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airmon-ng [2015/08/23 23:40] – [Typical Uses] Updated mister_xairmon-ng [2015/08/24 00:08] – monX interfaces are deprecated mister_x
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    1115 wpa_supplicant    1115 wpa_supplicant
  
-===Turn monitor mode on===+===Enable monitor mode===
  
 **Note**: It is very important to kill the network managers before putting a card in monitor mode! **Note**: It is very important to kill the network managers before putting a card in monitor mode!
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 As you can see, it created a monitor mode interface called wlan0mon and it notified there are a few process that will interfere with the tools. As you can see, it created a monitor mode interface called wlan0mon and it notified there are a few process that will interfere with the tools.
  
-===Turn monitor mode off===+===Disable monitor mode===
  
   ~# airmon-ng stop wlan0mon   ~# airmon-ng stop wlan0mon
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   (mac80211 monitor mode vif disabled for [phy0]wlan0mon)   (mac80211 monitor mode vif disabled for [phy0]wlan0mon)
  
-And you might as well want to restart the network manager via+Don't forget to restart the network manager. It is usually done with the following command:
  
   service network-manager start   service network-manager start
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 You can set the channel number by adding it to the end: airmon-ng start wifi0 9 You can set the channel number by adding it to the end: airmon-ng start wifi0 9
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-==== mac80211 drivers monitor mode ==== 
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-See [[install_drivers#mac80211_versus_ieee80211_stacks|mac80211 versus ieee80211 stacks]] for some background information. 
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-When using the mac80211 version of a driver, the use of airmon-ng and the aircrack-ng tools are slightly different. 
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-Running: 
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-   airmon-ng start wlan0 
- 
-Gives something like: 
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-   Interface   Chipset      Driver 
-    
-   wlan0      Intel 4965 a/b/g/  iwl4965 - [phy0] 
-            (monitor mode enabled on mon0) 
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-Notice that it created "mon0" You must then use "mon0" in all the subsequent aircrack-ng tools as the injection interface. 
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-To remove monitor mode enter: 
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-   airmon-ng stop mon0 
  
  
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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