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diff --git a/network/kismet/README b/network/kismet/README index 14785e1853b47..828234426d8e4 100644 --- a/network/kismet/README +++ b/network/kismet/README @@ -1,14 +1,16 @@ -Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion -detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw -monitoring (rfmon) mode, and (with appropriate hardware) can sniff 802.11b, -802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11n traffic. Kismet also supports plugins which -allow sniffing other media such as DECT. +Kismet is an 802.11 layer2 wireless network detector, sniffer, and +intrusion detection system. Kismet will work with any wireless card which +supports raw monitoring (rfmon) mode, and (with appropriate hardware) +can sniff 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g, and 802.11n traffic. Kismet also +supports plugins which allow sniffing other media such as DECT. Kismet identifies networks by passively collecting packets and detecting standard named networks, detecting (and given time, decloaking) hidden -networks, and inferring the presence of nonbeaconing networks via data traffic. +networks, and inferring the presence of nonbeaconing networks via data +traffic. -This script requires a 'kismet' group to exist before running. The recommended -GID is 234. You can create it like this: groupadd -g 234 kismet +This script requires a 'kismet' group to exist before running. +The recommended GID is 234. You can create it like this: groupadd -g +234 kismet After installation, add user to kismet group and re-login. |