diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 893ae59..46a3078 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ The NodeMCU and every other board which uses the ESP-12 has 4mb flash on it. Make sure you select the right com-port, the right upload size of your ESP8266 and the right bin file. +If flashing the bin files with a flash tool is not working, try flashing the esp8266 with the Arduino IDE as shown below. + ### Compiling the source with Arduino **0** Download the source code of this project. @@ -125,14 +127,16 @@ Make sure you select the right com-port, the right upload size of your ESP8266 a **13** Copy ESP8266Wi-Fi.cpp and ESP8266Wi-Fi.h -**14** Past these files here `packages` > `esp8266` > `hardware` > `esp8266` > `2.0.0` > `libraries` > `ESP8266Wi-Fi` > `src` +**14** Paste these files here `packages` > `esp8266` > `hardware` > `esp8266` > `2.0.0` > `libraries` > `ESP8266WiFi` > `src` **15** Open `esp8266_deauther` > `esp8266_deauther.ino` in Arduino **16** Select your ESP8266 board at `Tools` > `Board` and the right port at `Tools` > `Port` If no port shows up you may have to reinstall the drivers. -**17** Upload! +**17** Depending on your board you may have to adjust the `Tools` > `Board` > `Flash Frequency` and the `Tools` > `Board` > `Flash Size`. In my case i had to use a `80MHz` Flash Frequency, and a `4M (1M SPIFFS)` Flash Size + +**18** Upload! **Note:** If you use a 512kb version of the ESP8266, you need to comment out a part of the mac vendor list in data.h. @@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ Yes, but I will not implement this 'feature' for ethical and legal reasons. **Can it sniff handshakes?** The ESP8266 has a promiscuous mode in which you can sniff packets, but handshake packets are dropped and there is no other way to get them with the functions provided by the SDK. -Maybe someone will find a way around this barrier. +Maybe someone will find a way around this barrier in the future. **espcomm_sync failed/espcomm_open when uploading** @@ -182,12 +186,12 @@ Which drivers you need depends on the board, most boards use a cp2102 or ch340. **AP scan doesn't work** There is a reported issue on this: https://github.com/spacehuhn/esp8266_deauther/issues/5 -Try out switching the browser or open the website with another device. +Try switching the browser or opening the website with another device. **Deauth attack won't work** -If you see 0 pkts/s on the website you've made a mistake. Check if you have followed the the installation steps correctly and that the right SDK installed, it must be version 2.0.0! -If it can send packets but your target don't loose its connection then the Wi-Fi router uses [802.11w](#how-to-protect-against-it) and it's protected against such attacks or they communicate via 5 GHz Wi-Fi, which the ESP8266 doesn't support. +If you see 0 pkts/s on the website then you've made a mistake. Check that have followed the the installation steps correctly and that the right SDK installed, it must be version 2.0.0! +If it can send packets but your target doesn't loose its connection, then the Wi-Fi router either uses [802.11w](#how-to-protect-against-it) and it's protected against such attacks, or it communicates on the 5GHz band, which the ESP8266 doesn't support because of its 2.4GHz antenna. ### If you have other questions or problems with the ESP8266 you can also check out the official [community forum](http://www.esp8266.com/). @@ -196,6 +200,8 @@ If it can send packets but your target don't loose its connection then the Wi-Fi This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [license file](LICENSE) file for details. +**The License file must be included in any redistributed version of this program** + ## Sources and additional links deauth attack: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_deauthentication_attack