airmon-ng

Activate monitor mode on wireless network devices.

• 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}

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