sudo airmon-ng start wlan0

To verify that your installation and hardware are working correctly, follow these quick steps:

Look for adapters using chipsets like Atheros AR9271 , Ralink RT3070 , or Realtek RTL8187 . 2. Installing on Linux

Aircrack-ng on Windows is limited (monitor mode support is poor). Use it mainly for cracking captured handshakes (not live capture).