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 stable release is Kismet-2008-05-R1 on
Thursday, 29-May-2008 19:42:13 UTC.
The stable Kismet version is the "official" release. The card support, protocol APIs, etc.
are solid. The only changes to the stable release will be bugfixes. New users should probably
chose the stable release, but if something doesn't work, try the development code, often bugs are fixed there prior
to a new stable release.
View the changelog
Download latest stable 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 the development changelog 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 http://svn.kismetwireless.net/code/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
"Newcore" is the rewrite of the Kismet core engine. It is under heavy development,
but is at a functional state for most tasks. Once it is complete it will become the primary Kismet release. While
it has been under development for over a year, it is nearing release.
Newcore is a complete refactoring of the code, making it easier to maintain, easier to contribute
to, faster running, and more fully featured. Newcore also supports plugins loaded at runtime, and is overall
much better code.
All development is taking place on Newcore. Stable-Devel will be updated only for security or
significant bugfixes.
View the newcore changelog here
Download the latest newcore code using Subversion with
svn co http://svn.kismetwireless.net/code/branch/kismet-newcore kismet-newcore
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
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 2008-05-R1.
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 19:36:55 UTC.
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
Sunday, 03-Apr-2005 05:45:04 UTC
Download kismet-2005-03.dtd here
Latest Kismet GPS XML DTD is 2.9.1 on
Thursday, 31-Jul-2003 02:48:20 UTC
Download kismet-2.9.1.dtd here
