[kismac] Re: a bug i may have found

  • From: "N. Karras" <nkarras@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <kismac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 00:39:23 -0400

Spoofing of IP or spoofing of MAC?

----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Chapin's Bulk" <chapinsbulk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <kismac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Chapin's Bulk" <chapinsbulk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 6:49 PM
Subject: [kismac] Re: a bug i may have found


>=20
>=20
> I believe the bug is in the spoofing of the IP on the prismII... If i=20
> run kismac, the error does not occur, so i cen change the IP back to=20
> factory, and then quit kismac, no errors... change the IP, error.....=20
> so the bug appears to be in the WirelessMAC program that kismac=20
> installed.... When running kismac and kismac drivers, no problem, when =

> i quit kismac and the sourceforge drivers it has a problem....
>=20
>=20
>=20
> On Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at 03:13  PM, N. Karras wrote:
>=20
> > In that case, I would not be so quick to suspect Kismac is causing =
the=20
> > =3D
> > problem, unless it only happens after Kismac is started, then =
closed,=20
> > in =3D
> > which case it may have left a driver installed which conflicts with =
=3D
> > something else.  Otherwise, Kismac doesn't install anything resident =

> > as =3D
> > far as I know other than when you start it, then it unloads when =
it's =3D
> > closed.  If you restart the computer, do not start Kismac, and =
insert =3D
> > your card, and it crashes, you have basically eliminated is as the =
=3D
> > problem.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----=3D20
> > From: "Chapin's Bulk" <chapinsbulk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <kismac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: "Chapin's Bulk" <chapinsbulk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 9:41 AM
> > Subject: [kismac] Re: a bug i may have found
> >
> >
> >> It does.
> >> =3D20
> >> =3D20
> >> =3D20
> >> =3D20
> >> =3D20
> >> On Wednesday, July 9, 2003, at 02:39  AM, N. Karras wrote:
> >> =3D20
> >>> First find out if it still does it with Kismac not running.
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----=3D3D20
> >>> From: "Chapin's Bulk" <chapinsbulk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> To: <kismac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>> Cc: "Jeff Chapin" <chapinj@xxxxxxx>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 8:41 AM
> >>> Subject: [kismac] a bug i may have found
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Ok, i have a linksys WPC11v3 card, which i installed the =3D3D
> >>> wirelessdriver=3D3D20
> >>>> driver for, then i installed kismac with patch. I then changed=20
> >>>> the=3D20
> >>>> MAC =3D3D
> >>>
> >>>> on the card... This caused an instant OS problem requiring a =
=3D3D
> >>> reboot....=3D3D20
> >>>> Any time I inserted the card, with new MAC, I would instantly be =
=3D
> > =3D3D
> >>> forced=3D3D20
> >>>> to do a hard reboot... I solved this by running kismac, and =3D
> > hten=3D3D20
> >>>> inserting the card, and changing the mac to the factory setting. =
=3D
> > =3D3D
> >>> Worked=3D3D20
> >>>> just fine. I was able to recreate the problem using variations =
=3D
> > of=3D3D20
> >>>> this.. any time OSX tried to load the card, the comp required =
a=3D20
> >>>> hard=3D3D20
> >>>> reboot... At no time durring this was i able to "re-inject"=3D20
> >>>> packets... =3D3D
> >>>
> >>>> I got a " i am not happy" message that appeared that only one=20
> >>>> card=3D20
> >>>> was =3D3D
> >>>
> >>>> seen by kismac......
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> I am running kismac 0.05b, ( same results under what ever is =
listed=20
> >>>> =3D
> >
> >>>> as =3D3D
> >>>
> >>>> stable on maintaners site... i move to "untested" to see if =
this=3D20
> >>>> has=3D3D20
> >>>> been addressed)
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> airport card (not extreme)
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> OS 10.2.6
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> linksys WPC11v3 card ( supposedly a prism2 card, and seems =
to=3D20
> >>>> behave=3D3D20
> >>>> like one in most respects)
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> towards the end of this, i managed to cause a reboot to be needed =
=3D
> > =3D3D
> >>> while=3D3D20
> >>>> "wirelessMAC" was running... now i cannot run the program to =
change=20
> >>>> =3D
> > =3D3D
> >>> the=3D3D20
> >>>> mac to factory...... I get a " program terminated" error... =
even=3D20
> >>>> after =3D3D
> >>>
> >>>> i removed, reinstalled the program.....
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> Thanks for the GREAT work on this project... Let me know if i =
can=3D20
> >>>> help =3D3D
> >>>
> >>>> in any way....
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>> jeff chapin
> >>>> =3D3D20
> >>>>
> >>>
> >> =3D20
> >>
> >
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> 

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