airodump-ng:tldr:2f8eb

airodump-ng: Capture packets and display information about a wireless network given the MAC address and channel, and save the output to a file.

airodump-ng

$ sudo airodump-ng --channel ${channel} --write ${filename} --bssid ${mac} ${interface}

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This command is used to capture and analyze wireless network traffic with the help of airodump-ng utility. Here is a breakdown of the command:

sudo: This command is used to run the subsequent command as a superuser or with administrative privileges. It is often required for running airodump-ng.
airodump-ng: This is the main command, which starts the airodump-ng utility. It is used for monitoring and capturing wireless network packets.
--channel ${channel}: This option is used to specify the channel on which the Wi-Fi network you want to capture packets from is operating. ${channel} is a placeholder for the actual numerical channel number.
--write ${filename}: This option tells airodump-ng to write the captured packets to a file. ${filename} is a placeholder for the name you want to give to the output file where the captured packets will be stored.
--bssid ${mac}: This option filters the captured packets based on the BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier), which uniquely identifies a wireless access point. ${mac} is a placeholder for the MAC address of the specific access point you want to capture packets from.
${interface}: This is the name of the network interface (e.g., wlan0) through which you want to capture packets.

In summary, this command runs airodump-ng with administrative privileges to capture wireless network packets on a specific channel, filter them based on the MAC address of a particular access point, and write the captured packets to a specified file.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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