Backtrack4-PreFinal : Network Mapping with Kismet-Newcore + Giskismet + Google Earth

Network mapping is another cool additional tools inside BT4. By using certain supported GPS hardware, this can provide us better positioning coordinates and smooth running with the Kismet mostly. My working environment is BT4-PF under Vmware Workstation with NAT connection. The setup includes Alfa AWUS036H and GPS BU-353. You may get manual way here from vvpalin or just follow the automatic tutorial here.

First step, install & update your BT4PF ?
Open shell console,
root@bt:~# apt-get update
root@bt:~# apt-get upgrade

After getting everything updated, lets make sure our hardware are well connected,
root@bt:~# lsusb


Update BT4PF

Of course everything (Kismet-Newcore + Giskismet) will be automatically installed except Google Earth. Open up your browser, download the Google Earth. We install our Google Earth and make sure the binary path assign to /usr/bin
root@bt:~# sh GoogleEarthLinux.bin


Download Google Earth


Installing Google Earth

Second step, get your GPS and Kismet running ?
So let get started by firing up our GPS BU-353,
root@bt:~# gpsd -N -n -D 3 /dev/ttyUSB0


Running GPS

If you have problem to understand the command, try this,
root@bt:~# gpsd --help


GPSD help

Run our kismet,
root@bt:~# kismet

You may adjust some configuration,


Click OK


Select YES


Uncheck Logging and Show Console


Select YES and choose your card, ei ; wlan0

Third step, the output ?
You may drive around to do some scanning in your area or anywhere you like. Once you done and satisfy with it, it is time to look over on our Google Earth, but before that, we need to parse the xml file.
root@bt:~# giskismet -x Kismet-*******.netxml

Then make a kml output.
root@bt:~# giskismet -q "select * from wireless" -o output.kml




Open your output.kml through Google Earth. There you go.