On Mon, Feb 03, 2003 at 08:41:44PM +0000, Priscilla Oppenheimer wrote:
> Is it really true that Kismet can sniff packets on an 802.11
> wireless network, even if you have the access point set up to
> require login/authentication.

It is sort of like using tcpdump on a hub. In addition, kismet
also makes WEP less useful:

  http://www.kismetwireless.net/documentation.shtml

  "Kismet supports decrypting WEP as packets are captured.
  This enables Kismet to extract clients, IP ranges, and
  alert conditions out of WEP-enabled traffic."

-Vince




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