Hacking For Beginners – Manthan Desai
2010
• WAP (Wireless Access Point):
Wireless Access Point is the point from where the Wireless network are generated. Like the Wireless Routers orSwitches.
• SSID (Service Set Identifier):
An SSID is the name of a wireless local area network (WLAN). All wireless devices on a WLAN must employ the sameSSID in order to communicate with each other. SSID is also known as ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier).
• BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier):
A BSSID is the MAC Address (Media Access Control) or Physical Address of the Wireless Access Point or the WirelesRouter. This is a unique 48 bit key provided by the manufacturer of the device. It can be in the form of Hexadecimali.e. 0-9 , A-F. E.g. 00:A1:CB:12:54:9F
• For checking your card’s MAC Address:
Start > Run > CMDWrite “ getmac ” in Command Prompt.
• Beacons:
These are the Wireless Packets which are broadcasted to maintain the connectivity with the Wireless AccessPoint and Client systems. The Wireless Access point broadcasts beacon frames from time to time to checkconnectivity with the systems.
• Channel:
It is the frequency at with the Wireless Signal travels through air.
• Data Packets: These are the packets which sent and received for the transfer of data between Wireless Access Point andClient systems. All the data communicated between two Computers travels in the form of Data Packets. • Data Packets: These are the packets which sent and received for the transfer of data between Wireless Access Point andClient systems. All the data communicated between two Computers travels in the form of Data Packets.
www.hackingtech.co.tv
Page 66