Kismet Drone Help

buk110 · 06-13-2006

I'm trying to setup a Kismet server and drones, and I can not get the server to connect to the drones.

I've set up the drones to accept connections from the IP of the server and start them all up. They all say they are accepting connections from the IP of the Server on port 3501.

I then try to run the server on that other box and I get the error "Failed 111 Connection Refused"

I thought this was a port issue, so I've disabled the firewall on both boxes. However, when I run nmap after activating the drone, it does not show port 3501 as being open. So I'm wondering if this is an issue where the drone is listening for a connection but never opened the port up. Any ideas?

Thorn · 06-13-2006

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Originally Posted by buk110

I'm trying to setup a Kismet server and drones, and I can not get the server to connect to the drones.

I've set up the drones to accept connections from the IP of the server and start them all up. They all say they are accepting connections from the IP of the Server on port 3501.

I then try to run the server on that other box and I get the error "Failed 111 Connection Refused"

I thought this was a port issue, so I've disabled the firewall on both boxes. However, when I run nmap after activating the drone, it does not show port 3501 as being open. So I'm wondering if this is an issue where the drone is listening for a connection but never opened the port up. Any ideas?

Have you used Renderman's guide? If not, it might serve as a good checklist.

buk110 · 06-13-2006

I have inded read that article before; however, I will try it again and see if I missed some small detail. Sure hope not...

beakmyn · 06-14-2006

Which of Kismet and what platform/OS?

I've got a question open on the Kismet forums as the latest version 2006-4-R1 (kismet_server) exhibits this behavior on the WRT platform. It reports that the port is opened and listening however connecting to the port give the "connection refused", a port scan of the device reveals that the port is not open.

Version 2005-8-R1 does not exhibit this behavior.

qlenfg · 07-01-2006

I'm seeing the same thing trying to get the Kismet drone feature running on a LAN.

I've got Mepis on a laptop with a Zyxel WiFi card running Kismet 2006.04.R1. Works fine locally running Kismet the normal way, and appears to be working with the drone, server and client running in separate terminal sessions using the localhost connection on the laptop.

If I fire up the drone on the laptop and try to run the server on a Fedora Core 4 box on the LAN, I get the FATAL: connect() failed 111 (Connection refused) message. The config file has the source set to the IP of the drone and the proper port, but no joy.

Nmap shows port 3501 as open / filtered, and iptables -L shows no rules set.

Any ideas?

qlenfg · 07-02-2006

OK guys, got it figured out:

In the kismet_drone.conf file, make sure the allowed hosts is set to the IP range for your network. For instance, mine says:

allowedhosts=192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0

This appeared to work and the drone program said it was allowing connections from 192... But netstat only showed port 3501 open for the localhost (127.0.0.1) connection.

So its time to start dinking around -- so I decide to change the bindaddress to the same IP range, ie:

bindaddress=192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0

Bingo, it works. All I had to do was change the source line in the kismet.conf file on my remote server to the following:

source=kismet_drone,192.168.1.101:3501,drone

All is good and I now have a drone on one box and the server and client on another. All I need to do is get a few more drones and make it mobile...

Barry · 07-02-2006

So if your drones are mobile, how will they talk back to the server??

qlenfg · 07-04-2006

Satellite internet provider?

Actually, we were looking at using something in a security vehicle to search for rogue access points employees set up without proper permission. Probably do some sort of cell connection back to the IT office.

renderman · 07-04-2006

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Originally Posted by qlenfg

Satellite internet provider?

Actually, we were looking at using something in a security vehicle to search for rogue access points employees set up without proper permission. Probably do some sort of cell connection back to the IT office.

You;d probobly do better with a handheld ipaq setup in combination with something like network chemistries rogue scanner

Barry · 07-04-2006

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Originally Posted by renderman

You;d probobly do better with a handheld ipaq setup in combination with something like network chemistries rogue scanner

I use my Zaurus for that.

qlenfg · 07-09-2006

Probably will use a Nokia 770 and a cell phone once they re-port Kismet for the Tablet OS 2006. The new OS version fixes random WiFi connection drops and it looks like the BlueTooth is fixed as well. Hopefully they will add some additional BlueTooth scanning tools later.

May also build a single-board computer with touch-screen and package it for vehicle mounting. We're currently shopping for hardware and also looking for a PCI card that has a Prism chipset -- most seem to have a Broadcom chipset, which is problematic with Linux.

As a side note, we got Kismet drone working across the internet also. You just have to include the remote IP address in the allowedhosts list and set the port forwarding to pass port 3501 on to the PC running drone.

