2011-03-02 22:10:37 +01:00
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Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and
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intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which
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supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and (with appropriate hardware)
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can sniff 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11n traffic. Kismet also
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supports plugins which allow sniffing other media such as DECT.
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2010-06-30 03:35:12 +02:00
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Kismet identifies networks by passively collecting packets and detecting
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standard named networks, detecting (and given time, decloaking) hidden
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networks, and inferring the presence of nonbeaconing networks via data
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traffic.
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2011-03-02 22:10:37 +01:00
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This script requires a 'kismet' group to exist before running.
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The recommended GID is 234. You can create it like this: groupadd -g
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234 kismet
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2010-06-30 03:35:12 +02:00
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After installation, add user to kismet group and re-login.
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