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Can a Belkin n300 USB wireless network adapter be used with aircrack/backtrack etc for cracking WiFi encryption?

Windows 7 on my laptop cannot pick up my signal as it is out of reach but my external usb adapter can. I can't get aircrack/backtrack to work with the adapter so it can't find the packets.

The network has WPA 2 encryption, so it is not as easy to crack as WEP. I've read numerous guides but can't find my answers.

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What are you trying to do here? You know it's illegal in most jurisdictions to break into other people's wireless networks, right? – nhinkle♦ Jul 5 '11 at 19:40
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Have you determined the chipset that the Belkin uses and checked the Compatability Chart? Have not seen Belkin mentioned specifically but it may well use a common chipset Please post chipset and there may be a better answer.

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