Thread: After a decent strong wifi sniffer
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2011-08-16 , 09:14
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Originally Posted by tobymansell View Post
Hi therefollowed all your directions successfully up until here:

the things i see around me are: Elapsed 00:3.09, Networks 0, Packets, /sec, Filtered.
looks like its not picking up any networks. Are there any around? Remember the N900 is not THAT sensitive.

Originally Posted by tobymansell View Post
What would be the need to plot them in to google maps? To get the exact location of the wifi points so i can walk there and use the net right?
wardriving, it is even more dorkish than bus-spotting


Originally Posted by tobymansell View Post
Rootsh yes, powerkernel no.. can this be found in the app manager?
yes, although you don't need powerkernel for this. My mistake.


Originally Posted by tobymansell View Post
Yes i would like to be able to pick up nearby wifi points in the neighbour hood and use them for internet access (if of course they dont have pass wep/wpa keys)

Have i got the right software here?
mmmm, not really. kismet is a full on passive wlan packet sniffer. It will pick up access points that are even to far away to actually use for Internet access.

If you just want to find open access points and connect to them for whatever nefarious schemes the best option is actually the drop down connect to network status menu thing. It only lists access points you can actually use. The padlock next to the name indicates what encryption method is in use if at all any. Is there some problem with this?

If your into stealing someone else's wifi when you don't have any of your own (would you not steal bread to feed your starving family?) You need to look 'bleeding edge wifi drivers' and use one of the many packages for cracking WEP keys.
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