Practical Linux Forum (Mi, 03.05.2006)

GPSdrive and Kismet

von Antony Stone (Open Source IT)

Mittwoch, 03.05.2006, Saal 11B, 13:00-14:00 Uhr

GPSdrive is a mapping and tracking program for use with a GPS receiver, Kismet is a wireless network and packet sniffer.

Combining the two results in a "wardriving" system which can be used to detect wireless networks and plot their locations on a map in real time, as well as saving the data about network names, locations, security settings and addressing information for later study.

This talk will discuss how to use the programs in combination with each other, and also discuss aspects of adapting GPSdrive for use in a vehicle, using a driver-controlled touch-screen and a car-mounted PC rather than just a laptop sitting on the seat.

Über den Autor Antony Stone:

Antony Stone is a network systems and security consultant, using Linux since 1995. He specialises in network design and configuration, VPNs, and email systems with anti-spam and anti-virus filtering. He has a Masters' degree in Information Security from the University of London, and teaches on some of the technical tracks of this course. In his spare time he buys and reads O'Reilly books, uses GPSdrive and Kismet in his car PC, and programs Lego Mindstorms using NQC and BrickOS.