How to: Setup Kismet in Ubuntu 7.04

25 April, 2007 at 7:26 pm by Phil Wiffen · Filed under Linux, Wi-Fi

Here’s how I got Kismet running on Ubuntu on my Asus W3V laptop.

Open up a Terminal: Applications > Accessories > Terminal
sudo apt-get install kismet
sudo gedit /etc/kismet/kismet.conf
Changesource=none,none,addme
to
source=ipw2200,eth1,wifi
- If you don’t know your relevant network driver, view the Kismet Readme and scroll down to the section “12. Capture Sources”. My driver is ipw2200.
- If you don’t know your interface name, use iwconfig to find your wireless interface (mine is eth1). [screenshot]
Save the file
sudo kismet [screenshot]

Any questions? Feel free to leave me a comment below

3 Comments »

Goran said,

27 March, 2008 at 6:06 am

This worked for me on my ThinkPad T42 ;-). Thx
Amit said,

30 March, 2008 at 10:36 am

Works like a charm on a beta install of Hardy Heron on my Acer Travelmate 4102WLMi.
charles freshman said,

13 May, 2008 at 4:13 am

yeah thanks, this guide was helpful for a toshiba satellite laptop.