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KisMAC, Another reason to buy a Mac

One of the biggest headaches for wireless security auditors is the lack of standardization of the tools they use to perform their tests. You have Windows based tools, such as Netstumbler and Airmagnet, but if you want to run Kismet or coWPAtty, then you have to stick to Linux. To make it more confusing, some tools, like Karma, were written specifically with Fedora Core in mind, where others will only run on Redhat 9 and this doesn't even address hardware issues. While it is getting better, I personally have around ten different wireless network cards because each program requires a specific driver that requires a specific chipset. For example, Airmagnet runs only on my NetgearAG, and Network Chemistry will only work with my LinksysAG.

For programs like Airpwn, I have found that it works best with two Senao cards. And then there is the TrueMobile (Orinoco), which was the only card Netstumbler would originally work with. Oh, and don't forget PDA based stumbling, I have two CF cards just for my collection of handhelds. The point is this: wireless security tools are anything but simple... except for KisMAC. Security Reference Guide > KisMAC

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