# 1. Identify interfaces sudo airmon-ng sudo airmon-ng check kill 3. Start monitor mode (explicitly specify interface) sudo airmon-ng start wlan0 4. Verify mode sudo iwconfig wlan0mon 5. Perform wireless audit (example: capture on channel 6) sudo airodump-ng wlan0mon --channel 6 6. After completion, stop monitor mode sudo airmon-ng stop wlan0mon 7. Restore network management sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager sudo systemctl restart wpa_supplicant
Current mode: Managed
root@kali:~# iwconfig wlan0mon wlan0mon IEEE 802.11 Mode:Monitor Frequency:2.412 GHz Tx-Power=20 dBm