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Posted by:tuxsavvy
Subject:Open suse 10.3 with kde 3.5. why do it do this?
Date:05:18:37 01/07/2008

> Hey there.
>
> i try to make kismet work on my opensuse withe kde.
>
> so when i write kismet from su
> i get this output. can some one tell me what is worng?
>
> dach-linnux:/home/dach # kismet
> Server options: none
> Client options: none
> Starting server...
> Waiting for server to start before starting UI...
> Suid priv-dropping disabled. This may not be secure.
> No specific sources given to be enabled, all will be enabled.
> Enabling channel hopping.
> Enabling channel splitting.
> Source 0 (traadloos): Enabling monitor mode for ipw3945 source interface wlan0_rename channel 6...
> FATAL: Failed to set monitor mode: Device or resource busy. This usually means your drivers either do not support monitor mode, or use a different mechanism for getting to it. Make sure you have a version of your drivers that support monitor mode, and consult the troubleshooting section of the README.

The error is pretty self explanatory..
Maybe try ipwraw drivers and see if they work.


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