On Mon, Oct 04, 2010, dave b wrote:
> > * get a windows box with a wireless card
> > * grab inssider
> > * run inssider
> > * done/done.
> 
> 
> ... Yes that works. However, imho the windows part is a real turn off ;)

Only if don't already have it installed. :)

> You know kismet runs on a lot of os's ...
> http://www.kismetwireless.net/screenshot.shtml

.. but having to pick the right monitor mode for the right card just to get
it to work was an absolute pain.

I finally managed to get it working on my netbook w/ an atheros chipset; but
it was fiddly. And I'm -hacking- on the wireless code at the moment. :)
(I then just rebooted back into XP mode to run inssider, as all I wanted was
RSSIs.)

That said, Kismet is great if you want to do detailed wireless debugging. :)
It just isn't easy. :)

That (all) said, it wouldn't be hard to write a *NIX Inssider clone; it
"just" uses the card-reported RSSI from channel scans. Kismet does a lot more
and thus wants monitor/intercept/debugging modes (which is why it's fiddly.)


adrian

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