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Subject:    Kismet-devel 2.7.1 not capturing after about 1 hour??
From:       "Tony Saign" <tony () saign ! com>
Date:       2002-10-25 20:14:20
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Upgraded to 2.7.1 this morning, but it appears to stop capturing after
about 1 hour...
Kismet still running/functional, but packet count just stops.
No error messages in the logs.

2.6.2 ssems to work normally. I'm @ a loss for a reason.

-Tony

}-----Original Message-----
}From: Chris Waters [mailto:chris@waters.co.nz] 
}Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 12:05
}To: wireless@kismetwireless.net
}Subject: Re: [KISMET] promiscuous mode and browsing at same time?
}
}
}
}> On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Shane Schisler wrote:
}>
}> > When in RF monitor mode, wireless nics cannot send out 
}data packets.
}> > I'm not sure if this applies to mgmt or ctrl packets as I have seen
}> > (one or the other) being trasmitted while sniffing before.
}> >
}> > I think this is somewhat dependant on the driver, but maybe more
}> > dependant on the firmware.
}>
}> Theoretically there should be no transmissions, but in some 
}cases (Certain
}> Cisco firmware revisions) the card has been known to "peep" 
}in RFMon mode
}> anyway.
}>
}> Promisc mode and monitor mode are different - In monitor 
}mode, the card is
}> not associated with an AP and does not transmit at all.  It captures
}> everything it hears on the channel and passes it to whatever 
}program wants
}> the info.
}>
}
}PRISM cards can also transmit, even while in monitor mode 
}(probe requests or
}beacons). If you are concerned about this, the best thing to 
}do is use a
}second sniffer to see if your card is transmitting any packets.
}
}Regards,
}
}Chris.
}
}



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