diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 3c5630e..49bf8ba 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package wifi
 
+import "fmt"
+
 // A Client is a type which can access WiFi device actions and statistics
 // using operating system-specific operations.
 type Client struct {
@@ -43,6 +45,12 @@ func (c *Client) Interfaces() ([]*Interface, error) {
 	return c.c.Interfaces()
 }
 
+// InterfaceByName calls Interfaces() and returns one interface or nil 
+// if the requested interface doesn't exist.
+func (c *Client) InterfaceByName(name string) (*Interface, error) {
+	return c.c.InterfaceByName(name)
+}
+
 // BSS retrieves the BSS associated with a WiFi interface.
 func (c *Client) BSS(ifi *Interface) (*BSS, error) {
 	return c.c.BSS(ifi)
@@ -52,3 +60,19 @@ func (c *Client) BSS(ifi *Interface) (*BSS, error) {
 func (c *Client) StationInfo(ifi *Interface) ([]*StationInfo, error) {
 	return c.c.StationInfo(ifi)
 }
+
+// SetFrequency sets the frequency of a wireless interface.
+func (c *Client) SetFrequency(ifi *Interface, freq int) error {
+	return c.c.SetFrequency(ifi, freq)
+}
+
+//SetModeMonitor sets a wireless interface iftype to MONITOR.
+func (c *Client) SetModeMonitor(ifi *Interface) error {
+	fmt.Printf("Setting monitor mode on interface %v\n", ifi)
+	return c.c.SetModeMonitor(ifi)
+}
+
+//SetModeStation sets a wireless interface iftype to Station.
+func (c *Client) SetModeStation(ifi *Interface) error {
+	return c.c.SetModeStation(ifi)
+}
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diff --git a/client_linux.go b/client_linux.go
index 805d091..a518c58 100644
--- a/client_linux.go
+++ b/client_linux.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"time"
 	"unicode/utf8"
-
+	
 	"github.com/mdlayher/genetlink"
 	"github.com/mdlayher/netlink"
 	"github.com/mdlayher/netlink/nlenc"
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ func (c *client) Interfaces() ([]*Interface, error) {
 	return parseInterfaces(msgs)
 }
 
+// InterfaceByName calls Interfaces() and returns one interface or nil 
+// if the requested interface doesn't exist. 
+func (c *client) InterfaceByName(name string) (*Interface, error) {
+	interfaces, err := c.Interfaces()
+	if err != nil { return nil, err }
+
+	for _, i := range interfaces {
+		if i.Name == name { return i, nil }
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 // Connect starts connecting the interface to the specified ssid.
 func (c *client) Connect(ifi *Interface, ssid string) error {
 	// Ask nl80211 to connect to the specified SSID.
@@ -198,6 +210,71 @@ func (c *client) StationInfo(ifi *Interface) ([]*StationInfo, error) {
 	return stations, nil
 }
 
+// SetFrequency sets the frequency of a wireless interface.
+// Does nothing if frequency is already passed in value.
+func (c *client) SetFrequency(ifi *Interface, freq int) error {
+	if ifi.Frequency == freq { return nil }
+	_, err := c.get(
+		unix.NL80211_CMD_SET_WIPHY,
+		netlink.Acknowledge,
+		ifi,
+		func(ae *netlink.AttributeEncoder) {
+			ae.Int32(unix.NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY_FREQ, int32(freq))
+		},
+	)
+	if err == nil { ifi.Frequency = freq }
+	return err
+}
+
+// SetChannelWidth sets the channel of a wireless interface.
+func (c *client) SetChannelWidth(ifi *Interface, width int) error {
+	_, err := c.get(
+		unix.NL80211_CMD_SET_WIPHY,
+		netlink.Acknowledge,
+		ifi,
+		func(ae *netlink.AttributeEncoder) {
+			ae.Int32(unix.NL80211_ATTR_CHANNEL_WIDTH, int32(width))	
+		},
+	)
+	return err
+}
+
+// SetModeMonitor sets the interface iftype to InterfaceTypeMonitor.
+// Does nothing if interface type is already InterfaceTypeMonitor.
+func (c *client) SetModeMonitor(ifi *Interface) error {
+	if ifi.Type == InterfaceTypeMonitor { return nil }
+	_, err := c.setInterface(ifi, InterfaceTypeMonitor)
+	return err
+}
+
+// SetModeStation sets the interface iftype to InterfaceTypeStation.
+// Does nothing if the interface type is already InterfaceTypeStation.
+func (c *client) SetModeStation(ifi *Interface) error {
+	if ifi.Type == InterfaceTypeStation { return nil }
+	_, err := c.setInterface(ifi, InterfaceTypeStation)
+	return err
+}
+
+// setInterface sets the interface iftype
+func (c *client) setInterface(ifi *Interface, iftype InterfaceType) ([]genetlink.Message, error) {
+	msgs, err := c.get(
+		unix.NL80211_CMD_SET_INTERFACE,
+		netlink.Acknowledge,
+		ifi,
+		func(ae *netlink.AttributeEncoder) {
+			ae.Int32(unix.NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE, int32(iftype))
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	ifi.Type = iftype
+	if len(msgs) == 0 {
+		return nil, os.ErrNotExist
+	}
+	return msgs, nil	
+}
+
 // get performs a request/response interaction with nl80211.
 func (c *client) get(
 	cmd uint8,
diff --git a/client_others.go b/client_others.go
index 769902a..603ab21 100644
--- a/client_others.go
+++ b/client_others.go
@@ -24,3 +24,8 @@ func (*client) StationInfo(_ *Interface) ([]*StationInfo, error) { return nil, e
 func (*client) Connect(_ *Interface, _ string) error             { return errUnimplemented }
 func (*client) Disconnect(_ *Interface) error                    { return errUnimplemented }
 func (*client) ConnectWPAPSK(_ *Interface, _, _ string) error    { return errUnimplemented }
+
+func (*client) SetFrequency(_ *Interface, _ int)				 { return errUnimplemented }
+func (*client) SetChannelWidth(_ *Interface, _ int)				 { return errUnimplemented }
+func (*client) SetModeMonitor(_ *Interface)						 { return errUnimplemented }
+func (*client) SetModeStation(_ *Interface)						 { return errUnimplemented }
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