# basics

BASICS

## Get Wireless interface status

root\@kali:\~# iwconfig

## Get status of driver

root\@kali:\~# dmesg | grep 2x00

## Get a ton of information on your wireless NIC and it's driver

root\@kali:\~# iw list | less

## Get a list of the wireless networks around you

root\@kali:\~# iw dev wlan0 scan | grep SSID SSID: chalupa\_2GEXT SSID: TC8717T4C SSID: Hatfield Network SSID: SSID: chalupa SSID: ATTh9rTqXi

## Get a list of channel numbers and their corresponding frequencies

root\@kali:\~# iwlist wlan0 frequency wlan0 14 channels in total; available frequencies : Channel 01 : 2.412 GHz Channel 02 : 2.417 GHz Channel 03 : 2.422 GHz snip....

## Get a list of Networks around you and the channel that they are on

root\@kali:\~# iwlist wlan0 scanning | egrep "ESSID|Channel"

root\@kali:\~# iw dev wlan0 scan | egrep "DS Parameter set|SSID"

SSID: chalupa\_2GEXT DS Parameter set: channel 6 SSID: Hatfield Network DS Parameter set: channel 1 SSID: TC8717T4C DS Parameter set: channel 1

## Create a VAP (virtual access point that is in monitor mode)

root\@kali:\~# iw dev wlan0 interface add mon0 type monitor

root\@kali:\~# ifconfig mon0 up

\*now type ifconfig, and you should see an interface called mon0

\*\*now lets double check that you are actually IN MONITOR mode

root\@kali:\~# tcpdump -i mon0 -s 65000 -p tcpdump: verbose output suppressed, use -v or -vv for full protocol decode listening on mon0, link-type IEEE802\_11\_RADIO (802.11 plus radiotap header), capture size 65000 bytes 12:44:32.988131 1.0 Mb/s 2437 MHz 11b -25dB signal antenna 1 Beacon (chalupa\_2GEXT) \[1.0 *2.0* 5.5 11.0 18.0 24.0 36.0 54.0 Mbit] ESS CH: 6, PRIVACY 12:44:32.990346 1.0 Mb/s 2437 MHz 11b -25dB signal antenna 1 Data IV:3aaaa Pad 0 KeyID 0 12:44:33.013759 1.0 Mb/s 2437 MHz 11b -47dB signal antenna 1 Beacon (chalupa) \[1.0 *2.0* 5.5 *11.0* 6.0 9.0 12.0 18.0 Mbit] ESS CH: 6, PRIVACY

snip.......

If you see the above output, IE beacon and privacy mode etc etc...then you are successfully in monitor mode.

*\**Now to delete the VAP if you want to

root\@kali:\~# iw dev mon0 interface del

## Put your Network Card into monitor mode on a specific channel.

root\@kali:\~# iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor channel 6

root\@kali:\~# ifconfig wlan0 up <--check if it's up and on monitor mode

now check TCP Dump to make sure you are actually in monitor mode

root\@kali:\~#tcpdump -i -wlan0 -s 65000 -p

## Take your card out of monitor mode

root\@kali:\~# iwconfig wlan0 mode managed

## See if you are using 802.11 Drivers

RANDOM stuff

root\@kali:\~# iwlist

If you get no results, then you are not using 802.11, if you see the following

root\@kali:\~# iwlist Usage: iwlist \[interface] scanning \[essid NNN] \[last] \[interface] frequency \[interface] channel \[interface] bitrate \[interface] rate \[interface] encryption snip....

Then you are using 802.11

rmmod r8187 <---rmmod will remove a driver 8187 is the driver, with my alfa it would be rmmod 2x00

modprobe rtl8187 <----after running rmmod command above, modprobe will begin using the 802.11 driver