Wifi ESSID duplication - Kismet, Airodump

[Kallakoras]

I noticed this after upgrading to kernel 2.6.34 and after a dist-upgrade. When I launch Kismet or airodump and get a list of ESSIDs, they duplicate and insert random special characters into the name. This happens anywhere between 5 seconds after launch or up to a minute (longest it's gone without duplication so far).

Duplicates always have 1 packet and 0 size (in kismet) and 50% of the time have --- as a channel (in kismet).

Example of the special characters inserted into the name:

NotYourNetwork
NotYou\3010etwork
NotYo\025DNetwork
\012mtYourNetwork


Any ideas? Let me know what hardware/software versions you need and I'll gladly post.

I tested hardware by booting off my original backtrack 4 DVD and launching kismet. Ran perfectly fine for an hour.

Is there any indication a fresh install would help? I suppose upgrading the kernel could of broken something, but I'm not an expert.

[Archangel-Amael]

Start over and reinstall. Then see what happens.

[Kallakoras]

I was hoping to avoid that option, but I'll give it a shot.

Won't really learn anything if it helps. But it's better than not having it work at all.

[Archangel-Amael]

Actually you will learn something. I'll leave it to you to discover though. Don't want to spoil the fun.

[Kallakoras]

Just booted off a freshly downloaded BT R1 iso, and the problem persists.

At this point I am considering getting a USB wifi card. Then I can add an external antenna.

[Archangel-Amael]

Check your card and hardware against the aircrack-ng website for compatibility.
Also check to see if the issue is listed on their forums. I am guessing that it is.

EDIT: Not a bug moved.