kismet

[iceman_3233]

Just installed BT3 on hdd. When I run Kismet, I pick ath0, using an Airlink card.
It goes to load and then quits. Here is what my Kismet.conf reads. Any help will be appriciated.
Kismet config file
# Most of the "static" configs have been moved to here -- the command line
# config was getting way too crowded and cryptic. We want functionality,
# not continually reading --help!

# Version of Kismet config
version=2007.09.R1

# Name of server (Purely for organizational purposes)
servername=Kismet

# User to setid to (should be your normal user)
suiduser=root

# Do we try to put networkmanager to sleep? If you use NM, this is probably
# what you want to do, so that it will leave the interfaces alone while
# Kismet is using them. This requires DBus support!
networkmanagersleep=true

# Comma-separated list of sources to enable. This is only needed if you defined
# multiple sources and only want to enable some of them. By default, all defined
# sources are enabled.
# For example:
# enablesources=prismsource,ciscosource


# Automatically destroy VAPs on multi-vap interfaces (like madwifi-ng).
# Madwifi-ng doesn't work in rfmon when non-rfmon VAPs are present, however
# this is a fairly invasive change to the system so it CAN be disabled. Expect
# things not to work in most cases if you do disable it, however.
vapdestroy=true


# Do we channelhop?
channelhop=true

# How many channels per second do we hop? (1-10)
channelvelocity=5

# By setting the dwell time for channel hopping we override the channelvelocity
# setting above and dwell on each channel for the given number of seconds.
#channeldwell=10

# Do we split channels between cards on the same spectrum? This means if

[theprez98]

You need to add a source line to your /usr/local/etc/kismet.conf file.

[iceman_3233]

Thanks for response, Prez
I did the source line to read source=madwifi_g,wifi0,madwifi and saved.
When a ran kismet again it did the same thing. Checked the conf.file and it reads the same as I posted. Is there just a way I can completely remove this
version of kismet and install the latest version 2007-10-R1. If you can please walk me through this I would greatly appreciate it. Everything else seems to work fine, except for Kismet.

[theprez98]

Thanks for response, Prez
I did the source line to read source=madwifi_g,wifi0,madwifi and saved.
When a ran kismet again it did the same thing. Checked the conf.file and it reads the same as I posted. Is there just a way I can completely remove this
version of kismet and install the latest version 2007-10-R1. If you can please walk me through this I would greatly appreciate it. Everything else seems to work fine, except for Kismet.

Just download it, compile it, and go.

download source
/.configure
make
make install (or) make suidinstall

[PrairieFire]

Thanks for response, Prez
I did the source line to read source=madwifi_g,wifi0,madwifi and saved.
When a ran kismet again it did the same thing. Checked the conf.file and it reads the same as I posted. Is there just a way I can completely remove this
version of kismet and install the latest version 2007-10-R1. If you can please walk me through this I would greatly appreciate it. Everything else seems to work fine, except for Kismet.

Sounds like your editing the symbolic link kismet.conf and not the one theprez98 specified.

[iceman_3233]

every time I type /usr/local/etc/kismet.conf file I get
bt ~ # /usr/local/etc/kismet.conf
-bash: /usr/local/etc/kismet.conf: Permission denied

[purehate]

Because your trying to run a config file.

edit it.....You need some basic linux skills it seems

bt ~ # nano -w /usr/local/etc/kismet.conf

edit the file and save with control and o

[iceman_3233]

thanks Purehate
I was typing out nano /usr/local/etc/kismet.conf

[Barry]

Because your trying to run a config file.

edit it.....You need some basic linux skills it seems

bt ~ # nano -w /usr/local/etc/kismet.conf

edit the file and save with control and o

Nano! Linux skills? Use vi! Newb.

[theprez98]

Nano! Linux skills? Use vi! Newb.

vi? Use something that's actually user intuitive! Old timer.