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Build an Open Source Network Sniffer

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the whats-that-smell-sniff-sniff dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This article reviews common issues of wireless security, and shows how to use open source software to suss out wireless networks, get information about them, and start recognizing common security problems. You will learn how build a lightweight wireless sniffer that runs on open source software and see how simple it is to interact with wireless networks."

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  1. Don't surf 'n drive! by AchilleTalon · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "During testing for this article, I had a recurring problem: my equipment kept accidentally picking up networks other than the ones I wanted to test. In fact, my laptop has found wireless networks to associate with while I'm traveling on the freeway!"

    I wonder which freeway it was. I drived Montreal down to Dover DE, crossing Newark NY and Albany NY and I left kismet open and I never picked a signal. Maybe I was driving too fast. ;-)

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    Achille Talon
    Hop!