So you want to do some wireless testing… Or maybe you already do, but you are seeking a good little backup wireless adapter and a flexible setup. The good news is that there are so many adapters on the market. The bad news is that you may not know which one will work for your purposes. Features are important, but so is price--especially when you are buying these adapters with your own money for tinkering purposes. This article will showcase an unlikely adapter that you may want to add to your goodie bag. We also explain a very convenient wireless attack setup which does not force you to reboot the laptop into an alternate operating system. To prove the abilities of the wireless card and attack environment, we setup a home router running Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) to walk you through a typical attack from start to finish. The follow-on articles will continue with other wireless protection mechanisms, but we must first learn to crawl before we walk. Enjoy!