Initializing Failure...

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Starting monitor Mode:

airmon-ng start wlan0

Result of airmon-ng:

wlan0           Realtek RTL8187L        rtl8187 - [phy7]
mon0            Realtek RTL8187L        rtl8187 - [phy7]

Start reaver:
reaver -i mon0 -b 00:18:E7:F9:DF:22

Here comes the Error Message:

Reaver v1.1 WiFi Protected Setup Attack Tool
Copyright (c) 2011, Tactical Network Solutions, Craig Heffner 
<cheffner@tacnetsol.com>

[-] Failed to initialize interface 'mon0'
[-] Failed to recover WPA key

On Ubuntu, AWUS36NH USB, rtl8187 chipset

Original issue reported on code.google.com by schmidt....@gmail.com on 29 Dec 2011 at 3:50

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You need to run it with sudo.

sudo reaver -i mon0 -b 00:18:E7:F9:DF:22

Original comment by rtstanif...@gmail.com on 29 Dec 2011 at 3:52

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Yes, Reaver needs root privileges.

Original comment by cheff...@tacnetsol.com on 29 Dec 2011 at 3:55

• Changed state: Invalid

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Hmm...i´am root...i give it a shot.

Original comment by schmidt....@gmail.com on 29 Dec 2011 at 3:57

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as root, works on ath5k...  as root ath9k_htc usb wna 1100 gets this error and 
stops working promptly.  i believe it to be a bug in either aircrack or drivers.

my prism54g doesnt do much either.  ath5k has been a champion.

Original comment by 666three...@gmail.com on 14 Jul 2013 at 10:01