Airmon-ng
To start monitoring mode on wlan0:
sudo airmon-ng start wlan0
iwconfig
To enable monitor mode using iwconfig:
sudo ifconfig [INTERFACE] down
sudo iwconfig [INTERFACE] mode monitor
sudo ifconfig [INTERFACE] up
iw
To enable monitor mode using iw:
sudo ip link set [INTERFACE] down
sudo iw [INTERFACE] set monitor control
sudo ip link set [INTERFACE] up
Adding a New Monitor Interface
To add a new monitor interface:
sudo iw [INTERFACE] interface add [NEW_INTERFACE] type monitor
Aircrack-ng Installation
To install aircrack-ng:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install aircrack-ng
Airmon-ng Commands
To use airmon-ng commands:
sudo airmon-ng
sudo airmon-ng start [INTERFACE]
sudo airmon-ng stop [INTERFACE]
Note: It will disable monitor mode, but don’t forget to restart your network manager. To do that, execute the following command:
sudo systemctl start NetworkManager
Additional Airmon-ng Commands
To check for processes interfering with monitor mode:
sudo airmon-ng check
sudo airmon-ng check kill
sudo airmon-ng start [INTERFACE]
Enabling Monitor Mode with iwconfig
To enable the monitor using the iwconfig command, follow these steps:
- Stop monitoring mode on wlan0:
airmon-ng stop wlan0
- Check for interfering processes:
airmon-ng check
- Kill interfering processes:
airmon-ng check kill
