All stable releases are signed with GPG. For directions on how to get GPG and verify signatures,
visit the .
Download the GPG public key here.
Some browsers mangle the GPG key or won't display it. If you
get a blank page for the public key or the .asc file signature, use right-click "save as" or use wget.
Latest Kismet release is Kismet-2010-07-R1.
Kismet releases are now based on the Kismet-Newcore code branch! Be sure to read the
README for how to migrate to the new code and what has changed in the configuration!
Download latest Kismet code ()
The current Kismet-Old release is Kismet-Old2009-05-R1.
Kismet releases are now based on the Kismet-Newcore code branch. The old Kismet codebase will see
minimal development, however may be updated with bugfixes from time to time. For users currently unable or unwilling
to upgrade, Kismet-Old is available.
Download Kismet-Old code ()
The development code is constantly changing. The development code contains the latest bugfixes,
card support, and feature enchancements, however it may also change without warning. Devel versions
should always at least compile, and almost always run, so they should be safe to use.
Primary development is now done on the Kismet-Newcore branch (see below). Stable-Devel will only
be updated for security and major bugfixes.
View SVN checkins here
To save bandwidth and general code management hassles, the development tree is now available
exclusively via Subversion. Subversion is an alternate source management system with several advantages over CVS.
Get the client and learn more about it at subversion.tigris.org.
Download the latest development code using Subversion with
svn co https://www.kismetwireless.net/code/svn/trunk kismet-devel
If you use a web proxy and get errors downloading with subversion, read the
subversion faq about proxies
for information about how to allow subversion traffic out through your proxy.
Browse the development tree here
Kismet-Newcore is now the base Kismet code! Grab the normal SVN or releases as of Kismet-2009-05-RC1.
Browse the Subversion archive here
Older versions of Kismet are also available from the tags/ subdirectory in
the subversion tree.
The Spectrum-Tools software for the Wi-Spy spectrum analyzer are available from the download section of the Spectools project page here
Cygwin/Win32 binaries for Drone and AirPcap provided by . This installer includes all the components (including the Cygwin dlls) needed to run Kismet on a Wndows system, with either Kismet remote drones or the Cace AirPcap capture card.
These binaries enable native capture for AirPcap devices from Cace only.
Native capture is not possible via any other card or driver inside Windows. These packages
will ONLY WORK with Kismet remote drones and Cace AirPcap devices.
Latest Cygwin binary is (none).
Cace Download site is (External)
ATTENTION: I'm not really maintaining this patch set anymore for various reasons (old cards, distro hell, etc). here is another set of patches and up-ports, check it out.
FIRST: Read the orinoco HOWTO here
SECOND:: Read the 2.6.x orinoco 0.13 HOWTO here
Latest orinoco patch uploaded on Monday, 02-Feb-2004 11:36:55 PST.
Enhanced rfmon patches for Orinoco 0.13e and the 2.6 kernel drivers. These patches fix
several problems: High channel change latency causing clock slowdown, sound stuttering, or serial port
data corruption, firmware freakouts resulting in storms of probe requests if settings are changed while
in rfmon mode, and implementing frame dropping while in rfmon mode to prevent the "Error -5 writing to
TX BAP" kernel message flood if packets are routed to the rfmomed interface. These fixes should be
desireable for everyone.
These patches apply to the standalone Orinoco 0.13e drivers, or to the drivers/net/wireless/
segment of the 2.6.x kernel tree until version 2.6.9. Version 2.6.9 requires a different patch.. They will NOT apply to the Orinoco 0.15RC1 driver release. They will NOT apply to 2.6.9! These will also not apply to the mandrake kernels. Mdk backported the 2.6.9 drivers into the 2.6.8.1 kernel. Use the 2.6.9 patch.
Download orinoco-0.13e-rfmon-dragorn3.diff.diff
here (This diff contains Snax's complete rfmon patch plus my modifications and should be applied to unmodified driver source)
Download orinoco-0.13e-dragorn3.diff
here (This diff contains only my modifications and should be applied AFTER Snax's rfmon patch. PICK ONLY ONE PATCH. If you chose the rfmon-dragorn patch above then you DO NOT NEED THIS PATCH and it WILL NOT WORK IF YOU TRY TO USE IT AS WELL. This patch is ONLY for those who have already applied the rfmon-only patch from Snax.)
FIRST: Read the orinoco HOWTO here
The Orinoco 0.15 drivers included in the kernel have changed how
they fundamentally operate and no longer play nice with monitor mode. These are
up-ported versions of the 0.13 drivers which operate on modern kernels.
Download orinoco-0.13-dragorn-2.6.17.tar.gz here
Download Net-Kismet perl module 0.04 here
Latest Kismet network record XML DTD is 2005-03 on
Saturday, 02-Apr-2005 21:45:04 PST
Download kismet-2005-03.dtd here
Latest Kismet GPS XML DTD is 2.9.1 on
Wednesday, 30-Jul-2003 19:48:20 PDT
Download kismet-2.9.1.dtd here
