Why doesn't KisMAC work?

Unfortunately KisMAC is not a tool for computer newbies. It often requires a little bit of playing around to get it to work.

Possible problems are:

1 The Airport card was in use BEFORE launching or WHILE running KisMAC
2 Lack of administrative privileges - you need to provide your admin password for the driver.
3 Computer was not restarted after KisMAC crashed - drivers were left in an incorrect state.
4 You did not enter your administrative password.
5 You started the "Classic" enviroment - this accesses the card directly.
6 There were processes open which access the Airport Card directly (such as Internet Connect.app). This will keep KisMAC from reloading your Airport Driver on quit.

Solutions:

1 Disable the Airport card via the Network control panel before launching KisMAC.
2 Gain administrative access.
3 Reboot the machine.
4 Search computer's system log for any recorded problems.
5 Stop "Classic".
6 Quit other programs.

Still having trouble? Send us an email: kismac-dev at binaervarianz dot de.

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