
So the correct interface name to use in the next parts of this tutorial is the mon0. In the example above the airmon-ng has created a new wireless interface called mon0 and enabled on it monitor mode. Start the wireless interface in monitor mode: $ sudo airmon-ng start wlan0 What is especially important for us – monitor mode allows packets to be captured without having to associate with an access point.įind and stop all the processes that use the wireless interface and may cause troubles: $ sudo airmon-ng check kill Monitor mode allows a computer with a wireless network interface to monitor all traffic received from the wireless network.

Now it is required to start the wireless interface in monitor mode. Install the required dependencies: $ sudo apt-get install build-essential libssl-dev libnl-3-dev pkg-config libnl-genl-3-devĭownload and install the latest aircrack-ng ( current version): $ wget -O - | tar -xzĮnsure that you have installed the latest version of aircrack-ng: $ aircrack-ng -helpĪircrack-ng 1.2 rc4 - (C) 2006-2015 Thomas d'Otreppe

Download and compile the latest version manually. The Latest Version Only: If you really want to hack WiFi – do not install the old aircrack-ng from your OS repositories.

If you want to know how to hack WiFi access point – just read this step by step aircrack-ng tutorial, run the verified commands and hack WiFi password easily.
