PINEAPPLE_EXAMINE_BSSID - stop channel hopping and examine the channel of a known access point

PINEAPPLE_EXAMINE_CHANNEL - stop channel hopping and examine a channel

PINEAPPLE_EXAMINE_RESET - resume channel hopping

When to use them

Normally, the recon engine hops between Wi-Fi channels to build a view of the Wi-Fi environment.

To build a more detailed view of a single channel - for instance to identify more clients on an access point of interest, or to attempt to capture handshakes from a specific AP - use the EXAMINE commands.

An EXAMINE command can examine for a fixed amount of time, or indefinitely. Use PINEAPPLE_EXAMINE_RESET to return to channel hopping mode.

Syntax 

  PINEAPPLE_EXAMINE_BSSID [bssid] {time}

bssid

BSSID (MAC address) of the access point, in the format xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.

time (optional)

Time (in seconds) to stay locked to a channel.

  PINEAPPLE_EXAMINE_CHANNEL [channel] {time}

channel

Wi-Fi channel

time (optional)

Time (in seconds) to stay locked to a channel.

Results

EXAMINE commands return immediately. In the background, the PineAP system will set the new channel and wait the amount of time requested (or until a PINEAPPLE_EXAMINE_RESET command is sent).

Examples 

  PINEAPPLE_EXAMINE_BSSID 00:AA:BB:CC:DD:EE 10
  
  PINEAPPLE_EXAMINE_CHANNEL 36
# do some stuff
PINEAPPLE_EXAMINE_RESET