Accidentally deleted my wifi device wlan0
I was trying to fix my wifi on Kali Linux the other day and was following some tutorial. That didn't work, so I read somewhere that if I run this command
iw dev wlan0 del
After that command I can't seem to find my wlan device. When I type iwconfig it shows this:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
Anyone know what should I do now?
linux wifi kali-linux wlan
edited Jan 14 '17 at 13:53
Jeff Schaller
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asked Aug 22 '15 at 7:56
Ive ZenzerovicIve Zenzerovic
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I was trying to fix my wifi on Kali Linux the other day and was following some tutorial. That didn't work, so I read somewhere that if I run this command
iw dev wlan0 del
After that command I can't seem to find my wlan device. When I type iwconfig it shows this:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
Anyone know what should I do now?
linux wifi kali-linux wlan
edited Jan 14 '17 at 13:53
Jeff Schaller
39.3k1054125
asked Aug 22 '15 at 7:56
Ive ZenzerovicIve Zenzerovic
2315
add a comment |
I was trying to fix my wifi on Kali Linux the other day and was following some tutorial. That didn't work, so I read somewhere that if I run this command
iw dev wlan0 del
After that command I can't seem to find my wlan device. When I type iwconfig it shows this:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
Anyone know what should I do now?
linux wifi kali-linux wlan
edited Jan 14 '17 at 13:53
Jeff Schaller
39.3k1054125
asked Aug 22 '15 at 7:56
Ive ZenzerovicIve Zenzerovic
2315
I was trying to fix my wifi on Kali Linux the other day and was following some tutorial. That didn't work, so I read somewhere that if I run this command
iw dev wlan0 del
After that command I can't seem to find my wlan device. When I type iwconfig it shows this:
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
Anyone know what should I do now?
linux wifi kali-linux wlan
linux wifi kali-linux wlan
edited Jan 14 '17 at 13:53
Jeff Schaller
39.3k1054125
asked Aug 22 '15 at 7:56
Ive ZenzerovicIve Zenzerovic
2315
edited Jan 14 '17 at 13:53
Jeff Schaller
39.3k1054125
asked Aug 22 '15 at 7:56
Ive ZenzerovicIve Zenzerovic
2315
edited Jan 14 '17 at 13:53
Jeff Schaller
39.3k1054125
edited Jan 14 '17 at 13:53
Jeff Schaller
39.3k1054125
edited Jan 14 '17 at 13:53
Jeff Schaller
39.3k1054125
39.3k1054125
asked Aug 22 '15 at 7:56
Ive ZenzerovicIve Zenzerovic
2315
asked Aug 22 '15 at 7:56
Ive ZenzerovicIve Zenzerovic
2315
asked Aug 22 '15 at 7:56
Ive ZenzerovicIve Zenzerovic
2315
2315
add a comment |
add a comment |
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Easiest way is to just reboot. The type of configuration change you've made does not persist across reboots.
answered Aug 22 '15 at 7:58
Wouter VerhelstWouter Verhelst
7,386833
1
dosudo service network-manager restart. It will reinitalise all the network interfaces...
– Madhavan
Aug 22 '15 at 12:37
that might work, if you have network-manager installed, and if network-manager knows how to recreate the necessary device. That's not a given.
– Wouter Verhelst
Aug 23 '15 at 21:42
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To undo deletion of wlan0, you can recreate it like so:
iw phy phy0 interface add wlan0 type managed
This is much faster than rebooting and more reliable than restarting network-manager.
answered Dec 8 '15 at 17:14
hackerb9hackerb9
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Once you delete your wlanX interface, and recreate it as suggested. It works, its recreated, however.. Try to join a network..
I get
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlanX disabled_11b_rates=0
failed to initialize.
It is UP, it works fine for airodump (promisc) but, I have to reboot (like orig suggested) to get back on a SSID.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how to do this w/o reboot?
edited Jan 10 at 1:00
cryptarch
72310
answered Jan 9 at 23:32
Jerry CattellJerry Cattell
11
An Answer is not a good place to ask a Question. You could leave a comment on another Answer or the original Question; or if you feel like you have a new question, then create a Question to ask it.
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 0:01
@cryptarch They can't leave a comment due to insufficient rep, blame the semi-arbitrary stackexchange restrictions...
– undercat
Jan 10 at 1:45
@undercat Noted; although, getting up enough rep to leave comments will happen more quickly if they leave answers that are likely to get upvoted rather than downvoted ;)
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 1:46
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Easiest way is to just reboot. The type of configuration change you've made does not persist across reboots.
answered Aug 22 '15 at 7:58
Wouter VerhelstWouter Verhelst
7,386833
1
dosudo service network-manager restart. It will reinitalise all the network interfaces...
