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KisMAC Airport Extreme Passive Mode (R75)

Kismac Macbook Pro USB Adapter?

Are there any USB 802.11 usb adapters that will work with my macbook pro and kismac? I want something that lets me do passive mode + authentication flood + reinject packets. Can anyone point me in the right direction of a USB device I can by?

Maybe one-day there will be an expresscard solution. Also, I know the Kismac developer has no plans to release passive mode on the macbook pros, but does the actual Intel Pro Wireless chipset support passive mode? I heard it does, and was curious about this.

Thanks!
 
nrd said:
I checked it out from SVN and I do believe that that includes the additional drivers. This does work with Airport Extreme on my Intel Mac, but I don't have any other wifi devices to test it with.
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Would you mind elaborating on how you managed to get it working with your Intel Mac? I checked out revision 115 from Subversion, but I was not able to get it working with my Intel iMac, even when compiling it with "./compile.command Universal".

Which driver did you choose under the preferences? When I choose the Apple Airport Extreme (passive mode) driver, it responds with a "Cannot load passive mode for this driver" error message. When I choose the Atheros driver, it says that it cannot load the driver because I have not inserted the PCMCIA card.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.
 
wchatam said:
Would you mind elaborating on how you managed to get it working with your Intel Mac? I checked out revision 115 from Subversion, but I was not able to get it working with my Intel iMac, even when compiling it with "./compile.command Universal".

Which driver did you choose under the preferences? When I choose the Apple Airport Extreme (passive mode) driver, it responds with a "Cannot load passive mode for this driver" error message. When I choose the Atheros driver, it says that it cannot load the driver because I have not inserted the PCMCIA card.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.
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I don't believe you need "Universal" after the compile.command.

I've always used the Active Airport Driver. I was able to get the Passive mode working on an iBook G4, but it seems to be hit or miss with the intel Macs, crashing most of the time.
 
I have R115 running on my macbook pro. It enters passive scanning mode without any problems but then it doesn't pick up any packets (yes there are packets floating around).

What release HAS worked on the mbp and where can I get it?
 
Hey guys. I'm on an iBook G4 running the latest version of tiger using the latest version of Kismac and I can't get it to passively scan.

Could someone please give me detailed steps and instructions on how to get this to work?
 
terriyaki said:
Hey guys. I'm on an iBook G4 running the latest version of tiger using the latest version of Kismac and I can't get it to passively scan.

Could someone please give me detailed steps and instructions on how to get this to work?
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When you say that you have the latest version of Kismac, does that mean you downloaded the KisMACR73p.zip file? If so, that's actually not the latest version of KisMac, and it probably won't support passive scanning with the Airport Extreme cards. The people at binaervarianz.de don't release the bleeding edge version of KisMAC in .dmg format in order to prevent people that don't understand what they're doing from screwing something up. This is actually a really good thing for them to do. This isn't meant to be taken as flamebait but, instead, as a precaution. To have the latest version, you'll need to use the command line to do some source code checkouts and compiling. If this type of thing isn't something you're comfortable with, then I would recommend using active scanning until they release a .dmg version that supports passive scanning.

First, make sure you have version 2.2 or later of Xcode. It's a free download from Apple's developer web site, if you don't already have it (registration required).

To get the latest version of KisMAC that does support passive scanning, you need to check it out of the Subversion repository. The guys at Metissian have compiled a Subversion client for OS X, which is really cool because otherwise compiling from sources builds the Subversion server as well when all you really need is the client. Anyway, you can get the Subversion client at http://metissian.com/projects/macosx/subversion/

Once you've installed Subversion, use it to check out the latest version of the KisMAC code. This can be done using
svn co https://svn.binaervarianz.de/kismac/KisMACng/

Then cd to the new directory and run
./compile.command

If everything is correct, you will then have a compiled version of KisMAC that supports passive mode scanning. You can then copy the KisMAC.app folder into your Applications directory for further use.
 
sam-i-am said:
I have R115 running on my macbook pro. It enters passive scanning mode without any problems but then it doesn't pick up any packets (yes there are packets floating around).

What release HAS worked on the mbp and where can I get it?
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The Airport Extreme cards in the new Intel Macs have a different chipset than the original PowerBooks (Broadcom vs. Atheros). KisMAC universal binaries work on the new Macs but only with 3rd party wireless devices. For instance, I can get my Intel iMac to do passive scanning with my D-Link DWL USB device but not with the built-in Airport Extreme card. Because Apple switched wireless cards, it's going to be a while longer before the new Airport Extreme cards in the Intel Macs are supported. Check out this email from KisMAC developer Geoffrey Kruse http://www.freelists.org/archives/kismac/03-2006/msg00068.html

I'm curious as to what would happen if someone bought a previous Broadcom based Airport Extreme card and put it in a MacBook Pro. Is this even possible? If so, would they then be able to use their MBP in passive scanning? Does anyone have an AE card in a PowerBook that they could try dropping in a MBP?
 
sam-i-am said:
I have R115 running on my macbook pro. It enters passive scanning mode without any problems but then it doesn't pick up any packets (yes there are packets floating around).
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I've made everything and Kissmac works on my iBook in passive mode, but i can't check 'use as primary injection' option, this is esential to deathentificate a WEP protected network. Any clues on this? Nobody has reclaim on this.

