3. Backtrack Backtrack is a Live Linux distribution based on SLAX that has been aggressively modified into a comprehensive offensive penetration testing tool. BackTrack 4 Beta was released on February 11, 2009, with the biggest change being the move to Debian. Currently BackTrack consists of more than 300 different up-to-date tools Downloadable from http://www.remote-exploit.org/backtrack_download.html Has different option ie live CD, USB, VMWARE. Here VMWARE is used.
4. Network Interface Card Needs 2 functionality for this 1) Interface should be supported 2) Should be able to come into monitor mode. 3) Should be able to inject packets(not used here). A list of tested supported card and information is given at http://backtrack.offensive-security.com/index.php/HCL:Wireless Can be USB, PCI, PCI-Mini, PCMCIA etc VMWARE supports only USB We have used Hawking HWUG1
5. VMWare Is a virtualizatioin software. A good way to run Linux on top of windows as software. Can be used to play linux image or can download special vmware version. VMWare player is free Downloadable from http://www.vmware.com/download/player/download.html Here used windows player.
6. AIRCRACK-NG Aircrack-ng is an 802.11 WEP and WPA-PSK keys cracking program that can recover keys once enough data packets have been captured One of the tools in Backtrack