Lorcon

{{Lowercase title}} '''lorcon''' (acronym for '''''L'''oss '''O'''f '''R'''adio '''CON'''nectivity'') is an open source network tool. It is a library for injecting 802.11 (WLAN) frames, capable of injecting via multiple driver frameworks, without the need to change the application code. Lorcon is built by patching the third-party <code>[http://madwifi-project.org/ MadWifi]</code>-driver for cards based on the Qualcomm Atheros wireless chipset.<ref>{{cite web|last=Maynor|first=David|title=Beginner's Guide to Wireless Auditing|url=https://community.broadcom.com/symantecenterprise/communities/community-home/librarydocuments/viewdocument?DocumentKey=ec8602a4-a4ec-4890-8771-9f24cd0bbb4b&CommunityKey=1ecf5f55-9545-44d6-b0f4-4e4a7f5f5e68&tab=librarydocuments|publisher=Symantec|access-date=25 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=McMillan|first=Robert|title=Researchers Use Wi-Fi Driver to Hack Laptop|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/126204/article.html|publisher=PCWorld|access-date=25 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Judge|first=Peter|title=Poor Wi-Fi drivers can expose laptops|url=http://www.zdnet.com/poor-wi-fi-drivers-can-expose-laptops-3039277241/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412052436/http://www.zdnet.com/poor-wi-fi-drivers-can-expose-laptops-3039277241/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 12, 2013|publisher=ZDNet|access-date=25 February 2013}}</ref>

The project is maintained by Joshua Wright and Michael Kershaw ("dragorn").

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== External links == * [http://802.11ninja.net/ Official Home Page] * {{GitHub|tom5760/pylorcon2}}

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