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collectd vs Kismet

A side-by-side look at collectd and Kismet. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

collectd

collectd

System & Hardware

collectd is an open source system statistics collection daemon. It collects system performance statistics periodically and provides methods to store the values in a variety of ways, for example in RRD files.

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Kismet

Kismet

Security & Privacy

Kismet is an open-source wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection system for Wi-Fi networks. It can monitor wireless traffic and detect unauthorized or problematic access points or clients.

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