tapiot Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Does anyone know if there is anything simple inside that I could use to tell if WiFi is on or off? I'm looking at situation where I absolutely, positively cannot do any emissions. Was thinking perhaps hooking a small LED indicator. The display LEDs seem to have a mind of their own.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 The blue LED on the front of the device indicates if wlan0 is up and blinks on traffic. The red LED is enabled for wlan1's monitor interface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapiot Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 So if red or blue are on and active, RF is on? And if they aren't on, RF is off? And if RF is off, how to turn it on and if on, how to turn it off? The book is quite good but doesn't go into the level of detail that I would like to se... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 (edited) Red On = Monitor mode interface for wlan1 is up, Blue On = wlan0 is up. Opposites mean that the respective interface is down. To bring up wlan0 over SSH type "wifi". To bring up the wlan1mon interface, do "ifconfig wlan1 up && airmon-ng start wlan1".  Edited October 17, 2017 by Foxtrot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapiot Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 Thanks, that is a big help....and to turn back off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 https://www.tecmint.com/ifconfig-command-examples/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tapiot Posted October 18, 2017 Author Share Posted October 18, 2017 Thank you! I hope you get paid extra for putting up with idiots like me. I appreciate you taking the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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