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01-12-2006
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yogurtnutter
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Hi folks.. I logged on here a while a go and got laughed at... Don't blame you... I never read the small print. well my little laptop has a dual boot win 2k corperate and mandrake (suse was little slow) all i need to do is read up on linux and know what stuff to d/l so I can run some, More fun software!! my set up... need to get some cheep pigtails in the uk for building a biquad for an orinoco card
 (i read the forums) any advice about what d/l's to take to make kismet etc to run on my laptop would help.Thanks Quote:
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01-13-2006
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01-13-2006
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Did you do the math?
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No one laughed at you. It was just plainly stated "That just won't work, it's the wrong card." To make kismet run, you should really go over to the kismet forums, and read through the documentation. Briefly however, what you will need to do is download the kismet source code files and driver souce code files. You will need to compile and then install them. If you're unsure of that whole process (many people new to *nix are not), you may want to look through some forum(s) devoted to Linux beginers. There are a lot of HOWTOs out there to walk you through it. If all that is too daunting just to try kismet to see if you will like it, then you might want to download a bootable CD that has kismet on board. Auditor and WHAX are two of my favorites. Both have kismet as part of the CD. Both will run kismet "right out of the box" as long as you have the card plugged into the laptop.
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01-13-2006
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yogurtnutter
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: London U.K
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Itsnotme... ok I have a newborn baby here. I have had about 7hrs sleep in the past 48 hrs so please exscuse the badly punctuated messages. (was you my english teacher at school?)
Thorn. I will have a look on more forums but I panic as to where I have to unpack things. Any Idea on where I can source the cheep Pigtails? |
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01-13-2006
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Did you do the math?
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Congrats on the new baby. Your life won't be the same for the next 20 years or so.
 We STRONGLY encourage use of correct English, spelling, etc. on these forums. This is plainly stated in the the Welcome Desk. (You read through all of that, right?) Repeatedly failing to due so will draw the ire and flames from the regulars, and the moderators will ultimately dump your posts in the Bin. If unpacking source files causes a panic,then I would really suggest that you first try a Live CD like WHAX. Nothing could be simpler: a) Download the CD image. b) Burn to the CD. c) Boot. d) You're running Linux. Select kismet from the menu, and watch the networks be detected. Once you decide you like it, then find a beginner's forum for Linux and read up what it take to install packages. None of it is that hard, but it is completely different from MS products. Cheap pigtails are all over. For those in the UK, I'd suggest ComputerGuy. FAB-Corp also ships internationally.
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01-13-2006
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yogurtnutter
Join Date: Nov 2005
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Thanks for the help. I am currently down loading WHAX 3.0. The Computer Guy link has got a great link for a cantenna kit.
I will be looking up meetings of linux clubs and get someone to sit me down and explain to me how to install Tars etc. (I am Based in Central London). As I learn about things I will post it on my website. A) So I don't forget. B) So I can help others who are in a simular position as me. Thank you |
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01-13-2006
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01-13-2006
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01-13-2006
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01-13-2006
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In the Ubuntu Wiki you'll find a howto on gettinginstalling Kismet , patching the kernel, etc. Since I tend to treat Linux folks nicely, when you get to GPSD search the forum here for Dutch's post on GPSD it contains a link to version 1.10 of GPSD, it's the most stable version when used with Kismet. When Kismet Newcore is released then you can upgrade GPSD to a 2.x version.
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01-14-2006
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yogurtnutter
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: London U.K
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WHAX 3.0 is great. I am removing Mandriva. I have a few copies of linux. So I will keep on experimenting until I get a balanced system. Thanks again for all the help.
My next posts will no doubt be be questions about discrete housings for biquad antennas. Once again.... Thanks!!! My Site |
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