What is active monitor mode?
SoniaMalki opened this issue · 1 comments
Hello everyone,
I'm interested in installing OWL on my computer to make my workflow easier, and for that OWL would be a great part of it.
Unfortunately OWL doesn't work on my computer, I tested with two different wifi adapters but it doesn't work. For both I installed drivers.
Here are the errors I get:
sudo owl -i wlx984827d8340a
.oOXWMMMMWXOx:
.oOOOx:'''''''''''':OOOx:
oXOo' ........ ':OXx.
.oOOO''''''''''OOOo.
oXOo' 'oOO:
:oOOOOXXXXOOOOo:.
oXO:' ':OXo
.:xOXXXXXXOx:.
.xXMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMXx.
'XWWWWWWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWWWWWWX'
oWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWo
OMMMMMMWWMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWWWMMMMMO
OMMWx' 'xWMMMMWx' 'oXMMO
:MW: oMMx 'WM:
XM' .xOOo. :o .xOOo. WX
WX :MMMMMX :MMMMMX xW
XW 'WMMMMX .xx. 'WMMMWX XX
'Wx 'xWMx' OMMO 'xWMx' xM'
'XX: 'XX' :XX'
'xXOx:..................:xXWx'
'xXMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMWO'
Open Wireless Link
https://owlink.org
01:00:32 ERROR: Error while receiving via netlink: Operation not supported
01:00:32 ERROR: Could not put device in monitor mode: wlx984827d8340a
01:00:32 ERROR: could not initialize core
I read the questions here, and apparently the devices have to be in active monitor mode. So I bought the T2U Plus AC600 key from TPLink and I have exactly the same errors. My previous key was a Tp-link N150 but that didn't work either after installing all the drivers.
I know how to put them both in monitor, but not the active mode.
Here is the command to see the capabilities of the key, but I don't see the active mode in it.
iw phy phy0 info
Wiphy phy0
max # scan SSIDs: 9
max scan IEs length: 2304 bytes
max # sched scan SSIDs: 0
max # match sets: 0
Retry short limit: 7
Retry long limit: 4
Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m)
Supported Ciphers:
* WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1)
* WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5)
* TKIP (00-0f-ac:2)
* CCMP-128 (00-0f-ac:4)
* CMAC (00-0f-ac:6)
Available Antennas: TX 0x1 RX 0x1
Supported interface modes:
* IBSS
* managed
* AP
* monitor
Band 1:
Capabilities: 0x1972
HT20/HT40
Static SM Power Save
RX Greenfield
RX HT20 SGI
RX HT40 SGI
RX STBC 1-stream
Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 16 usec (0x07)
HT Max RX data rate: 150 Mbps
HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-7
Bitrates (non-HT):
* 1.0 Mbps
* 2.0 Mbps
* 5.5 Mbps
* 11.0 Mbps
* 6.0 Mbps
* 9.0 Mbps
* 12.0 Mbps
* 18.0 Mbps
* 24.0 Mbps
* 36.0 Mbps
* 48.0 Mbps
* 54.0 Mbps
Frequencies:
* 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm)
* 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm)
* 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm)
* 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm)
* 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm)
* 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm)
* 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm)
* 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm)
* 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm)
* 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm)
* 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm)
* 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm)
* 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm)
* 2484 MHz [14] (20.0 dBm)
Band 2:
Capabilities: 0x1972
HT20/HT40
Static SM Power Save
RX Greenfield
RX HT20 SGI
RX HT40 SGI
RX STBC 1-stream
Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes
DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 16 usec (0x07)
HT Max RX data rate: 150 Mbps
HT TX/RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-7
VHT Capabilities (0x03c03122):
Max MPDU length: 11454
Supported Channel Width: neither 160 nor 80+80
short GI (80 MHz)
