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Originally posted by Monitr7
NS is a "passive" sniffer, which will only detect APs that are set up to broadcast. AirSnort (utilizing Kismet?) is an active sniffer; sending out a signal that causes APs, even those that are set up not to broadcast, to send their AP info. So that's one reason you're finding more APs with AirSnort.
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Dude, you got it a backwards.
NS is "active" in that it sends a probe beacon, just like the client manager.
Kismet is passive, listening for traffic.