Kismet is an 802.11b network sniffer and network dissector. It is capable of sniffing using most wireless cards, automatic network IP block detection via UDP, ARP, and DHCP packets, Cisco equipment lists via Cisco Discovery Protocol, weak cryptographic packet logging, and Ethereal and tcpdump compatible packet dump files. It also includes the ability to plot detected networks and estimated network ranges on downloaded maps or user supplied image files.
Kismet是一個針對IEEE802.11b無線局域網的嗅探和包分析器，支持大多數無線網卡，支持自動檢測UDP、ARP和DHCP的數據包，支持通過CDP協議檢測思科網絡設備，支持加密數據包記錄，采用與Ethereal和Tcpdump兼容的的數據包記錄文件，支持通過用戶提供地圖來檢測和評估無線網絡范圍。