SU Beamformee
+HTC-VHT
VHT RX MCS set:
1 streams: MCS 0-9
2 streams: not supported
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
VHT RX highest supported: 434 Mbps
VHT TX MCS set:
1 streams: MCS 0-9
2 streams: not supported
3 streams: not supported
4 streams: not supported
5 streams: not supported
6 streams: not supported
7 streams: not supported
8 streams: not supported
VHT TX highest supported: 434 Mbps
Bitrates (non-HT):
* 6.0 Mbps
* 9.0 Mbps
* 12.0 Mbps
* 18.0 Mbps
* 24.0 Mbps
* 36.0 Mbps
* 48.0 Mbps
* 54.0 Mbps
Frequencies:
* 5075 MHz [15] (30.0 dBm)
* 5080 MHz [16] (30.0 dBm)
* 5085 MHz [17] (30.0 dBm)
* 5090 MHz [18] (30.0 dBm)
* 5100 MHz [20] (30.0 dBm)
* 5120 MHz [24] (30.0 dBm)
* 5140 MHz [28] (30.0 dBm)
* 5160 MHz [32] (30.0 dBm)
* 5180 MHz [36] (30.0 dBm)
* 5200 MHz [40] (30.0 dBm)
* 5220 MHz [44] (30.0 dBm)
* 5240 MHz [48] (30.0 dBm)
* 5260 MHz [52] (30.0 dBm)
* 5280 MHz [56] (30.0 dBm)
* 5300 MHz [60] (30.0 dBm)
* 5320 MHz [64] (30.0 dBm)
* 5340 MHz [68] (30.0 dBm)
* 5360 MHz [72] (30.0 dBm)
* 5380 MHz [76] (30.0 dBm)
* 5400 MHz [80] (30.0 dBm)
* 5420 MHz [84] (30.0 dBm)
* 5440 MHz [88] (30.0 dBm)
* 5460 MHz [92] (30.0 dBm)
* 5480 MHz [96] (30.0 dBm)
* 5500 MHz [100] (30.0 dBm)
* 5520 MHz [104] (30.0 dBm)
* 5540 MHz [108] (30.0 dBm)
* 5560 MHz [112] (30.0 dBm)
* 5580 MHz [116] (30.0 dBm)
* 5600 MHz [120] (30.0 dBm)
* 5620 MHz [124] (30.0 dBm)
* 5640 MHz [128] (30.0 dBm)
* 5660 MHz [132] (30.0 dBm)
* 5680 MHz [136] (30.0 dBm)
* 5700 MHz [140] (30.0 dBm)
* 5720 MHz [144] (30.0 dBm)
* 5745 MHz [149] (30.0 dBm)
* 5765 MHz [153] (30.0 dBm)
* 5785 MHz [157] (30.0 dBm)
* 5805 MHz [161] (30.0 dBm)
* 5825 MHz [165] (30.0 dBm)
* 5845 MHz [169] (30.0 dBm)
* 5865 MHz [173] (30.0 dBm)
* 5885 MHz [177] (30.0 dBm)
Supported commands:
* new_interface
* set_interface
* new_key
* start_ap
* new_station
* set_bss
* join_ibss
* set_pmksa
* del_pmksa
* flush_pmksa
* remain_on_channel
* frame
* set_wiphy_netns
* set_channel
* connect
* disconnect
WoWLAN support:
* wake up on anything (device continues operating normally)
software interface modes (can always be added):
* monitor
interface combinations are not supported
Device supports SAE with AUTHENTICATE command
Device supports scan flush.
max # scan plans: 1
max scan plan interval: -1
max scan plan iterations: 0
Supported TX frame types:
* IBSS: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* managed: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* AP: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* P2P-client: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* P2P-GO: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
Supported RX frame types:
* IBSS: 0xd0
* managed: 0x40 0xb0 0xd0
* AP: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* P2P-client: 0x40 0xd0
* P2P-GO: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
Supported extended features:
I would like to find a wifi key that supports this mode, but when I type on google "active monitor mode", I can't find ANY information, nothing at all, as if it didn't exist... The only thing I can find is this github. So I have no idea what to look for in the key specs and I'd like to not buy and have to test for hours and then give up again. What to look for? What else is this mode called, on the hardware side for example?
Thanks
Hey ! I searched for the active monitor mode a lot, and I tried to find an adapter that support it. I found a GitHub that is very well maintained and I discussed the issue with the owner. Here is a link for the discussion that can help you find an adapter that will work for you.
The owner told me which chipset works with active monitor mode, and if you grab this info you can search on the README of his GitHub an adapter with the mentioned chipset that will work for you: morrownr/USB-WiFi#73
thanks to him, we now have a very modern device list that will work with OWL.