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.
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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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