Monitor Mode


Starting monitor mode

Identify interface name

sudo airmon-ng

Enable monitor mode

sudo airmon-ng start wlan0

When putting a card into monitor mode, it will automatically check for interfering processes. It can also be done manually by running the following command:

sudo airmon-ng check

we can terminate these processes using the airmon-ng check kill command.

sudo airmon-ng check kill

Use specific channel

sudo airmon-ng start wlan0 11

monitor mode on channel 11. This ensures that the wlan0 interface operates specifically on channel 11 while in monitor mode.

We can stop the monitor mode on the wlan0mon interface using the command airmon-ng stop wlan0mon.

sudo airmon-ng stop wlan0mon