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Subject: Re: kismet, which cards are supported ?
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Hi!

> wlanmode can be specified only at the creation time;
> try to destroy the interface first:
> 
> ifconfig wlan0 down
> ifconfig wlan0 destroy
> 
> and, then:
> 
> ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev iwn0 wlanmode monitor up

This worked on the laptop with the iwn0 interface!

I'm surprised it was possible to destroy wlan0, but it worked!

Thanks very much!

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