Mac Tips and "How To" On a Mac: KisMAC and OS X Lion 10.7, The Solution

KisMAC and OS X Lion 10.7, The Solution
How To make KisMAC Work under OS X Lion

Update August 2012

KisMAC Trunk r407 has been released
This trunk fixes some of the issues with Lion 10.7+ and 10.8
Airport Passive Mode is still not working but you may/can use an USB adapter with it (WLAN)
this is a temporary fix and you use KisMAC r407 at your own risk(s)
Please report to Kismac-ng for any other info.
If you still need/want to use your Alfa 036h/Realtek without KisMAC, then keep on reading...

Apple has changed the API again, hence there will be a flotation time until KisMAC is truly updated for Lion. In the mean time, if you have tried, you'll have probably noticed a freeze under Passive mode.
Here is a solution to make KisMAC work under Lion without too much fuss.
Before we go in highly technical details, you can give us some luv on FB... yes, you can ...

So, to make it work, you'll need either some serious Terminal capabilities or the Kali App.
The (a) second solution, is to create a bootable USB as explained here: You have paid for Snow Leopard, keeping a bootable copy on hand can be very useful , i.e you crash your Lion HDD and need to get some files or make a fix. or use KisMAC ...

WARNING!
Do NOT install the Drivers of the card (Realtek.app) unless you have the Kali App.
If you install without Kali App, the drivers will prevent KisMAC to be able to load its own.

Kali App.

*WLAN: also know as USB cards, etc. DO NOT buy any type or you'll be sorry. You NEED a specific one. The best one is here
Also, as a warning: eBay is full of knock off of this card, they look the same, but if you get one shipped "from the US by a Chinese vendor in HK" You will be sorry. By experience, I only recommend a few handful of vendors. Why? Because I can connect one mile away. Yes, that's 1,6 km.
You can also use the card as a second wifi, the signal compared to Airport is about 60% better. Just that, it makes worth every cents of it.

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28 comments:

AnonymousJuly 25, 2011 at 1:05 PM
Is it possible to make it work with the airport? Sorry if that's a stupid question.
AdminJuly 25, 2011 at 2:44 PM
No. (as of today)
AnonymousOctober 5, 2011 at 7:34 PM
i cant re inject ,i got over 300,000 uniq iv but still doesnt work,
helpp lol
AdminOctober 5, 2011 at 7:50 PM
who are you?
AnonymousNovember 8, 2011 at 1:33 PM
cant you just do this;
Go to Applications >> KisMAC.app >> Get Info
Check "Open in 32-bit Mode" and restart.
JimNovember 17, 2011 at 12:04 PM
Where did you get the Music from your vid? Can't shazam it!
AdminNovember 17, 2011 at 12:19 PM
Apple >> iMovie >> Projects >> Movie Trailer >> Supernatural.

Then after, you can "Shazam it"
JimNovember 17, 2011 at 12:46 PM
Thanks Admin! And now a more serious question... Where can I download the Kaili App? Your dropbox says: "509 - This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!" Can't you host it somewhere else? Or am I just not getting this.
AdminNovember 17, 2011 at 1:07 PM
Jim,
we're working on the Dropbox issue.
Too many people we downl. drivers ...

read the dropbox part :
http://easymactips.blogspot.com/2011/07/how-to-install-alfa-awus036-nhr-on-mac.html
Justin FigueroaDecember 15, 2011 at 3:23 PM
what happens if i already installed the realtek app before purchasing Kali? Can I still use the Kali app somehow? Any help would be appreciated.
jackDecember 19, 2011 at 9:12 PM
do you know of any wireless card that will work for packet injection. i currently have a newer macbook pro and its running lion 10.7 and im wanting to use kismac. i would like to get a wireless card for a good price but still looking for really good quality.
AdminDecember 19, 2011 at 9:16 PM
top left, 3 down. click.
DragonBudApril 17, 2012 at 4:27 AM
WORKS GR8! THANX!!!!
I was getting ready to back up my whole system and reinstall SnowLeopard as my re-injection wasn't working. Thanks to your app I didn't have to.
Also, bought the AWUS036H on your recommendation, a gr8 f*ckn card I must say!
I still haven't had the chance to test out the password lists I got (crackium).
Any way to speed up capturing the wpa handshake? I try deauthentication attack which reaveals hidden ssid's, but does not capture handshake :(
AdminApril 17, 2012 at 7:41 AM
DragonBud,
Thanks for the "f*ckn" cheers ;-)

Try a Flood.
The handshake (EAPOL) is captured when the client connect, or re-connect to the AP. Sometimes it can take a bit of time. If the AP is not responding, or is 'protected' against this type of attack, you could be in for some time. For each attack, there is a counter-attack.
It's a game of cat and mouse. The question is: How smart is the mouse and how patient is the cat?
If/When you try on your own network, fire KisMAC and connect/disconnect on Airport, that should do it fairly quickly.
Also, very important: Deauthentication is an active attack and can be detected, in short: you can be revealed

Alfa: We have made contact with the 036h at 15km distance. GPS verified ;-)
GVMOctober 5, 2012 at 8:20 PM
Hi! i saw your kismac tutorial in youtube and because i'm new with this.. I have two questions:

1- I have OS X 10.8.2. I installed kismac 0.3.3, i didn't install Alfa 036h drivers.. i can scan.. but take me hours to get 200.000 and i can't crack.. stay in a limbo.. what can i do??

2- I saw in your video that with wap net you used a file.. where do i have to search this file to crack wap nets??

Please, hope you can help me and sorry if i asked silly things.. . Best regards from spain!
FrogOctober 17, 2013 at 6:11 PM
I'm on 10.8.5 and I"m having issues with the GPS feature using the GPS receiver that you suggested (BU-353). gpsdX gives and error about the EXEC.kext directory during installation and afterwards shows tty.Bluetooth-Serial-1, tty.Bluetooth-Serial-2, and tty.Bluetooth-PDA-Sync but no tty.usbserial. Let me know weather or not you have a solution.
AdminOctober 17, 2013 at 7:05 PM
Hello,
I have no solutions for 10.8+ except a USB Boot under 10.7. If interested, let me know I'll explain
UnknownNovember 9, 2014 at 5:31 AM
I have a 2012 Mac Mini. I want to use KisMac - do I need any extra hardware - and what would be the best OS X to downgrade to?
UnknownNovember 11, 2014 at 8:06 AM
Thanks for the quick reply - I'm running Yosemite atm. I didn't know there was a KisMac 2 - I thought development had stopped.

So in a nutshell, installing 10.7 on a separate partition and a suited WiFi Card/USB tool for best results?
UnknownApril 10, 2015 at 1:25 AM
So.. for Yosemite, I can use the combination of Alfa AWUS036NHV + KisMac2? Does this combo provide full or only limited capability?