Free Sniffing in Windows! (Kind Of)
Nine months ago (bad way to start a blog post, I know) I wrote a blog about the future of WiFi sniffing . In the comments section (perhaps the only worse thing for a blogger to say), someone mentioned a free, Windows-based application called Acrylic WiFi . I briefly checked out the app and dismissed it as yet another Discovery utility disguised as a something more. Then I actually used Acrylic WiFi and... it works! It sniffs WiFi frames (sort of) and it does it for free (outside of the cost of an ordinary 802.11 USB adapter)! This changes everything (kind of)! For years, the method for free WiFi sniffing on a Mac has been simple. Head down to the bottom of this post for a reminder. Now, we can do similar things in Windows. It's not quite as simple and it's not totally free, but it works (pretty much). 1. Download and install Acrylic WiFi Free , including Monitor Mode support (and, actually, if you can find an ol...