Managing and Monitoring wireless modes
As an ethical hacker and penetration tester, it is important to have a clear understanding of the various operating modes of a wireless network adapter. Let’s take a look at each operating mode for wireless network adapters:
- Managed: This is the default operating mode for all wireless network adapters. This mode enables a host device such as a computer to connect to a nearby access point or wireless router. However, this mode does not enable ethical hackers and penetration testers to perform any type of wireless penetration testing techniques on a targeted wireless network.
- Monitor: This operating mode enables ethical hackers and penetration testers to scan for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 wireless networks within the vicinity, capture wireless frames such as beacons from access points and probes from wireless clients, and perform packet injection attacks on a targeted wireless network...
