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Thread: issue: mon0 fixed on channel 1, notice that bug is "fixed on channel 1, not in -1"

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    issue: mon0 fixed on channel 1, notice that bug is "fixed on channel 1, not in -1"

    Hi friends....
    I've just installed kali 1.0.6 for 64 bit in a virtual machine running virtual box. Vbox guest additions are installed and run properly.
    My usb wifi adapter is "ubiquiti wifistation ext"

    1. Like many other people, i got the error: fixed channel -1 on mon0 using airodump-ng.

    2. I fixed the problem following this guide step by step (notice that I applied the patch, please):
    https://forums.kali.org/showthread.p...rt2870-3070usb

    3. Now, i get this error (Notice that it happens even using -c option, please):
    Code:
    root@kali~# airodump-ng --bssid 8C:0C:A3:2B:89:23 -c 6 -w ali3n mon0
     CH  6 ][ Elapsed: 9 mins ][ 2014-03-25 18:04 ][ fixed channel mon0: 1                      
                                                                                                
     BSSID                       PWR RXQ  Beacons    #Data, #/s  CH  MB   ENC  CIPHER AUTH ESSID
                                                                                                
     8C:0C:A3:2B:89:23       -59  36      853           5      0     6  54e. WPA2 CCMP   PSK  ALI3N         
                                                                                                
     BSSID                        STATION            PWR   Rate    Lost    Frames  Probe                  
                                                                                                
     8C:0C:A3:2B:89:23  8C:A9:82:82:19:24  -82    1e- 1e     0       23                          
    
    root@kali~#
    Of course, when I try to run aireplay-ng in another terminal, I get this error message:
    Code:
    root@kali~# aireplay-ng -0 50 -a 8C:0C:A3:2B:89:23 mon0
    17:56:46  Waiting for beacon frame (BSSID: 8C:0C:A3:2B:89:23) on channel 1
    17:56:46  mon0 is on channel 1, but the AP uses channel 6
    
    root@kali~#
    Does anybody can help me to fix it or give me any idea about why it happens?
    Just solved the channel -1 error and now i get this.... Oh my god, it seems like a nightmare!!!!

    Here you are some useful information about my configuration:
    Code:
    root@kali~# lsusb | grep Ubiquiti
    Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0cf3:b003 Atheros Communications, Inc. Ubiquiti WiFiStationEXT 802.11n [Atheros AR9271]
    
    root@kali~# uname -a
    Linux kali 3.12-kali1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.12.6-2kali1 (2014-01-06) x86_64 GNU/Linux
    
    root@kali~# lsmod | grep ath
    ath9k_htc                 64552  0 
    ath9k_common           12686  1 ath9k_htc
    ath9k_hw                394566  2 ath9k_common,ath9k_htc
    ath                          21417  3 ath9k_common,ath9k_htc,ath9k_hw
    mac80211                461759  1 ath9k_htc
    cfg80211                 410988  3 ath,mac80211,ath9k_htc
    compat                     12441  5 cfg80211,ath9k_common,mac80211,ath9k_htc,ath9k_hw
    usbcore                   158133  6 ohci_hcd,ohci_pci,ehci_hcd,ehci_pci,usbhid,ath9k_htc
    
    root@kali~# lsmod | grep vbox
    vboxsf                   37350  0 
    vboxvideo              12437  0 
    drm                     244416  1 vboxvideo
    vboxguest            189863  7 vboxsf
    
    root@kali~# grep mon0 /var/log/messages
    Mar 25 00:55:30 kali kernel: [ 4578.148413] device mon0 entered promiscuous mode
    Mar 25 02:03:19 kali kernel: [  515.526625] device mon0 entered promiscuous mode
    Mar 25 17:38:24 kali kernel: [  195.778355] device mon0 entered promiscuous mode
    
    root@kali~# dmesg | grep ath
    [   18.405143] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
    [   18.405663] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
    [   18.902609] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: htc_9271.fw, size: 51272
    [   19.183836] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
    [   20.649179] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.3
    [   20.649198] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x0
    [   20.649210] ath: EEPROM indicates default country code should be used
    [   20.649220] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
    [   20.649231] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x3a
    [   20.649242] ath: Country alpha2 being used: US
    [   20.649252] ath: Regpair used: 0x3a
    
    root@kali~#

    Here are last 40 lines after using #airodump-ng --bssid 8C:0C:A3:2B:89:23 -c 6 -w ali3n mon0:
    Code:
    root@kali~# dmesg | tail -n 40
    [   17.735962] cfg80211:   (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
    [   17.735973] cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
    [   17.735984] cfg80211:   (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
    [   18.405143] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
    [   18.405663] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
    [   18.438827] usb 1-1: firmware: direct-loading firmware htc_9271.fw
    [   18.902609] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: htc_9271.fw, size: 51272
    [   19.183836] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with 33 credits
    [   20.273122] EXT4-fs (dm-2): re-mounted. Opts: (null)
    [   20.649179] ath9k_htc 1-1:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.3
    [   20.649198] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x0
    [   20.649210] ath: EEPROM indicates default country code should be used
    [   20.649220] ath: doing EEPROM country->regdmn map search
    [   20.649231] ath: country maps to regdmn code: 0x3a
    [   20.649242] ath: Country alpha2 being used: US
    [   20.649252] ath: Regpair used: 0x3a
    [   20.749401] ieee80211 phy0: Atheros AR9271 Rev:1
    [   20.749483] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: US
    [   20.756444] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: US
    [   20.756461] cfg80211:   (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
    [   20.756466] cfg80211:   (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2700 mBm)
    [   20.756481] cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 1700 mBm)
    [   20.756484] cfg80211:   (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
    [   20.756488] cfg80211:   (5490000 KHz - 5600000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
    [   20.756491] cfg80211:   (5650000 KHz - 5710000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
    [   20.756495] cfg80211:   (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 3000 mBm)
    [   20.785001] EXT4-fs (dm-2): re-mounted. Opts: user_xattr,errors=remount-ro
    [   21.433033] loop: module loaded
    [   22.619834] Adding 974844k swap on /dev/mapper/lvmkali-swap.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:974844k 
    [   24.807694] EXT4-fs (sda1): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
    [   24.865505] EXT4-fs (dm-4): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: user_xattr
    [   24.893025] EXT4-fs (dm-3): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: user_xattr
    [   26.368003] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
    [   26.369454] e1000: eth0 NIC Link is Up 1000 Mbps Full Duplex, Flow Control: RX
    [   26.369943] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready
    [   29.504337] vboxsf: Successfully loaded version 4.3.8 (interface 0x00010004)
    [   30.248231] Netfilter messages via NETLINK v0.30.
    [   37.137785] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
    [  122.814254] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
    [  195.778355] device mon0 entered promiscuous mode

    Could anybody help me? Thank you very much!!!

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    All right, I've just fixed it.
    The problem was than wla0 interface was interfering on mon0 interface channel, even when it was not connected to any network.

    Just using ifconfig wlan0 down and now mon0 listens in right channel

    Thank you very mucho

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