WiFi Pineapple regulatory.bin fix'em'up

bigw0rm here.  Today, something completely different.

I'm sure this has already been covered & discovered, but perhaps the information has not been shared. "(

I'm using an Alfa AWUS036NH (notice it's not the NHA, but I'm sure this would still apply) in conjunction with the WiFi Pineapple, connected through a powered USB hub.  Normally, without some tweaking, I'm only getting a txpower of 18dBm from the Pineapple's internal wireless NIC, and 27dBm from the AWUS036NH.  This isn't relevant to my interests. ")

So, what then is the secret sauza to get some more juicy juice from these NICs?  Homework has been done (that's right, Google was meine Freund).  Follow along. ")

>Download the following, http://wireless.kernel.org/download/wireless-regdb/regulatory.bins/latest-regulatory.bin

>Move this latest-regulatory.bin file to a Linux box which has regdbdump installed & rename latest-regulatory.bin to regulatory.bin

>Download the following, http://wireless.kernel.org/download/wireless-regdb/debs/wireless-regdb_2009.11.25.orig.tar.bz2

>Extract the following files from this wireless-regdb_2009.11.25.orig.tar.bz2 file: dbparse.py & db2bin.py

>Move these dbparse.py & db2bin.py files to your Pineapple's root directory.

>Issue the following (We're now back on our Linux box): regdbdump regulatory.bin > db.txt

>Edit db.txt and place the following lines at the end of the file:
country XX:
	(2402 - 2492 @ 40), (N/A, 33)
	(4910 - 5835 @ 40), (N/A, 33)

>Save this db.txt file.

>Move your newly created & edited db.txt file to the root directory, on the Pineapple.

>On the Pineapple, issue the following: ./db2bin.py regulatory.bin db.txt

> Then issue the following commands:
mv /usr/lib/crda/regulatory.bin /usr/lib/crda/regulatory.bin.BAK
mv /root/regulatory.bin /usr/lib/crda/
reboot

##NOTE: This Python command earlier, may or may not work on your Pineapple, depending on whether or not Python is installed by default (I've no idea... I installed a bunch of "infusions" onto my Pineapple, and I'm assuming Python gets installed then.  I'm most likely wrong, but maybe not.  Who cares.  You either have Python installed or not. ")

I've created a little script to get my Pineapple's NICs xmitting at their proper txpower after all of this junk.  It follows:

#!/bin/ash
#Increase txpower & restart broadcast
ifconfig wlan0 down
iw reg set XX
ifconfig wlan0 up
wifi

Once that's been executed, I then plug in my AWUS036NH, ifconfig it up, & Voila....

root@Pineapple:~# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

wlan1     IEEE 802.11bgn  ESSID:off/any
          Mode:Managed  Access Point: Not-Associated   Tx-Power=33 dBm
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Encryption key:off
          Power Management:on

eth1      no wireless extensions.

wlan0     IEEE 802.11bgn  Mode:Master  Tx-Power=27 dBm
          RTS thr:off   Fragment thr:off
          Power Management:on

eth0      no wireless extensions.

br-lan    no wireless extensions.

I say, Nice One Bruvah!  If you've enjoyed this shared knowledge... pass it along.  Steal the work for your own and post it somewhere easily accessible by the community.

"Share and Enjoy
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With a plastic boy
Or Girl by your side
Let your pal be your guide
And when it breaks down
Or starts to annoy
Or grinds when it moves
And gives you no joy
Cos it's eaten your hat
Or had sex with your cat
Bled oil on your floor
Or ripped off your door
You get to the point
You can't stand any more
Bring it to us, we won't give a fig
We'll tell you, 'Go stick your head in a pig'"

Buh bye... Toodles =p