's on my PC, the netbook has a slightly smaller 12dbi gain antenna. Both give excellent connections.

[billy2]

ok guys got my Alfa 1000mW Palm High Gain WiFi Wireless G LAN Adapter today and haveing aplay around with it

so where dose one start withe this ???

downloaded BT5
do i need to get vm workstation to run BT5 ????

cheers

[Canker_Canison]

Taking you downloaded the ISO file, you need to burn it to CD.

Put the finished disk in your drive & restart the PC.

Make sure your boot sequence has the CD/DVD drive listed before your hard drive. Enter bios to do this.

Once loaded you will probably need to log in.
User : root
Password : toor

At the prompt you need to type 'startx' (without the quotations) & hit enter

Think I still have a guide to cracking wi-fi on google docs, I'll have to check though....

Ooops, I deleted it.

~~~~ me they don't make that easy, uploaded again & will PM you the link.