A wireless network and device detector, sniffer, wardriving tool, and WIDS (wireless intrusion detection) framework.
# To capture packets from a specific wireless interface:
sudo kismet -c <wlan0>
# To monitor multiple channels on a wireless interface:
sudo kismet -c <wlan0,wlan1> -m
# To capture packets and save them to a specific directory:
sudo kismet -c <wlan0> -d <path/to/output>
# To start Kismet with a specific configuration file:
sudo kismet -c <wlan0> -f <path/to/config.conf>
# To monitor and log data to an SQLite database:
sudo kismet -c <wlan0> --log-to-db
# To monitor using a specific data source:
sudo kismet -c <wlan0> --data-source=<rtl433>
# To enable alerts for specific events:
sudo kismet -c <wlan0> --enable-alert=<new_ap>
# To display detailed information about a specific AP's packets:
sudo kismet -c <wlan0> --info <BSSID>