– Madhavan
Aug 22 '15 at 12:37
that might work, if you have network-manager installed, and if network-manager knows how to recreate the necessary device. That's not a given.
– Wouter Verhelst
Aug 23 '15 at 21:42
add a comment |
Easiest way is to just reboot. The type of configuration change you've made does not persist across reboots.
answered Aug 22 '15 at 7:58
Wouter VerhelstWouter Verhelst
7,386833
1
dosudo service network-manager restart. It will reinitalise all the network interfaces...
– Madhavan
Aug 22 '15 at 12:37
that might work, if you have network-manager installed, and if network-manager knows how to recreate the necessary device. That's not a given.
– Wouter Verhelst
Aug 23 '15 at 21:42
add a comment |
Easiest way is to just reboot. The type of configuration change you've made does not persist across reboots.
answered Aug 22 '15 at 7:58
Wouter VerhelstWouter Verhelst
7,386833
Easiest way is to just reboot. The type of configuration change you've made does not persist across reboots.
answered Aug 22 '15 at 7:58
Wouter VerhelstWouter Verhelst
7,386833
answered Aug 22 '15 at 7:58
Wouter VerhelstWouter Verhelst
7,386833
answered Aug 22 '15 at 7:58
Wouter VerhelstWouter Verhelst
7,386833
answered Aug 22 '15 at 7:58
Wouter VerhelstWouter Verhelst
7,386833
7,386833
1
dosudo service network-manager restart. It will reinitalise all the network interfaces...
– Madhavan
Aug 22 '15 at 12:37
that might work, if you have network-manager installed, and if network-manager knows how to recreate the necessary device. That's not a given.
– Wouter Verhelst
Aug 23 '15 at 21:42
add a comment |
1
dosudo service network-manager restart. It will reinitalise all the network interfaces...
– Madhavan
Aug 22 '15 at 12:37
that might work, if you have network-manager installed, and if network-manager knows how to recreate the necessary device. That's not a given.
– Wouter Verhelst
Aug 23 '15 at 21:42
1
1
do
sudo service network-manager restart. It will reinitalise all the network interfaces...– Madhavan
Aug 22 '15 at 12:37
do
sudo service network-manager restart. It will reinitalise all the network interfaces...– Madhavan
Aug 22 '15 at 12:37
that might work, if you have network-manager installed, and if network-manager knows how to recreate the necessary device. That's not a given.
– Wouter Verhelst
Aug 23 '15 at 21:42
that might work, if you have network-manager installed, and if network-manager knows how to recreate the necessary device. That's not a given.
– Wouter Verhelst
Aug 23 '15 at 21:42
add a comment |
To undo deletion of wlan0, you can recreate it like so:
iw phy phy0 interface add wlan0 type managed
This is much faster than rebooting and more reliable than restarting network-manager.
answered Dec 8 '15 at 17:14
hackerb9hackerb9
49039
add a comment |
To undo deletion of wlan0, you can recreate it like so:
iw phy phy0 interface add wlan0 type managed
This is much faster than rebooting and more reliable than restarting network-manager.
answered Dec 8 '15 at 17:14
hackerb9hackerb9
49039
add a comment |
To undo deletion of wlan0, you can recreate it like so:
iw phy phy0 interface add wlan0 type managed
This is much faster than rebooting and more reliable than restarting network-manager.
answered Dec 8 '15 at 17:14
hackerb9hackerb9
49039
To undo deletion of wlan0, you can recreate it like so:
iw phy phy0 interface add wlan0 type managed
This is much faster than rebooting and more reliable than restarting network-manager.
answered Dec 8 '15 at 17:14
hackerb9hackerb9
49039
answered Dec 8 '15 at 17:14
hackerb9hackerb9
49039
answered Dec 8 '15 at 17:14
hackerb9hackerb9
49039
answered Dec 8 '15 at 17:14
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49039
49039
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Once you delete your wlanX interface, and recreate it as suggested. It works, its recreated, however.. Try to join a network..
I get
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlanX disabled_11b_rates=0
failed to initialize.
It is UP, it works fine for airodump (promisc) but, I have to reboot (like orig suggested) to get back on a SSID.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how to do this w/o reboot?
edited Jan 10 at 1:00
cryptarch
72310
answered Jan 9 at 23:32
Jerry CattellJerry Cattell
11
An Answer is not a good place to ask a Question. You could leave a comment on another Answer or the original Question; or if you feel like you have a new question, then create a Question to ask it.
