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Frequently Asked Questions
* Kismet compiles but fails during link with: "undefined reference to
`pcap_setnonblock'"
You have an old version of libpcap.a somewhere in your link path
(probably in /usr/lib). Remove the old version and compile again.
* Is card <x> supported by Kismet?
Definitely maybe.
If it's a prism/2 chipset (supported by wlan-ng) then almost definitely
yes. There are new Prism/2 licensees coming out all the time. So long as
the wlan-ng drivers can handle the card correctly, Kismet can handle the
packet sniffs.
If it's a linux-wireless, it should work with pcap capturing already. As
long as it also has RF Monitor ability, it is supported.
* My card can do RF monitoring but doesn't work in Kismet, will you
support it?
Yes, I'll certianly try, if you:
a: Give me one for development.
b: Loan me one for however long it takes to write the code.
c: Give me an account on a system with that card installed that I can do
development on. (and with enough access rights to throw the card into
promisc mode)
* What about Orinoco WaveLAN cards?
By all reports the Orinoco WaveLAN card drivers do not support RF Monitor
mode. This makes it impossible to do "true" sniffing, however the "generic"
packet engine will at least allow you to snoop for SSID's using the SSID
autodetect features found in most cards. The generic packet source is
QUITE limited, but sufficient.
* What GPS receivers are supported?
All NMEA recievers supported by the GPSD daemon.
* BSD?
I do not know the status of the prism/2 drivers for BSD, and since they use
the kernel netlink to get packets anyhow I doubt they are portable. However,
any card using pcap with BSD drivers that support RF Monitoring should work.
If you need to make any changes to Kismet to work on BSD let me know and I'll
integrate them.
* When is local dump used and when is wiretap dump used?
Local dump is used if the wiretap library cannot be found, or if the
--enable-local-dump is specified in the config. Local dump writes pcap/ethereal
compatable logs.
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