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set airport in monitor mode for MacOS
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Airport_monitor_mode.txt
Creating Symlink:
sudo ln -s /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport /usr/local/bin/airport
Example of sniffing in monitor mode:
sudo airport en1 sniff 1
This sniffs on channel 1 and saves a pcap capture file to /tmp/airportSniffXXXXXX.pcap (where XXXXXX will vary).
You can view this with tcpdump -r <filename> or by opening it in wireshark.
To search for active channels nearby that you can sniff, run this:
sudo airport en1 -s
Although you can capture any traffic, you can only effectively read if the network is open or you have the encryption key.
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