Setting Up Marauder on the ESP32 Wi-Fi Dev Board for Flipper
Setting Up Marauder on the ESP32 Wi-Fi Dev Board for Flipper Marauder is the most popular firmware for the Flipper Wi-Fi Dev Board. Here's the complete setup process. What You Need Flipper Zero Wi-Fi Dev Board (or compatible ESP32-S2) USB-C cable Computer with Chrome browser (for web flasher) Step 1 — Download Marauder 1. Go to: github.com/justcallmekoko/ESP32Marauder/releases 2. Download the latest esp32marauder[version]flipperwifidevboard.bin 3. This is specifically built for the Flipper dev board hardware Step 2 — Flash via Web Flasher (Easiest) 1. Visit: https://esp.huhn.me (ESP32 Web Flasher) 2. Connect Dev Board via USB while holding the BOOT button 3. Release BOOT after connecting 4. Select COM port in web flasher 5. Upload the .bin file at offset 0x0 6. Click Flash — takes about 60 seconds Step 3 — Install Flipper App 1. Visit lab.flipper.net/apps 2. Search "Marauder" 3. Install ESP32 WiFi Marauder Companion to Flipper Step 4 — Connect Dev Board to Flipper Mount board onto Flipper GPIO header (pins align to back of Flipper). Step 5 — Using Marauder Open the app on Flipper → connect to board via UART: Saving Captured Data Captured .pcap files save to SD/appsdata/marauder/. Download via qFlipper for analysis in Wireshark. Legal Reminder Deauth attacks and packet sniffing on networks you don't own or have written permission to test are illegal in most jurisdictions. Use only for security testing of your own infrastructure.
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