Testout Ethical Hacker Pro 13.2.4 Discover Bluetooth Devices

Question - Answer

Q1: Using the MAC address, what is the class ID number for the Joanna's Braven speaker? Correct answer: 0x240404

Solution

From the Favorites bar, open Terminal. At the prompt, type hciconfig and press Enter to view the onboard Bluetooth adapter. Type hciconfig hci0 up and press Enter to initialize the adapter. Type hciconfig and press Enter to verify that the adapter is up and running. Type hcitool scan and press Enter to view the detected Bluetooth devices and their MAC addresses. Type l2ping MAC address and press Enter to determine if the Bluetooth device is in range. Press Ctrl + c to stop the ping process. Repeat steps 6-7 for each device. Type sdptool browse B0:52:23:92:EF:CC and press Enter to view the details for Philip's Dell Laptop. Type hcitool inq and press Enter to determine the clock offset and class for each device. In the top left, select Answer Questions. Select the correct answer. Select Score Lab.

Scenario

You are the IT security administrator for a small corporate network. To protect your Bluetooth devices from hackers, you need to discover which Bluetooth devices are running in your company and gather information on each. In this lab, your task is to scan for Bluetooth devices using Terminal as follows: Use hciconfig to discover and enable the onboard Bluetooth adapter. Use hcitool to scan for Bluetooth devices and find the class ID. Use l2ping to determine if the Bluetooth device is alive and within range. Use sdptool to query Philip's Dell Laptop to determine the Bluetooth services available on the device. Answer the question.