In this chapter, we discussed the fundamentals and concepts of network penetration testing and its importance. We covered hands-on information about connecting a wireless adapter to our Kali Linux machine, discussed the purpose of a MAC address and its composition, and talked about how to spoof our identity by modifying it. Furthermore, we took a look at changing the default mode of our wireless adapter to monitor mode, via both manual configuration and using the airmon-ng tool.
Now that you have completed this chapter, you know how to properly enable monitor mode using both the airmon-ng tool and manually through the Kali Linux OS. Additionally, you are now able to perform monitoring on wireless networks.
I hope this chapter has been informative and is able to assist and guide you through your journey in the field of cybersecurity. In the next chapter, Chapter 9, Network...
