Unix & Linux: airmon-ng: ls: cannot access '/sys/class/ieee80211/': No such file or directory
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The Question: *** Background: ***
I am running the latest version of Kali Linux in a vmware workstation and I
have a Cisco AE2500 wifi usb which works as a wifi adapter in Windows 10.
Unfortunately, when i run the airmon-ng command, I receive
ls: cannot access '/sys/class/ieee80211/': No such file or directory.
I have tried every possible solution from 10+ forums and different google
searches to fix this problem. Common solutions which fixed the problem for
other individuals have yet been unsuccessful. Solutions include:
1) apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade -y
2) The forum solution to download backports driver (4.4.2-1) and make
defconfig-b43, compiled, installed, rebooted
3) The forum solution to download synaptic and then manually upgrade the
bcm43xxx drivers
4) Airmon-ng forum
5) Vmware tools update
6) apt-get install kali-linux-wireless
7) installation of all wifi firmware drivers for both 80211, broadcom, atheros
and intel chips.
and numerous others...
*** lsusb: ***
root@sandbox:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 04e8:6863 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd GT-I9500 [Galaxy
S4] / GT-I9250 [Galaxy Nexus] (network tethering)
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 13b1:003a Linksys AE2500 802.11abgn Wireless Adapter
[Broadcom BCM43236]
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0e0f:0008 VMware, Inc.
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
*** iwconfig: ***
root@sandbox:~# iwconfig
usb0 no wireless extensions.
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
*** But yet when I use airmon-ng: ***
root@sandbox:~# airmon-ng
ls: cannot access '/sys/class/ieee80211/': No such file or directory
PHY Interface Driver Chipset
(Please note airmon-ng check kill does nothing to modify this error message)
Please help... any suggestions are welcome.
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