Barry · 07-10-2006

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Originally Posted by qlenfg

Probably will use a Nokia 770 and a cell phone once they re-port Kismet for the Tablet OS 2006. The new OS version fixes random WiFi connection drops and it looks like the BlueTooth is fixed as well. Hopefully they will add some additional BlueTooth scanning tools later.

May also build a single-board computer with touch-screen and package it for vehicle mounting. We're currently shopping for hardware and also looking for a PCI card that has a Prism chipset -- most seem to have a Broadcom chipset, which is problematic with Linux.

As a side note, we got Kismet drone working across the internet also. You just have to include the remote IP address in the allowedhosts list and set the port forwarding to pass port 3501 on to the PC running drone.

I've done that from home to work just to see if it could be done. Worked pretty well. I didn't check to see what kind of bandwidth it uses though.

06-13-2006	#1 (permalink)
buk110 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4	Kismet Drone Help I'm trying to setup a Kismet server and drones, and I can not get the server to connect to the drones. I've set up the drones to accept connections from the IP of the server and start them all up. They all say they are accepting connections from the IP of the Server on port 3501. I then try to run the server on that other box and I get the error "Failed 111 Connection Refused" I thought this was a port issue, so I've disabled the firewall on both boxes. However, when I run nmap after activating the drone, it does not show port 3501 as being open. So I'm wondering if this is an issue where the drone is listening for a connection but never opened the port up. Any ideas? Last edited by buk110 : 06-13-2006 at 08:14 AM.

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beakmyn root\.workspace\.garbage. Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,805	Which of Kismet and what platform/OS? I've got a question open on the Kismet forums as the latest version 2006-4-R1 (kismet_server) exhibits this behavior on the WRT platform. It reports that the port is opened and listening however connecting to the port give the "connection refused", a port scan of the device reveals that the port is not open. Version 2005-8-R1 does not exhibit this behavior. __________________ Daughter with arms inside shirt: "Daddy I'm not Armish" ┌──────────────────────────────┐ ╞ NS Icons Explained\|et hoc genus omne ╡ └──────────────────────────────┘

07-01-2006	#5 (permalink)
qlenfg Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4	Failed 111 (Connection Refused) I'm seeing the same thing trying to get the Kismet drone feature running on a LAN. I've got Mepis on a laptop with a Zyxel WiFi card running Kismet 2006.04.R1. Works fine locally running Kismet the normal way, and appears to be working with the drone, server and client running in separate terminal sessions using the localhost connection on the laptop. If I fire up the drone on the laptop and try to run the server on a Fedora Core 4 box on the LAN, I get the FATAL: connect() failed 111 (Connection refused) message. The config file has the source set to the IP of the drone and the proper port, but no joy. Nmap shows port 3501 as open / filtered, and iptables -L shows no rules set. Any ideas?

07-02-2006	#7 (permalink)
Barry Managing the iTards. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,383	So if your drones are mobile, how will they talk back to the server?? __________________ Atheism is a non-prophet organization.

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06-13-2006	#3 (permalink)
buk110 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4	I have inded read that article before; however, I will try it again and see if I missed some small detail. Sure hope not...

07-02-2006	#6 (permalink)
qlenfg Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4	OK guys, got it figured out: In the kismet_drone.conf file, make sure the allowed hosts is set to the IP range for your network. For instance, mine says: allowedhosts=192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 This appeared to work and the drone program said it was allowing connections from 192... But netstat only showed port 3501 open for the localhost (127.0.0.1) connection. So its time to start dinking around -- so I decide to change the bindaddress to the same IP range, ie: bindaddress=192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 Bingo, it works. All I had to do was change the source line in the kismet.conf file on my remote server to the following: source=kismet_drone,192.168.1.101:3501,drone All is good and I now have a drone on one box and the server and client on another. All I need to do is get a few more drones and make it mobile...

07-04-2006	#8 (permalink)
qlenfg Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4	Satellite internet provider? Actually, we were looking at using something in a security vehicle to search for rogue access points employees set up without proper permission. Probably do some sort of cell connection back to the IT office.

07-09-2006	#11 (permalink)
qlenfg Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4	Probably will use a Nokia 770 and a cell phone once they re-port Kismet for the Tablet OS 2006. The new OS version fixes random WiFi connection drops and it looks like the BlueTooth is fixed as well. Hopefully they will add some additional BlueTooth scanning tools later. May also build a single-board computer with touch-screen and package it for vehicle mounting. We're currently shopping for hardware and also looking for a PCI card that has a Prism chipset -- most seem to have a Broadcom chipset, which is problematic with Linux. As a side note, we got Kismet drone working across the internet also. You just have to include the remote IP address in the allowedhosts list and set the port forwarding to pass port 3501 on to the PC running drone.