wiki:OurHardware
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  1. aegis
  2. Ag
  3. alchemyxthunder
  4. Axerow
  5. bigmat78
  6. BugDave
  7. Christian
  8. dcshoejake
  9. DerNalia
  10. Fish
  11. Geoff
  12. Goatmaster
  13. hdusel
  14. Impact33
  15. jeroenimo
  16. Lesmond
  17. Mick
  18. perezoso
  19. post_break
  20. pr0gg3d
  21. Robin
  22. rollfaster
  23. Ryan
  24. Shazzamy
  25. simonl
  26. TaT
  27. themacuser
  28. themacuser / simonl
  29. vikingswimmer12
  30. whi7ed3vil
  31. Xaive
  32. [purecy]$

Our Hardware

What do we use, and do we like it. Feel free to edit yourself in (in alphabetical order).

aegis

  • 15" PowerBook G4 1.5Ghz, 1.5GB RAM, 80GB HDD running 10.5.2
  • AirPort Extreme Card (Broadcom BCM4320)
  • D-Link DWL-G122 v B1 (rt2570)
  • Hawking HWUG1 (rt73)

Ag

  • PowerBook G4 Aluminum 15", 1.33GHz, 1.5GB RAM, 160 GB HDD.
  • RT2571WF (RT73) based Edimax EW-7318USg. P:0x2573 V:0x148f FCC:NDD957318S607 -- Has a nice external RP-SMA antenna port, though I'm just using the stock 4dBi omni it came with.
  • Garmin GPS III+ through gpsd via a usb "pda adapter" from Belkin, F5U109. There used to be beta OSX drivers on their site but they were taken down at some point.

alchemyxthunder

  • MacBook (3,1) 2.2GHz Intel Core2Duo, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD with Leopard
  • AirPort Extreme Card (Broadcom BCM4328)
  • Edimax EW-7318USg (V1.0A) Ralink rt73
  • D-Link DWL-122 (Ver:A1) USB Intersil Prism2
  • Alfa AWUS036H (does not support MAC OS 10.6.7 or later) Realtek RTL8187L
  • 9 dBi Omnidirectional antenna with magnetic base
  • (Rebranded) Pharos PB010 GPS-500 SiRF III USB to Serial GPS (it's ACTUALLY from Microsoft Streets & Trips. ProductID was 0xAAA0 so I had to use the  SourceForge Drivers rather than those from Prolific. Seems to work in SERIAL mode ONLY, not GPSd)

Axerow

  • PowerBook G4 15" 1.67GHz
  • D-Link DWL-122 USB Prism2
  • Proxim Orinoco Gold Classic PCMCIA
  • Parabolic Antenna - DeepDish

bigmat78

  • MacBook CoreDuo 13.3", 1.83GHz, 2GB RAM, 60GB HDD.
  • ALFA AWUS036s w/ reverse SMA connector.
  • Dlink DWL-G122

BugDave

Christian

  • MacBook White (2ghz, 2GB RAM)
  • Ashton Digital WN220
  • Intel WUD 2011B
  • Cisco 340 card
  • Cisco 350 card
  • Orinoco Silver
  • AirPort Extreme - Passive mode
  • BU-353 GPS unit w/ gpsd

dcshoejake

  • MacBook? Pro 13" Early 2010
  • OSX 10.6.4
  • C2D @ 2,53GHz, 4GB DDR3, 500GB WD @ 7200RPM, 9400M
  • Airport Extreme - Passive
  • Hawking HWUG1 in the mail :)

DerNalia

  • MacBook Pro 17" (1,2) Second Generation -- July 2006
  • OS X 10.5.5 ::: 2.16GHz Core Duo, 2GB ram, Ati x1600
  • Airport Extreme (0x168C, 0x86) Atheros
  • Linksys WUSB54GC (0x13b1, 0x20) RaLink RT73

