Using WIFI while in monitor mode with two network devices wlan0 and wlan1mon

[linux_user7]

Hi all

I just got an usb Alfa wireless network adapter and it works great in monitor mode.

However I always need to run

"airmon-ng check kill"

before I can use it. I would however like to be able to monitor and use wifi on the same time, and since I have two network devices (wlan0 and wlan1mon) it should be possible.

However as soon as I run:

service network-manager start

my monitoring stops and I get the following message:

read failed: Network is down
ioctl(SIOCSIWMODE) failed: Device or resource busy

ARP linktype is set to 1 (Ethernet) - expected ARPHRD_IEEE80211,
ARPHRD_IEEE80211_FULL or ARPHRD_IEEE80211_PRISM instead.  Make
sure RFMON is enabled: run 'airmon-ng start wlan1mon <#>'
Sysfs injection support was not found either.

Can't reopen wlan1mon

Is it possible to get the wireless network running with some other command?

Regards,
Bernhard

[nowhere]

Install virtualbox and set up a kali guest. Then connect your usb card to your guest system.
That way you can run your guest with a monitor interface and keep your inbuilt wifi in managed mode.

[Max555]

I'm using Kali 2 and am doing it without issue. I connect to my network with my internal card, then type the following to get my second usb network adapter into monitor mode.

ifconfig wlan1 down
iwconfig wlan1 mode monitor
ifconfig wlan1 up

then run card as wlan1 not as wlan1mon

sorry forgot to mention I'm running Kali 64b from live usb in persistence on Macbook Pro 13" 2007

[kcdtv]

You can also use this tip : Solve airmon-ng issues by a simple modfication of NetworkManager.conf
Cheers

[soxrok2212]

^ Yup, the new airmon-ng kills your managed mode interface and puts the card into monitor mode only. I think the post kcdtv addresses this.

[denied]

Thx for the tip kcdtv! Solved the issue for me to!