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airmon-ng [2015/08/23 23:40] – [Typical Uses] Updated mister_xairmon-ng [2015/08/23 23:56] – Added troubleshooting tips mister_x
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 ==== General ==== ==== General ====
 Quite often, the standard scripts on a linux distribution will setup ath0 and or additional athX interfaces.  These must all be removed first per the instructions above.  Another problem is that the script set fields such as essid, nickname and encryptions.  Be sure these are all cleared. Quite often, the standard scripts on a linux distribution will setup ath0 and or additional athX interfaces.  These must all be removed first per the instructions above.  Another problem is that the script set fields such as essid, nickname and encryptions.  Be sure these are all cleared.
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 +==== Airmon-ng says the interface is not in monitor mode ==== 
 +
 +  ~# airmon-ng stop wlan0mon
 +  PHY Interface Driver Chipset
 +  
 +  phy0 wlan0mon ath9k_htc Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
 +  
 +  You are trying to stop a device that isn't in monitor mode.
 +  Doing so is a terrible idea, if you really want to do it then you
 +  need to type 'iw wlan2mon del' yourself since it is a terrible idea.
 +  Most likely you want to remove an interface called wlan[0-9]mon
 +  If you feel you have reached this warning in error,
 +  please report it.
 +
 +It most likely mean the interface mode was changed from monitor to managed mode by a network manager. In this case, when stopping monitor mode, this is not a problem.
 +
 +==== My interface was put in monitor mode but tools says it is not ====
 +
 +It usually means the interface was put in monitor mode prior to killing network managers. And the network manager put the card back in managed mode.
 +
 +Refer to the documentation above to kill network managers and put it back into monitor mode.
  
 ==== Interface athX number rising (ath0, ath1, ath2.... ath45..) ==== ==== Interface athX number rising (ath0, ath1, ath2.... ath45..) ====
airmon-ng.txt · Last modified: 2022/02/09 00:34 by mister_x