Ok Tantris, I followed the directions you specified in post 81, using the frst config file. I think I'm close to getting it working, but I got the following error msg:

/home/user # kismet
Launching kismet_server: /usr/bin/kismet_s erver
Will drop privs to user (29999) gid 29999
No specific sources given to be enabled, a ll will be enabled.
Non-RFMon VAPs will be destroyed on multi- vap interfaces (ie, madwifi-ng)
Enabling channel hopping.
Enabling channel splitting.
Source 0 (wlan): Enabling monitor mode for nokia770 source interface wlan0 channel 6 ...
Source 0 (wlan): Opening nokia770 source i nterface wlan0...
Spawned channel control process 2186
Dropped privs to user (29999) gid 29999
Allowing clients to fetch WEP keys.
configdir '/home/user/.kismet/' does not e xist, making it.
SSID cloak file did not exist, it will be created.
IP track file did not exist, it will be cr eated.
Logging networks to /media/mmc1/Kismet-Mar -29-2008-1.network
Logging networks in CSV format to /media/m mc1/Kismet-Mar-29-2008-1.csv
Logging networks in XML format to /media/m mc1/Kismet-Mar-29-2008-1.xml
Logging cryptographically weak packets to /media/mmc1/Kismet-Mar-29-2008-1.weak
Logging cisco product information to /medi a/mmc1/Kismet-Mar-29-2008-1.cisco
Logging gps coordinates to /media/mmc1/Kis met-Mar-29-2008-1.gps
Logging data to /media/mmc1/Kismet-Mar-29- 2008-1.dump
Writing data files to disk every 300 secon ds.
Mangling encrypted and fuzzy data packets.
Tracking probe responses and associating p robe networks.
Reading AP manufacturer data and defaults from /usr/etc/ap_manuf
Reading client manufacturer data and defau lts from /usr/etc/client_manuf
Using network-classifier based data encryp tion detection
Not tracking duplicate IVs
Dump file format: wiretap (local code) dum p
Crypt file format: airsnort (weak packet) dump
Kismet 2007.10.R1 (Kismet)
Logging data networks CSV XML weak cisco g ps
GPSD cannot connect: Connection refused
Listening on port 2501.
Allowing connections from 127.0.0.1/255.25 5.255.255
Registering builtin client/server protocol s...
Registering requested alerts...
Registering builtin timer events...
Gathering packets...
Launching kismet_client: /usr/bin/kismet_c lient
Launched client, pid 2187
NOTICE: configdir '/root/.kismet/' does no t exist, making it.
NOTICE: Group file did not exist, it will be created.
Looking for startup info from localhost:25 01..... found.
Connected to Kismet server 2007.10.R1 on l ocalhost:2501
Reading AP manufacturer data and defaults from /usr/etc/ap_manuf
Reading client manufacturer data and defau lts from /usr/etc/client_manuf
Error opening terminal: xterm.
Didn't see any weak encryption packets, un linking weak file
Sending termination request to channel con trol child 2186...
Waiting for channel control child 2186 to exit...
WARNING: Error disabling monitor mode: mod e set ioctl failed 22:Invalid argument
WARNING: wlan (wlan0) left in an unknown s tate. You may need to manually
restart or reconfigure it for nor mal operation.
WARNING: Sometimes cards don't always come out of monitor mode
cleanly. If your card is not ful ly working, you may need to
restart or reconfigure it for nor mal operation.
Kismet exiting.
Done.
/home/user #

Any idea what I've done wrong?

And thanks so much for all the info!