Fish

  • MacBook Pro (2,2) 2.16 GHz Core2Duo, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB HDD. Atheros AirPort Extreme, but I never use it with KisMAC.
  • Afla AWUS036H (does not support MAC OS 10.6.7 or later) (rtl8187l). Mmmm... 300 mW out the RP-SMA; put a 2 dBi omni on it and you've got 500 mW! Has amazing receive sensitivity in spite of the amount of output power it has. This is my new wardriving adapter.
  • Linksys WUSB54G v4 (rt2570) modified with an RP-SMA connector  like this and a 5 dBi omni antenna. This has been a really nice device for wardriving, but I now use the Alfa.
  • Alfa AWUS036S (rt73). Same device as the two Hawkings and the Edimax; has a built-in RP-SMA.
    • Airlink101  ASB-10MA 10 dBi omni antenna (only had opportunity to use it once in the car), and
    • Airlink101  ASB-10DA 10 dBi patch antenna, which has proven itself to be quite nice indeed. It's not really 10 dBi, though, and it's more of a figure-8 pattern than a true patch.
  • D-Link DWL-G122 B1 (f/w 2.02, rt2570). The USB extension cable is handy for wardriving (put it on the dash and you're good to go), but the device's sensitivity is lower than I'd like. I mostly use this for testing or short-range site surveys now.
  • Ashton Digital Air Dash WRUB-2011i. (Prism2 hinged stick.) Sucks for wardriving: it heats up and responds slower, which makes KisMAC look like it has crashed when it hasn't. Works fine when it can be kept cooler, and has Prism2's decent sensitivity (much better than the DWL-G122). I run r158 with this, though I have no evidence to show I have to.
  • USGlobalSat BU-353, using Prolific's drivers and a serial link to KisMAC. Nice and small, magnetic mount for the roof of the car, locks up fast, and is pleasantly accurate for a consumer GPS. Formerly used with gpsd, but I was beginning to have too many random issues.
  • Titanium PowerBook G4 500 MHz (the original model TiBook!), 512 MB RAM, upgraded 40 GB HDD.
  • AirPort (not Extreme) passive mode on the TiBook. Worked great for passive scanning as long as I was willing to reboot to get it back.
  • D-Link DWL-G650, H/W ver B4, f/w 2.42 PCMCIA (Atheros). My first "external" card, handily let me use the AirPort card normally while scanning passively.

Geoff

  • PowerBook G4 15" (but in need of a MacBook Pro)
  • AirPort Extreme
  • No-Brand usb prism2 NIC <---Number of times through the washing machine - 1 (expect more in the future ;)
  • Garmin eTrex Vista GPS

Goatmaster

hdusel

  • MacBook (4,1) 2.5GHz Intel Core2Duo, 4GB RAM, 240GB HDD with Leopard
  • MacMini 1.5 GHz G4, 1GB RAM, 160GB HDD with Leopard
  • Digitus DN 7003GT (RT8187B Chipset based) USB Dongle
  • USB WLAN Stick 2 in 1 WLAN 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, Based on Syntk STK9100 & STK9230 chipset.
  • USB WLAN Stick 802.11n from unknown Vendor labeled as '802.11n Wireless USB Adapter' based on Realtek RT3070 Chipset
  • TP-LINK WLAN USB Adapter based on ZyDAS 1211 chipset
  • TechnicLAN WUSB-54GR based on Ralink RT2571 chipset
  • Unlabeled WLAN USB Stick based on Realtek RTL8187L chipset

Impact33

  • MacBook Pro (5,2) Leopard 10.5.6 8 GB RAM 256 GB SSD
  • Airport Extreme Card Broadcomm chipset (never use it with KisMAC)
  • Edimax EW7138USG (Ralink RT2571WF Chipset, used with RT73 Drivers) connected to a 9 dbi omni directional anntenna
  • USGlobalSat BU-353 USB GPS Reciever (one of the best consumer GPS availiable for the price, I'm using Prolific Drivers)

jeroenimo

  • MacBook Pro 2.33ghz Core2Duo 2GB ram (First time I booted it i had a OMFG that is fast moment but WHY did they take out the PCMCIA slot :-( )
  •  Linksys WUSB54G (which i use mainly on linux for reinjecting)
  •  Sitecom WL-012 Prism2 chipset. (very cheap and reliable wifi dongle and works like a charm in KisMAC)
  •  Dlink DWL-122 Also Prism2 chipset, slightly worse reception as the Sitecom, but I might still mod it.. or keep it as an artifact !
  • GPS is a furuno (dunno the model) on my ship which is connected through a serial-usb converter to my MacBook pro ( guess I'm a warsailor! )
  •  Alfa AWUS036H (does not support MAC OS 10.6.7 or later) rtl8187L adapter which is a real good baby , very sensitive and also very well supported under linux (which I use most for hacking) and runs great under OSX too (native as normal network adapter) Thumbs up ... Support on kismac seems roughly there !!
  • 3com 3CRUSB10075 for "drive by" hacking, lower power but a great chip for where is not 500mW needed (works under linux only though !)

