Error in OSX: "No such file or directory" (airmon-ng missing)

[0xakrem]

[+] option: scanning for targets on channel 7

[!] Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[!] Full stack trace below

[!] Traceback (most recent call last):
[!] File "./Wifite.py", line 201, in
[!] w.main()
[!] File "./Wifite.py", line 38, in main
[!] Configuration.get_interface()
[!] File "/home/akrem/pen/wifite2/py/Configuration.py", line 106, in get_interface
[!] Configuration.interface = Airmon.ask()
[!] File "/home/akrem/pen/wifite2/py/Airmon.py", line 173, in ask
[!] Airmon.terminate_conflicting_processes()
[!] File "/home/akrem/pen/wifite2/py/Airmon.py", line 235, in terminate_conflicting_processes
[!] out = Process(['airmon-ng', 'check']).stdout()
[!] File "/home/akrem/pen/wifite2/py/Process.py", line 81, in init
[!] self.pid = Popen(command, stdout=sout, stderr=serr, cwd=cwd, bufsize=bufsize)
[!] File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 711, in init
[!] errread, errwrite)
[!] File "/usr/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1343, in _execute_child
[!] raise child_exception
[!] OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[!] Exiting

Exception AttributeError: "'Process' object has no attribute 'pid'" in <bound method Process.del of <py.Process.Process object at 0x7fe3b6bb1350>> ignored

[ritiek]

Are you sure you have the aircrack-ng package installed?

[MisterBianco]

What OS are you using?

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[kimocoder]

I remember this "crash" I think.. was it when there where no adapters plugged or something?

Anyway, your issue report is missing more information. Please give more details, which command was used/where the error occoured so others may reproduce it for a potiensial fix for it.

[trickpattyFH20]

I'm getting the same error.
I do have aircrack-ng installed.
running on OSX 10.12.6

commands run:

$ git clone https://github.com/derv82/wifite2.git
$ cd wifite2
$ sudo ./Wifite.py --wep

(I also tried running Wifite.py as the root user, instead of using sudo and I get the same error)

stack trace (click to expand)

[+] option: targeting WEP-encrypted networks

[!] Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[!] Full stack trace below

[!] Traceback (most recent call last):
[!] File "./Wifite.py", line 201, in
[!] w.main()
[!] File "./Wifite.py", line 38, in main
[!] Configuration.get_interface()
[!] File "/Users/patricklawler/Documents/projects/wifite2/py/Configuration.py", line 106, in get_interface
[!] Configuration.interface = Airmon.ask()
[!] File "/Users/patricklawler/Documents/projects/wifite2/py/Airmon.py", line 173, in ask
[!] Airmon.terminate_conflicting_processes()
[!] File "/Users/patricklawler/Documents/projects/wifite2/py/Airmon.py", line 235, in terminate_conflicting_processes
[!] out = Process(['airmon-ng', 'check']).stdout()
[!] File "/Users/patricklawler/Documents/projects/wifite2/py/Process.py", line 81, in init
[!] self.pid = Popen(command, stdout=sout, stderr=serr, cwd=cwd, bufsize=bufsize)
[!] File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 710, in init
[!] errread, errwrite)
[!] File "/System/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/2.7/lib/python2.7/subprocess.py", line 1335, in _execute_child
[!] raise child_exception
[!] OSError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory

[!] Exiting

Exception AttributeError: "'Process' object has no attribute 'pid'" in <bound method Process.del of <py.Process.Process object at 0x10ccf0650>> ignored

[kimocoder]

Ok. im on my home from holidays now, will take a look tomorrow

[MisterBianco]

My guess is subprocess is using a sys call that only works on Linux.

Because this tool is only meant to run on Kali Linux.

[ritiek]

I just tested on my friend's Mac.

It seems like airmon-ng is not available for OSX (although other tools like airodump-ng, aireplay-ng, aircrack-ng are available). I tried installing it with both Brew and MacPorts but no luck. Someone mentioned it in this forum post as well.

Unless there is another way to put a WiFi interface into monitor mode, Mac users are going to be out of luck.

[kimocoder]

Do it manually with:

ifconfig down
iwconfig mode monitor
ifconfig up

[kimocoder]

Btw!

The "[!] File "./Wifite.py", line 201, in " error displays when there are NO ADAPTERS FOUND. Just tested this on my setup and got the same output as mentioned.

[MisterBianco]

Try going to my profile and downloading my boopsuite repo and using

./boop.py -i wlan1

and tell me if it works on mac

[MisterBianco]

@kimocoder

If you have a Mac will you test my tool and see if it works? I'm curious

[ritiek]

@kimocoder iwconfig is not available on Mac.