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--- hack_wireless_setup [2020/04/18 18:59] – [Change Adapter Mode] gman
+++ hack_wireless_setup [2020/05/31 17:44] (current) – [Wireless: Connect] gman
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-====== Wireless ======
+====== Wireless: Set-Up ======
 **Adapters:** Built-in wireless adapters in retail computers will not perform for what you need. You need a wireless adapter that will support: Monitor Mode & Packet Injection ([[https://youtu.be/0lqRZ3MWPXY|Explanation]]).
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 Do an ''iwconfig'' to check out ''wlan0'' (or whatever your interface name is): should be ''Mode: Managed'' (you need to change to ''Monitored'' in order to catch all network traffic).
-  * **Important:** It is important that you use ''ifconfig'' (or ''ip'') here and not ''ifup''. ([[general_configs#ifupdown_vs_ifconfig|See explanation]].)
+  * **Important:** It is important that you use ''ifconfig'' (or ''ip'') here and not ''ifup''. ([[https://nix.kedrovsky.net/general_cli#ifupdown_vs_ifconfig|See explanation]].)
+  * In a nutshell:
+    * An ''ifconfig up eth0'' activates eth0 but does not setup IP addresses, etc.
+    * An ''ifup eth0'' sets up IP addresses and other options based on the interface's configuration in /etc/network/interfaces.
 . Disable the interface.