The base of the following configuration file has been retrieved from the kismet-2013-03-R1b version.
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######################## ## Kismet config file ## ######################## # Kismet README # http://kismetwireless.net/documentation.shtml#readme # # Original Kistmet config # https://wiki.c3l.lu/doku.php?id=projects:warxing:kismet:files:kismet.original.conf ## ## General ########### # Version of Kismet config version=2009-newcore # OUI file, expected format 00:11:22<tab>manufname # Note: # Option 1: If you have installed Wireshark, enable the following options. # Option 2: If not, in order to save space on a RaspberryPi for example, fetch the required file manually. # Visit: https://wiki.c3l.lu/doku.php?id=projects:warxing:kismet:configuration # # Option 1 # # Wireshark on different GNU/Linux systems' # ouifile=/etc/manuf # ouifile=/usr/share/wireshark/wireshark/manuf # ouifile=/usr/share/wireshark/manuf # # Wireshark on Mac OS # ouifile=/Applications/Wireshark.app/Contents/Resources/share/wireshark/manuf # # Option 2 ouifile=/etc/kismet/ # User Privacy hidedata=true # Plugins allowplugins=true ## ## Server ########## # Name of server (Purely for organizational purposes) # If commented out, defaults to host name of system # servername=Kismet Server # Client/server listen config listen=tcp://127.0.0.1:2501 # Allowed hosts allowedhosts=127.0.0.1 # Maximum number of concurrent GUI's maxclients=5 # Maximum backlog before we start throwing out or killing clients. The # bigger this number, the more memory and the more power it will use. maxbacklog=5000 ## ## Scanning ############ # See the README for full information on the new source format # ncsource=interface:options # for example: # ncsource=wlan0 # ncsource=wifi0:type=madwifi # ncsource=wlan0:name=intel,hop=false,channel=11 # 1x for 2.4 GHz # 1x for 5 GHz ncsource=wlan0:name=2.4GHz,retry=true ncsource=wlan1:name:5GHz,retry=true # Comma-separated list of sources to enable. # enablesources=prismsource,ciscosource # Control which channels we like to spend more time on. preferredchannels=1,6,11 # Hopping Channels per second (1-10) channelvelocity=3 # By setting the dwell time for channel hopping we override the channelvelocity # setting above and dwell on each channel for the given number of seconds. #channeldwell=10 # Channellists (do NOT change unless you know, what you're doing) channellist=IEEE80211b:1:3,6:3,11:3,2,7,3,8,4,9,5,10 channellist=IEEE80211a:36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,149,153,157,161,165 channellist=IEEE80211ab:1:3,6:3,11:3,2,7,3,8,4,9,5,10,36,40,44,48,52,56,60,64,149,153,157,161,165 ## ## GPS ####### # GPS gps=true # Type of communication between kismet & GPS device # Multiple options: gpsd, serial, virtual gpstype=gpsd # gpsd listening port gpshost=localhost:2947 # If no GPS lock is achieved, set to true. gpsmodelock=false # Try to reconnect if GPS link is lost. gpsreconnect=true ## ## Sound ######### # Do we use sound? # Not to be confused with GUI sound parameter, this controls wether or not the # server itself will play sound. Primarily for headless or automated systems. enablesound=false # Path to sound player soundbin=play sound=newnet,true sound=newcryptnet,true sound=packet,true sound=gpslock,true sound=gpslost,true sound=alert,true # Does the server have speech? (Again, not to be confused with the GUI's speech) enablespeech=false # Binary used for speech (if not in path, full path must be specified) speechbin=flite # Specify raw or festival; Flite (and anything else that doesn't need formatting # around the string to speak) is 'raw', festival requires the string be wrapped in # SayText("...") speechtype=raw # Speaking method: speech, nato, spell speechencoding=nato speech=new,"New network detected s.s.i.d. %1 channel %2" speech=gpslost,"G.P.S. signal lost" speech=gpslock,"G.P.S. signal O.K." ## ## Log ####### # Default log title logdefault=Kismet # Name of logfile logtemplate=%p%n-%D-%t-%i.%l # Prefix of where we log logprefix=/var/log/kismet # Format of the pcap dump (PPI or 80211) pcapdumpformat=ppi # File types to log, comma seperated. (alert, gpsxml, nettxt, netxml, pcapdump, string) logtypes=gpsxml,netxml,pcapdump # Where state info, etc, is stored. You shouldnt ever need to change this. # This is a directory. configdir=%h/.kismet/