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Explore unconventional Wi-Fi hacking techniques in this 25-minute DEF CON 33 RF Village conference talk that demonstrates how to bypass traditional network layers and manipulate raw 802.11 frames directly. Learn to treat Wi-Fi as a blank RF pipe using only Scapy and two USB WiFi adapters, completely eliminating the need for access points, SSIDs, association handshakes, or IP protocols. Discover four practical bite-sized hacks including a raw 802.11 file drop system that transmits PDFs through airwaves without pairing or IP requirements, a walkie-talkie implementation that embeds PCM audio streams in broadcast frames, a Meshtastic-over-Wi-Fi adaptation that repackages LoRa mesh-chat protocols into 802.11 frames for high-speed hop-to-hop messaging, and WiFiFS - a FUSE filesystem that maps RF traffic to files for packet manipulation using standard command-line tools. Gain hands-on experience with working code examples that are dependency-light and designed to operate invisibly to ordinary wireless clients, while developing a new mental framework for understanding 802.11 as raw material for custom protocol development and frame-level wireless experimentation.