Greets!
:confused:
 
juanbrujo said:
damn, new Kismac version just released (http://kismac.de/) with airport extreme passive mode, but primary injection still dont available! any clue on doing this?
:p
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Yes, you can't hack a wep protected network, (I don't think) without having a primary injection driver. Does anybody know the answer to this??? PLEASE!!!;) :)
 
Just downloaded and installed the latest version with the passive mode drivers on my iBook G4. However, it's failing on loading the passive driver. I've tried the hints on this thread and disconnected my network and dissabled the airport card but it still fails to load the new driver..

Any ideas?
 
Si. said:
Just downloaded and installed the latest version with the passive mode drivers on my iBook G4. However, it's failing on loading the passive driver. I've tried the hints on this thread and disconnected my network and dissabled the airport card but it still fails to load the new driver..

Any ideas?
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I turnj off my airport and activate Kismac. It boots. When I run scan it requires a admin password to activate fully. It then runs fine and when I close it it gives my airport back to me. Have you done this?
 
AppleAirPort2.Kext/Contents/Info.plst

Si. said:
Just downloaded and installed the latest version with the passive mode drivers on my iBook G4. However, it's failing on loading the passive driver. I've tried the hints on this thread and disconnected my network and dissabled the airport card but it still fails to load the new driver..

Any ideas?
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I was having the exact same issue. I seemingly tried every remedy that I found on a number of various forums to no avail. The only way I was able to get around the issue was to patch the Info.plst file located in:

/System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext/Contents/

when you locate the file change the permissions:

sudo chmod 777 Info.plst

open the file in vi:

sudo vi Info.plst

locate the tag <key>APMonitorMode</key>

change the <false/> tag to <true/>

(if you're not familiar with vi......./APMonitorMode will search
type 'i' to enter edit mode, esc to exit
:wq! will save the file on exit)

finally change the rights back to their original state (otherwise the kernal will not authenticate the extension and the driver will not load)

sudo chmod 644 Info.plst

Give it a whirl. it worked for me when everthing else left me in the dark. The only issue I'm currently having is trying to get an injection driver to work (which I don't think is possible...yet). Take care, and good luck.

one more thing....to load the patched driver without a reboot try this

sudo kextload /System/Library/Extensions/AppleAirPort2.kext

if the driver is already loaded used 'kextunload' and try again.
 
/resurrect old thread :)

I just downloaded KisMAC, and passive scanning is working with my Airport Extreme on my ibook G4. However, I cannot inject packets.

What is dangerous at all about using KisMAC? Can loading and unloading those drivers permanently screw up your airport card, that a simple uninstall of KisMAC or a slightly more drastic archive and install couldn't fix? I tried loading several of the drivers, even without having the actual wireless hardware, and it loaded my regular airport drivers back up each time I quit. I even force quit the program a few times when it stalled.

Airport seems back to normal after deleting KisMAC using its uninstaller. Does uninstalling completely restore my old drivers back and wipe out the KisMAC drivers? Is there anything I should worry about as far as airport being changed - how do I check for sure that the old drivers are back in operation?

I just don't understand the potential dangers, what are they?
 
kismac on intel mac in passive mode: no "data packets"

mcmadhatter said:
Thats not entirely true, wep can crack without reinjection in 24 hours(even 128 bit), WPA takes longer
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Can Kismac crack WEP if it only collects packets, as opposed to "data packets" and "unique IV's"? I'm up to 500K packets but none of the other types of data. Wasting time?
 
Help!

firecrackerules said:
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Hey, everyone!
Listen, I got the newest program of KisMAC and it fails to work. I got this:

Could not load Monitor Mode for Airport Extreme. Drivers wee not found. If you just enable Monitor Mode permanently, you must reboot. Please note that passive mode does not work with MacBookPro and recent Mac Minis.
Also, it knocks off my airport. Cannot come back to the internet unless I restart my Mac. Moreover, I do turn the airport off before turning the KisMAC.

Any ideas?

Thanks allot!
 
Can't instantiate Driver

That's the error I get:
kishq2.png


I'm using a Macbook and the airport extreme passive mode driver.
KisMac Version: KisMAC 0.21a (0.2a [$Revision: 241$]), built from SVN as described here:
http://screammy.name/projects/kismacmacbook/

I tried out lots of different settings, but none of them worked. Using the Airport Extreme active mode driver, I could see the networks, but no packets were being fetched.


Any help?

EDIT: Seems like passive mode is not working in Leopard. :-(
 
I can't get the diver to install on my Airport card. It says could not instantiate Driver. I have a MacBook wit an Airport card. I'm running leopard. The poster above says that Leopard won't let you do it. I guess it could be increased security. There has to be a way around it though.
 
Ok, so can i get some help...
i am using KisMAC .02a and have a macbook with intel duo core.

first when i click on the link at the start of this thread it wont start the download for me.

and how long will it take to crack a wep password using this softwear? i have heard different things and had to ask...

thanks to all, this is a great thread
 
Well, looks like SOMEBODY's in the mood to raise old thread from the dead :)

Anyway, the link in the first post is from 2005, back before stupid German legislation that made development of KisMAC illegal in Germany.

So they had to move the site to a server in Sweden.

Old Site
New Site

BTW, I advise taking any questions you have about kisMAC to the official site. Even though they main page hasn't had a news update in a while, the forums still appear to be active.
 
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