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Airodump Ng Command: Capture Both Bands
An engineer would use the command 'sudo airodump-ng {{interface}} --band abg' during a wireless security assessment to capture and analyze packets from both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands simultaneously, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the network under test. Exact CLI syntax to capture both bands using Airodump Ng.
When to use this: An engineer would use the command 'sudo airodump-ng {{interface}} --band abg' during a wireless security assessment to capture and analyze packets from both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands simultaneously, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the network under test.
Command Syntax
sudo airodump-ng <interface> --band abgsudo airodump-ng <interface> --band abgCommand Breakdown
--band- Command Option
- Tool-specific option used by this command invocation.
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Purpose: Exact syntax to capture both bands using Airodump Ng.
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