FAQ
5 GHz Support
Section titled “5 GHz Support”This project is done for the ESP8266, a 2.4GHz WiFi SoC. Therefore, it cannot attack 5GHz WiFi networks. Check out the successor project Deauther32.
ESP32 Support
Section titled “ESP32 Support”This project is made for the ESP8266 and cannot run on an ESP32. Check out the successor project Deauther32.
Deleting the Deauther firmware
Section titled “Deleting the Deauther firmware”To remove the Deauther from your ESP8266, simply flash it with another firmware. You can, for example, use our reset sketch.
Attack stopping after 5min
Section titled “Attack stopping after 5min”To prevent abuse, an attack timeout of 5 minutes is set by default.
This is not a bug. It’s a feature. To change this, you have to edit the attackTimeout setting.