---
name: "kismet_drone"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kismet"
version: "2016.07.R1-1+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kismet_drone"
---

# kismet\_drone(1)

Wireless sniffing and monitoring remote drone

## NAME

**kismet\_drone** - Wireless sniffing and monitoring remote drone

## SYNOPSIS

```
kismet_drone [-svh] [-f config-file] [-c capture-source]
[-C enable-capture-sources] [-p port] [-a allowed-hosts]
[-N server-name]
```

## DESCRIPTION

**kismet\_drone supports all the capture sources available to Kismet.  Instead of**  **processing packets locally, kismet\_drone makes them available via TCP to a remote kismet\_server** **using the 'drone' capture source.**

## USAGE

**kismet\_drone should be configured as you would kismet\_server.  All logging,** **packet dissection, etc will take place on the remote kismet server using the 'drone'**  **capture source.**

**kismet\_monitor should be used to place capture sources into rfmonitor mode as**  **needed, and kismet\_hopper should be used for channel hopping.**

**kismet\_drone is controlled by the kismet\_drone.conf config file.**

## ENCRYPTION

**It may be desirable to encrypt the packet stream between the remote drone and the** **kismet system.  Standard SSH packet tunneling or any other tunneling/forwarding system** **may be used, and is recommended.**

## SEE ALSO

**[kismet(1)](/kismet/1.md), [kismet\_drone.conf(5)](/kismet_drone.conf/5.md)**

## AUTHOR

**Mike Kershaw**