I get this type of behavior using Airodump when using certain model TPLink Even within the brand, different models produce varying results. The other reason may possibly be transmitter receiver saturation - what distance ? Try another AP ?
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Nils <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, > I´m looking into a strange Kismet behavior. > > The wireless IDS I´m running is based on: > Kismet Newcore Server 2011-03-R2 > Kismet Newcore Drones 2010-07-R1 running on Atheros Fonera Drones > This setup is working great! > > Then I´ve tried to add a drone based on TP-Link´s TL-WR1043ND access point > with a AR71xx 802.11ng chipset and running OpenWrt Backfire 10.03.1-RC6 > The wireless chipset driver is ath9k/mac80211 > It didn´t matter which version of the Kismet-drone I´ve tried, I ended up > with Kismet filling up the logs with strange APs popping up. See log output > below! > Next to Kismet 2011-03-R2 I´ve compiled the lastest svn version of > Kismet-Drone for OpenWrt Backfire, both including full support for > libnl/netlink mac80211. > But still...... > These BSSIDs look weird. They are changing and popping up every second. I´d > have expected ~30 APs around me but not hundreds of them in a few minutes, > all with hidden SSID. But it looks more like a general wireless driver issue > as even Aircrack/Airodump-ng shows some strange APs. Both either Kismet or > Aircrack show broken SSIDs with strange characters in them, too. > > INFO: Detected new ad-hoc network "<Hidden SSID>", BSSID 48:2D:35:DF:BA:72, > encryption yes, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new data network "<Unknown>", BSSID 54:49:85:9F:4C:49, > encryption yes, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new ad-hoc network "<Hidden SSID>", BSSID E4:54:97:63:58:64, > encryption yes, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new ad-hoc network "<Hidden SSID>", BSSID 38:2F:D1:48:E1:BF, > encryption yes, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new data network "<Unknown>", BSSID BB:63:45:87:FA:8A, > encryption no, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new managed network "<Hidden SSID>", BSSID 37:44:79:6F:01:F2 > , encryption yes, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new ad-hoc network "<Hidden SSID>", BSSID 15:36:B8:4E:13:0D, > encryption no, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new data network "<Unknown>", BSSID 3E:E0:96:8A:5A:EE, > encryption no, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new data network "<Unknown>", BSSID 73:8F:F0:2F:80:9D, > encryption yes, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new managed network "<Hidden SSID>", BSSID F9:B0:5E:08:39:E3 > , encryption yes, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new data network "<Unknown>", BSSID 5A:46:FC:11:D9:3C, > encryption no, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new data network "<Unknown>", BSSID E5:DB:15:B0:31:14, > encryption yes, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new data network "<Unknown>", BSSID 31:F2:29:E9:73:39, > encryption no, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new ad-hoc network "<Hidden SSID>", BSSID 5F:89:FA:75:FB:E1, > encryption yes, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > INFO: Detected new ad-hoc network "<Hidden SSID>", BSSID CE:1B:50:D8:1F:21, > encryption no, channel 0, 0.00 mbit > > > > An suggestions? > Thanks, > Nils > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > -- All the Best TheMenace _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
