Thread: [Announce] Kismet + Fully functional WLAN monitor mode for the N900
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2010-06-02 , 16:29
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Originally Posted by mail_e36 View Post
On a different note, what is your opinion on these Kismet plugins which have recently popped up for the N900 Kismet application? Have you tried any of them, have you had any luck with them?
I haven't tested any of the plugins because non of them are useful for myself. The following is only my opinion about the usability of the plugins.

kismet-plugin-autowep - Calculate WEP key for one specific access point type
Useful if you have a supported ap in range. See http://xkyle.com/2009/03/03/verizon-...ey-calculator/

kismet-plugin-btscan - Active Bluetooth scanning
I am pretty sure btscan will badly influence the wlan scanning results as it does ACTIVE bluetooth scanning.

kismet-plugin-dot15d4 - Support for 802.15.4 low-power network sensors, ...
Useless without special scanning hardware. Moreover the plugin seems to be incomplete.

kismet-plugin-ptw - Tries to brouteforce the WEP key for networks in range (using aircrack-ng code)
I think that plugin will cause enormous battery drain because of the high cpu usage.

kismet-plugin-spectools - Displays wireless spectrum discovered by spectrum analysers like the Wi-Spy (tm Metageek)
Useless without special scanning hardware.
Last edited by lxp; 2010-06-02 at 17:32.