The networks you see in your Airport menu are those which are
broadcasting their network name (or "SSID"). However, for added
security (although only a bit of added security), some people turn
off SSID broadcast on networks. To connect to such a network, you
need to choose "Other..." from the Airport network, then type in the
SSID. KisMAC can often identify the SSID of networks which do not
broadcast them. However, getting the SSID is only one-third of the
battle.
You also need to know the network key if the network is encrypted
(i.e. if it has "WEP", "WPA", "LEAP" or anything other than "NO" in
the Encryption column in KisMAC (unencrypted networks show up as
green dots on the map).
Finally, the network administrator may have a list of network adapter
hardware addresses (or "MAC addresses") which are allowed to connect
to the network. If this is the case, either your adapter's MAC
address needs to be on the approved list, or you need to fake your
MAC address (which, while possible, is not an easy thing to do).
In general, if a network hides its SSID and/or uses encryption and/or
has a MAC address access list, it's because the administrator doesn't
want you to connect to it... and attempting to do so (often even if
that attempt is unsuccessful) could be a criminal offence. In fact,
it's just as much of an offence to connect to an open network that
broadcasts its SSID if you do so without permission, but you can
always use the "oh, my computer did it all by itself" excuse in that
case.
Cheers, Robin
Hi,
I am using Kismac sometimes with my airport express card, sometimes with my dwl-122 and I realize that a lot of networks that are seen in KisMAC are not seen once it is quit and that I look at the networks found with my airport card alone, and so it is not possible to connect to those and use them. Is there a way to connect to these ? 'cause I suppose if it can be seen, it should be possible to connect to it in a way or the other...
Thanks.
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