Lesmond

  • PowerBook G4 12"
  • Sitecom USB Prism2

Mick

  • Apple PowerBook G4 DVI 800MHz, 512MB RAM
  • Apple AirPort Card 11MBit
  • Compaq WL-100 PCMCIA card (upgraded to the latest firmware)
  • D-Link DWL-650 (NOT 650+) PCMCIA card (upgraded to the latest firmware)
  • Lucent Orinoco Silver 11MBit card
  • Lucent Orinoco Silver 2MBit card
  • Cisco Aironet 350 Card with two MMCX jacks
  • Proxim Orinoco b/g Card
  • Netgear MA111b v1
  • Enterasys Roamabout 11Mbit card
  • Sitecom USB adapter
  •  lact.de USB GPS Mouse

perezoso

  • MacBook (5,1) 2.4ghz Core 2 Duo, 4gb RAM
  • Alfa AWUS036EH USB Wifi (RTL8187L, 300mw)
  • Pacific Wireless GD24-15P-NM 15dBi parabolic antenna
  • homebrew antenna mount
  • I'm just starting out. Setup to be used from a fixed location on the 21st floor with an uninterrupted 180 deg. view across a large South American city. Wish me luck.

post_break

  • MacBook 2.0Ghz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD 10.5.5
  • D-Link DWL-122G H/W:B1 F/W:2.02
  • Asus WL-167G (rt73)
  • Hawking HWUG1 (rt73)
  • AirPort Extreme Card (From a Mac Pro)

pr0gg3d

  • 15" PowerBook G4 1.5Ghz, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD running 10.5.4
  • AirPort Extreme Card (Broadcom BCM4320)
  • D-Link DWL-G122 v C1 (rt73)
  • D-link DWL-122
  • Linksys WUSB54Gv4 (rt2570)
  • Alfa Network AWUS036H (RTL8187L) (does not support MAC OS 10.6.7 or later)
  • Alfa Network AWUS046N (RT2870)

Robin

  • iBook G4 12" - getting a bit slow for the number of things I try to run at the same time (Google Earth with real-time GPS updating, KisMAC with large maps [10Mpx+], plus all internet applications and a bunch of extras)... but otherwise an awesome little machine.
  • AirPort Extreme - works beautifully with themacuser's new channel-hopping code!
  • D-Link DWL-122 - this is an excellent device for passive scanning & packet reinjection on 12" models with no PCMCIA slots - highly recommended!
  •  Holux GM-210 USB GPS - a very good basic NMEA GPS unit. Download the drivers from the  Prolific web site (the Holux unit uses a Prolific chipset to provide USB-to-Serial capability)

rollfaster

  • Mac Pro 2 x 2.6GHz
  • Linksys WUSB11 ver2.5 - prism2, best signal, MMCX connector inside, connected to antenna, great for wardriving.
  • USGlobalSat BU-353 - using prolific drivers.
  • Hawking HA17SIP 7DBi gain 2.4ghz antenna - gives a nice boost to signal, great for wardriving.
  • Dlink DWL-G122: Ralinky goodness
  • Sony Vaio tr3ap "Mac Ultraportable": pcmcia slot not working, installed ralink minipci
  • MSI MS-6833A - ralink minipci-> maybe an architecture port in the future?

Ryan

  • PowerBook G4 800 MHz, 512 MB RAM. Old laptop from 2002 (one of the first G4 PBs. I found a cobweb inside once). Has a load of physical issues, will probably have to tape the RAM in sometime soon. (Tightening all the internal screws once in a while seems to help in the short term, though. Remember that).
  • Ashton Digital AirDash wRUB-2011i WN220.
  • AirPort card (yup, computer is so old it came BEFORE AirPort Extreme)
  • Airlink 101 ASB-10MA +10dBi Omni-Directional Antenna. This thing works great and is cheap. It will especially help just to get any internal card's antenna out of the titanium (aluminum for most people) casing.
  • Reverse SMA to N-Female adaptor.
  • MC-Card to N-Male pigtail, attached in a Mac-Tail like fasion.
  • Garmin eTrex Legend, with Keyspan serial to USB. Now if I could only bother to get it to work…

