kismet

A wireless network and device detector, sniffer, wardriving tool, and WIDS (wireless intrusion detection) framework. More information: https://www.kismetwireless.net/.

• Capture packets from a specific wireless interface:

sudo kismet -c wlan0

• Monitor multiple channels on a wireless interface:

sudo kismet -c wlan0,wlan1 -m

• Capture packets and save them to a specific directory:

sudo kismet -c wlan0 -d path/to/output

• Start Kismet with a specific configuration file:

sudo kismet -c wlan0 -f path/to/config.conf

• Monitor and log data to an SQLite database:

sudo kismet -c wlan0 --log-to-db

• Monitor using a specific data source:

sudo kismet -c wlan0 --data-source=rtl433

• Enable alerts for specific events:

sudo kismet -c wlan0 --enable-alert=new_ap

• Display detailed information about a specific AP’s packets:

sudo kismet -c wlan0 --info BSSID