Can I use external programs with the driver?

You cannot use an external application with the driver directly. However if you use KisMACs dump feature, you will be able to create pcap file, which can be read by a lot of UNIX style programs. One of the most useful pcap-enabled applications is Wireshark, a packet analysis tool. It is available directly from the Wireshark web site (wireshark.org), as a Fink package (fink.sf.net), and as a MacPorts package (macports.org).

To install the official Wireshark binary package, download the .dmg from the Wireshark download page and follow the directions in the "Read me first" file.

To use the Fink package, first install Fink and type in Terminal: "fink install wireshark". Then go into X11 and start it with "sudo wireshark".

To use the MacPorts package, first install MacPorts and type in Terminal: "port install wireshark". Then go into X11 and start it with "sudo wireshark".

Hint: If you want to capture packets of a specific network, you should disable channel hopping - with channel hopping enabled, only packets from the curent channel will be captured, and you will miss data when the card goes to another channel.

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