

If you have one installed, you can select it from the drop-down box. At this point, the Airpcap is the only supported local adapter. The upper left corner is for setting up local sources (or specifying that you have none). Launch the Kismet for Windows configuration utility through the Start menu and you will see the available options. Instead of editing the nf file, Cacetech made a configuration utility to pass all the options for sources to the Kismet executable, making life easier. If you run the Kismet executable right away, things will fail since you need to configure sources. Listed in there is a link for a command-line prompt, the Kismet executable, the Kismet configuration, and a shortcut to the logs folder.

After it is installed, you will find a Kismet entry in your Start menu list of programs. Follow the installer's instructions, which consist of pressing the next button three times. If you have a newer version installed already, just cancel the Winpcap part of the Airpcap installer (this won't cancel the whole thing, just the Winpcap part).Īfter the Airpcap software is loaded, run the Kismet installer. Double check which version is newer and if the Airpcap version is newer, let it overwrite the older. If you already have Winpcap installed, the Airpcap installer may ask you to upgrade to its version. This will install Winpcap and other libraries that are needed. Double-click the downloaded file and follow the instructions. The Airpcap driver installer is located on the same download page as the Kismet installer on the Cacetech. This installs Winpcap and other needed libraries. The first step is to install the Airpcap software.

Frank Thornton, in Kismet Hacking, 2008 Installation
