Kismet (software)

This article is about the network monitoring software. For the gameplay scripting tool, see Kismet (gameplay scripting).
Kismet
DeveloperMike Kershaw (dragorn)
Stable release
2025-09-R1 / September 4, 2025 (2025-09-04)
Written inC++
Operating systemCross-platform
TypePacket sniffer
LicenseGPL
Websitewww.kismetwireless.net
Repository

Kismet is a network detector, packet sniffer, and intrusion detection system for 802.11 wireless LANs. Kismet will work with any wireless card which supports raw monitoring mode, and can sniff 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac and 802.11ax traffic. The program runs under Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and macOS. The client can also run on Microsoft Windows, although, aside from external drones (see below), there's only one supported wireless hardware available as packet source.

Distributed under the GNU General Public License, Kismet is free software.

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