Before enabling monitor mode, a municipal playbook says to check for interfering processes. Why does that step matter?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
NetworkManager and friends will yank the steering wheel while you try to park in monitor mode. Checking—and when authorized, stopping—those grabby services keeps the interface from flipping back to client mode mid-lab. Calm the cockpit before takeoff.
Full Explanation
Desktop network managers, connection daemons, and related services often reconfigure wireless interfaces automatically. Those conflicts can prevent stable monitor-mode operation or reclaim the interface unexpectedly during an assessment. Playbooks that inventory and resolve interfering processes before airmon-class enablement improve reliability of authorized capture workflows.