A simple yet robust Python GUI for the Raspberry Pi to easily enable and disable monitor mode on a wireless interface.
UPDATE - VERSION 1.5.1- same basic and robust functionality you rely on, now with even more data at your fingertips. When in use, the app now contains a small text field that includes:
• Live Details Display: live real-time MAC display of address, TX Power, Frequency, and Channel.
• Channel Selector: Quick dropdown/spinbox selector and Set button to switch channels on the fly.
• Auto Channel Hop Checkbox: Background thread cycling through channels 1, 6, and 11 every 2 seconds for multi-channel scanning with tools like Wireshark or Kismet.
In wireless security auditing, the standard way to enable monitor mode is using the aircrack-ng suite:
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sudo airmon-ng check kill (kills network managers, wpa_supplicant , dhcpcd , etc.)
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sudo airmon-ng start wlan0
While entering monitor mode is easy, exiting it can be tedious and frustrating:
The Annoyance:
When airmon-ng check kill runs, it completely destroys the system's normal internet connectivity. To get back online, a user has to stop monitor mode and manually restart all networking services in the correct sequence.
How EZMonitorModeButton solves this:
This program automatically stops the monitor interface and sequentially restarts NetworkManager, wpa_supplicant, avahi-daemon,and dhcpcd .
The Value:
It acts as a safety net. Instead of leaving the user with broken internet, a single click restores normal network state cleanly.
┌────────────────┐
⋮ │ Start Auditing │
⋮ └────────────────┘
⋮ │
⋮ ▼
⋮ ◇───────────────◇
⋮ │ Choose Method │
⋮ ◇───────────────◇
⋮ │ Command Line EZMONITORMODEBUTTON
⋮ ▼
⋮ ┌────────────────────────────────┐ ┌──────────────────────┐
⋮ │ Type sudo airmon-ng check kill │ │ Click Glow Switch ON │
⋮ └────────────────────────────────┘ └──────────────────────┘
⋮ │
⋮ ▼
⋮ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐
⋮ │ Type sudo airmon-ng start wlan0 │
⋮ └─────────────────────────────────┘
⋮ │
⋮ ▼
⋮ ┌────────────────────┐
⋮ │ Auditing Completed │
⋮ └────────────────────┘
⋮ │ Manual Cleanup
⋮ ▼
⋮ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ┌───────────────────────┐
⋮ │ Type stop commands + restart NetworkManager/wpa_supplicant │ │ Click Glow Switch OFF │
⋮ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ └───────────────────────┘
⋮ │
⋮ ▼
⋮ ┌─────────────────────────────────┐
⋮ │ Internet Restored Automatically │
⋮ └─────────────────────────────────┘
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Download the latest .deb file from the Releases page and install it using:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ./ezmonitormode_1.5.1_all.debOnce installed, you can launch it from your application menu or by running ezmonitormode in the terminal.
pip install ezmonitormodeOnce installed, run with sudo -E ezmonitormode.
- Clone this repository:
git clone https://github.com/ldl805/EZMonitorModeButton.git cd EZMonitorModeButton - Install dependencies:
sudo apt update sudo apt install python3-tk aircrack-ng wireless-tools iw
- Run the application:
sudo -E python3 src/ezmonitormode/monitor_gui.py
This occurs if the GUI cannot find your screen.
- Running via SSH: Ensure you connected with X11 forwarding:
ssh -X user@pi. - Running via sudo: Use
sudo -E ezmonitormodeto preserve your display settings. - Running in Headless mode: This application requires a graphical desktop (Pi Desktop, VNC, etc.).
Before running ezmonitormode, ensure you have the following system tools installed:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-tk aircrack-ng wireless-toolsOptional tools for the shortcut buttons:
sudo apt install wifite wireshark kismetMIT License