First, we need to identify our wireless interface and enable monitor mode:
# Check available wireless interfaces
sudo airmon-ng
# Enable monitor mode on wlan0
sudo airmon-ng start wlan0
This creates a monitor interface (typically wlan0).
We scanned for the target network to gather essential information:
sudo airodump-ng wlan0
Key findings:
To gather detailed information about connected clients:
sudo airodump-ng --essid "wifi_name" --channel 11 wlan0
Connected clients identified:
a.a.a.a (associated with AP)