

The Linux Wi-Fi source is known to support, among others:
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If a specific piece of hardware does not have a Linux driver yet, or does not have a standard driver with monitor mode support, Kismet will not be able to use it. Typically any driver shipped with the Linux kernel supports monitor mode, and does so in a standard way Kismet understands. Not all hardware and drivers support monitor mode, but the majority do. $ sudo rm /tmp/.kismet_cap_linux_wifi_interface_lock It can be manually specified with type=linuxwifi: The Linux Wi-Fi source will auto-detect supported interfaces by querying the network interface list and checking for wireless configuration APIs. Packet capture on Wi-Fi is accomplished via “monitor mode”, a special mode where the card is told to report all packets seen, and to report them at the 802.11 link layer instead of emulating an Ethernet device. The Linux Wi-Fi data source handles capturing from Wi-Fi interfaces using the two most recent Linux standards: The new netlink/mac80211 standard present since approximately 2007, and the legacy ioctl-based IW extensions system present since approximately 2002. Most likely this will be the main data source most people use when capturing with Kismet. This cannot be automatically detected, you must manually add it to the channel list for a source.


This cannot be automatically detected, you must manually add it to the channel list for a source.ĥMHz quarter-channel, a non-standard channel type supported on some Atheros devices. DefinitionĤ0MHz 802.11n with upper secondary channel, such as 6HT40+Ĥ0MHz 802.11n with lower secondary channel, such as 6HT40-ġ60MHz 802.11ac channel, such as 36VHT160ġ0MHz half-channel, a non-standard channel type supported on some Atheros devices. Monitoring on HT40, VHT80, and VHT160 requires support from your card.Ĭhannels can be defined by number or by frequency. Kismet will auto-detect the supported channels on most Wi-Fi cards. Wi-Fi channels in Kismet define both the basic channel number, and extra channel attributes such as 802.11N 40MHz channels, 802.11AC 80MHz and 160MHz channels, and non-standard half and quarter rate channels at 10MHz and 5MHz.
