Which of the following tools is used to detect wireless LANs using the 802.11a/b/g/n WLAN standards on a linux platform?

Question

Options

• AKismet
• BAbel
• CNetstumbler
• DNessus

• A
  89% (32)
• B
  3% (1)
• C
  6% (2)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Kismet is an open-source wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system that runs natively on Linux and supports all major WLAN standards including 802.11a/b/g/n, making it the ideal tool for this scenario. Netstumbler (Option C) is a similar wireless scanning tool, but it is designed exclusively for Windows, not Linux, which rules it out here. Abel (Option B) refers to part of the "Cain & Abel" tool, which is a password recovery and network sniffing tool for Windows - it is not a wireless LAN detector. Nessus (Option D) is a well-known vulnerability scanner, not a wireless LAN detection tool, so it serves an entirely different purpose.

Memory Tip: Think "Kismet = Kali/Linux" - both start with "K" and are closely associated. If the question mentions Linux + wireless detection, Kismet is almost always the answer. Contrast this with NetStumbler, which you can remember as a "Windows Stumbler" since it "stumbles" around only on Windows systems.

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