Shazzamy

  • MacBook Pro (7,1) 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, 64.02GB SSD in optical bay, 500.11GB WD HDD in respective bay.
  • Nintendo Wifi USB Connector - RT2571F chipset, running in passive mode with injection.
  • Airport Extreme BCM43xx (internal) running in passive mode, no injection.
  • Alfa AWUS036H - RTL8187L chipset with injection. (does not support MAC OS 10.6.7 or later)

simonl

  • Black MacBook, 512MB RAM
  • Netgear MA111b v1 - Prism 2/2.5 going to mod with external antenna
  • MC Card to N-Type pigtail, MMCX to N-Type pigtail
  • Senao NC-2511 and Orinoco Gold (but no computer to use them in)
  • ZCG Scalair 12dbi Omni antenna
  • AirPort Extreme - Internal in MacBook
  • Garmin GPS-72

TaT

  • PowerBook G4 15" 1.67 GHz 1.5 GB RAM 250 GB Double-Layer SuperDrive/APX
  • AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x4E)
  • Alfa AWUS036H RTL8187L (does not support MAC OS 10.6.7 or later)
  • Ashton Digital WN220 Prism2

themacuser

  • PowerBook G4 12" 1.33ghz, 768MB RAM, 60GB HDD- Small and light. Awesome, except for no PCMCIA.
  • Netgear MA111b v1 - Slightly shoddy design (peeled off all the stickers). Slightly lacking antenna. Might mod it for an external antenna, or I might get a WUSB11 and be able to just plug one in. Now screwed after a failed firmware hack. Didn't even need a washing machine to kill it...
  • USGlobalSat BU-353 - install the Prolific drivers - USGlobalSat's ones are buggy and cause kernel panics.
  • Internal AirPort Extreme - Works in passive mode without any problems with permanent mode enabled.
  • Netgear HA501 802.11a Atheros card - maybe someday :)

themacuser / simonl

  • PowerBook G3 Pismo - 500MHZ, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD, Combo drive (near-death experience involving bent PCMCIA pins)
  • Senao NC-2511-EXT2 (Prism2 chipset)
  • Orinoco Gold card
  • WarpStar Aterm WL54AG (Atheros chipset) - bender of PCMCIA slot pins, now in several pieces across the room. Didn't actually work properly in the first place.
  • Netgear HA501 (Atheros 802.11a card... maybe someday)
  • Motorola WN825G card (Broadcom chipset, recognised as AirPort Extreme, works in passive mode.)
  • MMCX to N-Type pigtail
  • MCCard to N-Type pigtail
  • ZCG Scalar 12dbi magmount antenna
  • Small 6dbi N-type magmount antenna

vikingswimmer12

  • MacBook (5,1) 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 GB RAM, 320GB hd with 160gb for leopard and the rest for winbl0wz.
  • Airport Extreme BCM43xx running in Passive Mode. No injection.
  • Nintendo Wifi USB Connector - rt2570 chipset, running in passive mode with injection.

whi7ed3vil

  • MacBook Pro (5,3) / Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06 GHz / 8 GiB RAM / 1.07 GHz Bus / OSX 10.6.8
  • Toshiba Satellite E105-S4114 / Intel T2250 @ 1.73GHz / 4 GiB RAM / Windows 7 + VMWare Player 3.1.5
  • 3x D-Link DWA-110 [USB/RT73] (IWA110NA.....A1G / A1 / 1.30 / KA2WA110A1 / 4216A-WA110) : Not my favorite adapter; often buggy, slow, or ineffective entirely. Best thing I got with these was the USB paperweight extension cable!
  • Netgear WG111v2 [USB/RTL8187L] (PY305100001) : Works great in passive mode with full packet-injection support. Good range and power characteristics, and rather peppy.
  • Linksys WRT54GS2 (DD-WRT v24-sp2 10/10/09 micro) : Fantastic wireless gateway, but requires occasional restarts.
  • 2x Apple AirPort Express : Works a treat to extend my home network into the 5GHz range and pump the tunes where they belong! :)
  • Homebrew BiQuad antennae.

Xaive

  • MacBook Pro (finally, still don't know what to use for cracking yet!)
  • iBook G4 14" Wish i had PCMCIA
  • D-Link DWL-122 USB Prism2 - just like everyone else...
  • AirPort Extreme - useless for cracking so far, but great for passive detection.
  • Garmin Rino 120 using gpsd --> and a some other goodies

[purecy]$

  • 2x PowerBook G4 15" (1.25 GHz, 2GB RAM)
  • AirPort Extreme & passive mode enabled (...wordlist cracking works fine ;-)
  • Linksys WUSB11 ver2.5
  • Lucent Orinoco Silver
  • 2x D-Link DWL-650 (old)