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airmon-ng

Activate monitor mode on wireless network devices. Part of aircrack-ng. More information: https://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=airmon-ng.

  • List wireless devices and their statuses:

sudo airmon-ng

  • Turn on monitor mode for a specific device:

sudo airmon-ng start {{wlan0}}

  • Kill disturbing processes that use wireless devices:

sudo airmon-ng check kill

  • Turn off monitor mode for a specific network interface:

sudo airmon-ng stop {{wlan0mon}}