added warning (monitor mode on Realtek driver in combination with NETLINK)
@@ -5580,11 +5580,14 @@ printf("%s %s (C) %s ZeroBeat\n"
"\n"
"short options:\n"
"-i <interface> : interface (monitor mode will be enabled by hcxdumptool)\n"
- " can also be done manually:\n"
+ " some Realtek interfaces require NETLINK to set monitor mode\n"
+ " in this case try iw:\n"
" ip link set <interface> down\n"
" iw dev <interface> set type monitor\n"
" ip link set <interface> up\n"
- " WARNING: iw use NETLINK (libnl) and hcxdumptool will not work on pure NETLINK interfaces\n"
+ " WARNING:\n"
+ " hcxdumptool may not work as expected on virtual NETLINK interfaces\n"
+ " do not report issues related to iw\n"
"-o <dump file> : output file in pcapng format\n"
" including radiotap header (LINKTYPE_IEEE802_11_RADIOTAP)\n"
"-f <frames> : frames to save\n"
