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  1. #1
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    How to use WiFi with internal card while USB is in monitor mode?


    I am attempting to use my external USB wireless adapter (ALFA AWUS036NH) in monitor mode while still using my internal card (Intel Wireless 7265).

    However, when typing "airmon-ng check kill", it kills my interwebs.

    Code:
    root@kali:~# airmon-ng check kill
    
    Killing these processes:
    
      PID Name
     9668 wpa_supplicant
    11901 avahi-daemon-ch
    
    root@kali:~# airmon-ng start wlan1
    
    
    PHY	Interface	Driver		Chipset
    
    phy0	wlan0	iwlwifi		Intel Corporation Wireless 7265 (rev 59)
    phy2	wlan1	rt2800usb	Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070
    
    		(mac80211 monitor mode vif enabled for [phy2]wlan1 on [phy2]wlan1mon)
    		(mac80211 station mode vif disabled for [phy2]wlan1)

    Is there a way to only use my external card for monitor mode, and my internal card only for WiFi?

    Thanks

  2. #2
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    Reboot and connect to the Internet using wlan0.
    Then run:
    Code:
    airmon-ng start wlan1
    airodump-ng wlan1mon
    What happens. This is what works for me on my laptop.

  3. #3
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    Same here i just run

    airmon-ng start wlan1

    then if the internet goes off i just use

    sudo service network-manager start or restart

    then i double check with

    sudo airmon-ng to see if its still on monitor mode but the usb internal stays on wifi

  4. #4
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    Suggest you read thru this thread

    https://forums.kali.org/showthread.p...or-general-use

    MTeams

  5. #5
    Simply don't use check kill (that stops network manager)
    with kali rolling there is no need to use check kill, use airmon-ng to start monitor mode on the interface you want, you will remain connected with the other one.

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