Kismet 2.4.5
Mike Kershaw <dragorn@nerv-un.net>
http://www.kismetwireless.net/
Licensed under the GPL

* What is it?
  Kismet is a 802.11b wireless network sniffer.  It is capable of sniffing 
  using almost any wireless card supported in Linux, including Prism2
  based cards supported by the Wlan-NG project (Linksys, Dlink, Rangelan,
  etc), cards which support standard packet capture via libpcap (Cisco),
  and limited support for cards without RF Monitor support.

* Features
  Multiple packet capture sources
  Runtime network sorting by AP MAC address (bssid)
  IP block detection
  Cisco product detection via CDP
  Ethereal and tcpdump compatable file logging
  Airsnort-compatable "interesting" (cryptographically weak) logging
  Secure SUID behavior
  Cloaked network detection
  Grouping and custom naming of SSIDs
  Multiple clients viewing a single capture stream
  Graphical mapping of data (gpsmap)
  Cross-platform support (handheld linux and BSD)
  Manufacturer identification
  Default factory setup detection 

* Quick start
  All of this will make more sense if you read the docs for each segment.
  1. Compile and Install Kismet
  2. Configure kismet.conf and kismet_ui.conf for your card and setup.
  3. Run kismet_monitor to enable rfmon mode, optionally with the 
     channel hopper.
  4. Run kismet.

* More information:
  Compilation and configuration:
  docs/README.compiling    Compiling Kismet
  docs/README.config       Configuring Kismet
  docs/README.upgrading    Upgrading Kismet

  Usage:
  docs/README.curses       Curses interface (deprecated)
  docs/README.panel        Panels interface

  Portability:
  docs/README.arm          Running Kismet on ARM platforms such as Ipaq 
                           and Zaurus
  docs/README.bsd          Running Kismet on *BSD systems

  Capture engines:
  docs/README.generic      Generic/Wireless Extention capture engine
  docs/README.pcap         libpcap capture engine
  docs/README.prism2       Prism2 (netlink) capture engine
  docs/README.wtapfile     Wiretap (dump file) capture engine

  GPS support:
  docs/README.gps          GPS logging
  docs/README.gpsmap       GPS graphing

  Notes on specific cards:
  docs/CARD.cisco          Cisco cards
  docs/CARD.prism2         Prism2 cards
  docs/CARD.orinoco        Orinoco cards
  docs/CARD.airport        Airport cards

  Misc:
  docs/README.extras       Extra scripts and utilities

  Developer:
  docs/DEVEL.ssidmap       Format of the SSID map state file
  docs/DEVEL.groupmap      Format of the group map state file
  docs/DEVEL.ipmap         Format of the IP map state file

