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Linux WiFi Monitor Mode: 3 Ways to Enable It

Wireless network adapter in monitor mode

You need to perform in-depth Wi-Fi analysis. Using a Linux distribution like Ubuntu, Linux Mint, or Raspberry Pi OS, you want to capture layer 2 802.11 frames. However, when you begin capturing on your Wi-Fi interface, this is what you observe: You might think, “Hey, this doesn’t look like typical…

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What Is Your SSID Revealing About Who You Are?

Wireshark packet capture showing the SSID “greybeardwifi_demo” in beacon and probe response frames.

You might not realize it, but your Wi-Fi network — your SSID — could be broadcasting information about you to the world! For example, a name like SmithFamilyWiFi at home, or for a business: coffeeshop-pos or ABCCompany-VoIP, can reveal more than you think. In this blog, I’m going to show…

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Wireshark packet capture showing the SSID “greybeardwifi_demo” in beacon and probe response frames.
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