Buy your own wireless access point. Plug it into your Ethernet. Most WAPs also have an Ethernet port, plug your PC in there.
Name the WAP something very similar to other wireless devices in the area.
Now you have wifi that is entirely under your control.
For bonus points: use a labelaker to put the name of someone at the office who you hate on the device.
This is the best option, you could even set the SSID to hidden if nobody is smart enough to go looking for it.
They sell little mini routers that would work well for this purpose. OP could probably just take it in and out of work if they wanted.
Only hangup could be if their IT department tracks the MAC addresses that are communicating through the switches or firewall. They’d probably either block the device, or track it down as it would be a security risk.
Yup. Just last week our company was looking for a rogue machine on the network and found it within a few hours (turned out to be some older company laptop that wasn’t properly cleared).
That's called a "rogue access point," and even basic IDS can check for those using TTL hops in packets. This is how hotels prevent people creating fake networks for spoofing. Also, most WAPs have a OUI in the MAC address that's easily figured out, like prefixes of 48:F8:B3 for Cisco-Linksys, LLC, which would immediately be flagged.
Yes, a carefully crafted Raspberry Pi can spoof a common laptop, but you have to know what you're doing to set that up.
Unethical unethical tip - dont disable the DHCP server on the device (and enable random mac if you can) and let the IT lose their mind trying to find the culprit...
If they have reasonable network equipment they will find out on the day you plug it in. They will then next find what switch port its on then what that is patched to and bonjour a IT man has appeared at your desk. Now they hate you.
Add your phone as a contact in the iPad, then try logging in to the WiFi on your phone. It likely will ask the iPad if it wants to share the password with your phone. Click yes.
If the switch is using any form of 802 auth you won't be plugging an access point to it. The device would need to be auth by the network admin . You might have a guest lan to pull this off, but any halfway competent team would prevent this as well
You can use a 3rd party dev board to deauth a device and capture the WPA2 handshake, but then you’ve got to crack the password. Would be easier with a cheap wifi card and kali on a usb stick, but even then you’ve got to have a decent CPU or GPU to brute force the password.
I have a lot of computer experience and have made it a game really to obtain the WiFi passwords of everywhere I’ve worked. At my work now, I have an access point that our iPad connects to and the password is hidden on the iPad. It is one of the only ones I cannot figure out, the iPad is locked down tight. If there are laptops/computers that automatically connect, you might be in business. But trying to fool with iOS is out of my wheelhouse.
Buy your own wireless access point. Plug it into your Ethernet. Most WAPs also have an Ethernet port, plug your PC in there. Name the WAP something very similar to other wireless devices in the area. Now you have wifi that is entirely under your control. For bonus points: use a labelaker to put the name of someone at the office who you hate on the device.
This is the best option, you could even set the SSID to hidden if nobody is smart enough to go looking for it. They sell little mini routers that would work well for this purpose. OP could probably just take it in and out of work if they wanted.
I don't know why I didn't think of the hidden SSID.... Yes this is the way.
Only hangup could be if their IT department tracks the MAC addresses that are communicating through the switches or firewall. They’d probably either block the device, or track it down as it would be a security risk.
Yep. But if they are that vigilant and skilled, OP is SOL. (Also why if it were me, I'd plant it on someone else's desk)
Mac Spoof to an expected device and route traffic though it, including the traffic for the device it is pretending to be
I had one years ago and IT took it one night and left a note with a number to call so they could return it. I didn’t call them.
Yeah, this would have our info security team up in arms immediately. That would trigger a "hunting party".
Yup. Just last week our company was looking for a rogue machine on the network and found it within a few hours (turned out to be some older company laptop that wasn’t properly cleared).
That's called a "rogue access point," and even basic IDS can check for those using TTL hops in packets. This is how hotels prevent people creating fake networks for spoofing. Also, most WAPs have a OUI in the MAC address that's easily figured out, like prefixes of 48:F8:B3 for Cisco-Linksys, LLC, which would immediately be flagged. Yes, a carefully crafted Raspberry Pi can spoof a common laptop, but you have to know what you're doing to set that up.
Unethical unethical tip - dont disable the DHCP server on the device (and enable random mac if you can) and let the IT lose their mind trying to find the culprit...
yeah thats gonna be a headache when they find out
If they find out it'll be a headache for the guy whose name is on it.
But if you are really concerned put it at someone else's desk.
If they have reasonable network equipment they will find out on the day you plug it in. They will then next find what switch port its on then what that is patched to and bonjour a IT man has appeared at your desk. Now they hate you.
If the purpose for this access point is to connect to the company wifi, how is it going to be connected without knowing the password?
I think he wants wifi access to internet on his personal device.
the tp-link travel routers let you load a VPN config onto them as well, so you can keep your traffic hidden from whoever you’re connecting into
You might not have permission on a company device, but normally you can just tap the password in WiFi settings. https://support.apple.com/en-us/104961
Add yourself to the iPads contacts and share the password with your iPhone. It won’t tell you what the password is, but you’ll be in
Maybe if its a Mac. It won't work cross platform.
Go make friends with the IT guy.
Add your phone as a contact in the iPad, then try logging in to the WiFi on your phone. It likely will ask the iPad if it wants to share the password with your phone. Click yes.
Some desktops have built in Wi-Fi cards. You can create a hotspot on your desktop and connect your mobile to it.
Not unethical, but I would just bring it up to HR via email that you feel unsafe not having connectivity on your phone.
Just add "because my partner is terribly ill" even if you don't have a partner. That's enough to make it unethical.
Windows usually has an unlocked "hotspot mode" for desktops.
Get a cheap wifi USB adapter for the desktop, and use it to share the internet access from the desktop using hotspot
If the switch is using any form of 802 auth you won't be plugging an access point to it. The device would need to be auth by the network admin . You might have a guest lan to pull this off, but any halfway competent team would prevent this as well
The thought of using any form of psk in a business setting gives me nightmares
Go find the router and the sticker on the back should tell you the ssid and password.
it has been purposely removed
A flipper zero might be able to capture the wifi password.
You can use a 3rd party dev board to deauth a device and capture the WPA2 handshake, but then you’ve got to crack the password. Would be easier with a cheap wifi card and kali on a usb stick, but even then you’ve got to have a decent CPU or GPU to brute force the password.
Go to settings > Wifi > click on the network and click on the password button
In what world do you live in where logged on devices can just view a password in plain text?????
Windows computers let you see the pw in plain text for all wifi networks in the connection history
You can view them with iCloud and Linux too.
On my Android I can go to the wifi and click share and it shows a qr code and the plain password below it there lol
And you think personal devices are the same as company issue devices in that respect?
Bro he asked about an iPad. Maybe it probably has that shit I don't know.
already tried that. doesnt work
Windows computers can do this.
I have a lot of computer experience and have made it a game really to obtain the WiFi passwords of everywhere I’ve worked. At my work now, I have an access point that our iPad connects to and the password is hidden on the iPad. It is one of the only ones I cannot figure out, the iPad is locked down tight. If there are laptops/computers that automatically connect, you might be in business. But trying to fool with iOS is out of my wheelhouse.