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Title: Kismet tracking
Post by: jrohearn on May 28, 2004, 08:02:29 pm

Can you be traced while using kismet?
Just curious.  I was scanning around my house and dont want to piss off any of my neighbors.

Title: Kismet tracking
Post by: Inuyasha on May 28, 2004, 08:08:07 pm

Don\'t think so, since Kismet basically just sniffs for data being transfered over the WLAN, and doesn\'t actually access it.

Title: Kismet tracking
Post by: jrohearn on May 28, 2004, 08:11:47 pm

While scanning, I get one that says its a no SSID - Probe.
What is a Probe?

Title: Kismet tracking
Post by: Inuyasha on May 28, 2004, 08:13:34 pm

Another person running a wifi sniffer, maybe?

But I don\'t know.

Title: Kismet tracking
Post by: tz on May 28, 2004, 10:17:26 pm

A probe is generally a laptop, workstation, or something sending a request for any AP out there to identify itself.  NetStumbler does this (and hence can be traced).

Kismet is entirely passive.

Title: Kismet tracking
Post by: jrohearn on May 29, 2004, 10:12:39 am

Cool, good to know.  Thanks guys.