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 0:01
@cryptarch They can't leave a comment due to insufficient rep, blame the semi-arbitrary stackexchange restrictions...
– undercat
Jan 10 at 1:45
@undercat Noted; although, getting up enough rep to leave comments will happen more quickly if they leave answers that are likely to get upvoted rather than downvoted ;)
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 1:46
add a comment |
Once you delete your wlanX interface, and recreate it as suggested. It works, its recreated, however.. Try to join a network..
I get
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlanX disabled_11b_rates=0
failed to initialize.
It is UP, it works fine for airodump (promisc) but, I have to reboot (like orig suggested) to get back on a SSID.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how to do this w/o reboot?
edited Jan 10 at 1:00
cryptarch
72310
answered Jan 9 at 23:32
Jerry CattellJerry Cattell
11
An Answer is not a good place to ask a Question. You could leave a comment on another Answer or the original Question; or if you feel like you have a new question, then create a Question to ask it.
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 0:01
@cryptarch They can't leave a comment due to insufficient rep, blame the semi-arbitrary stackexchange restrictions...
– undercat
Jan 10 at 1:45
@undercat Noted; although, getting up enough rep to leave comments will happen more quickly if they leave answers that are likely to get upvoted rather than downvoted ;)
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 1:46
add a comment |
Once you delete your wlanX interface, and recreate it as suggested. It works, its recreated, however.. Try to join a network..
I get
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlanX disabled_11b_rates=0
failed to initialize.
It is UP, it works fine for airodump (promisc) but, I have to reboot (like orig suggested) to get back on a SSID.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how to do this w/o reboot?
edited Jan 10 at 1:00
cryptarch
72310
answered Jan 9 at 23:32
Jerry CattellJerry Cattell
11
Once you delete your wlanX interface, and recreate it as suggested. It works, its recreated, however.. Try to join a network..
I get
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlanX disabled_11b_rates=0
failed to initialize.
It is UP, it works fine for airodump (promisc) but, I have to reboot (like orig suggested) to get back on a SSID.
Anyone have any suggestions as to how to do this w/o reboot?
edited Jan 10 at 1:00
cryptarch
72310
answered Jan 9 at 23:32
Jerry CattellJerry Cattell
11
edited Jan 10 at 1:00
cryptarch
72310
edited Jan 10 at 1:00
cryptarch
72310
edited Jan 10 at 1:00
cryptarch
72310
72310
answered Jan 9 at 23:32
Jerry CattellJerry Cattell
11
answered Jan 9 at 23:32
Jerry CattellJerry Cattell
11
answered Jan 9 at 23:32
Jerry CattellJerry Cattell
11
11
An Answer is not a good place to ask a Question. You could leave a comment on another Answer or the original Question; or if you feel like you have a new question, then create a Question to ask it.
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 0:01
@cryptarch They can't leave a comment due to insufficient rep, blame the semi-arbitrary stackexchange restrictions...
– undercat
Jan 10 at 1:45
@undercat Noted; although, getting up enough rep to leave comments will happen more quickly if they leave answers that are likely to get upvoted rather than downvoted ;)
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 1:46
add a comment |
An Answer is not a good place to ask a Question. You could leave a comment on another Answer or the original Question; or if you feel like you have a new question, then create a Question to ask it.
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 0:01
@cryptarch They can't leave a comment due to insufficient rep, blame the semi-arbitrary stackexchange restrictions...
– undercat
Jan 10 at 1:45
@undercat Noted; although, getting up enough rep to leave comments will happen more quickly if they leave answers that are likely to get upvoted rather than downvoted ;)
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 1:46
An Answer is not a good place to ask a Question. You could leave a comment on another Answer or the original Question; or if you feel like you have a new question, then create a Question to ask it.
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 0:01
An Answer is not a good place to ask a Question. You could leave a comment on another Answer or the original Question; or if you feel like you have a new question, then create a Question to ask it.
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 0:01
@cryptarch They can't leave a comment due to insufficient rep, blame the semi-arbitrary stackexchange restrictions...
– undercat
Jan 10 at 1:45
@cryptarch They can't leave a comment due to insufficient rep, blame the semi-arbitrary stackexchange restrictions...
– undercat
Jan 10 at 1:45
@undercat Noted; although, getting up enough rep to leave comments will happen more quickly if they leave answers that are likely to get upvoted rather than downvoted ;)
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 1:46
@undercat Noted; although, getting up enough rep to leave comments will happen more quickly if they leave answers that are likely to get upvoted rather than downvoted ;)
– cryptarch
Jan 10 at 1:46
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