Wi-Fi Jamming
How To : Detect Script-Kiddie Wi-Fi Jamming with Wireshark Due to weaknesses in the way Wi-Fi works, it's extremely easy to disrupt most Wi-Fi networks using tools that forge deauthentication packets. The ease with which these common tools can jam networks is only matched by how simple they are to detect for anyone listening for them. We'll use Wireshark to discover a Wi-Fi attack in progress and determine which tool the attacker is using. Detecting Common Wi-Fi DOS Attacks While these script-kiddie attacks can be very disruptive, they can also be detected by a variety of free and open-source tools. Software like Wireshark can be quite overwhelming for a beginner, especially without knowing what you're looking for in the flood of information available. To get started detecting these attacks, we'll be using Wireshark to sniff packets ...
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