0002496: netdiscover fails due to libnet_init()

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0002496	Kali Linux	Kali Package Bug	public	2015-08-12 12:45	2025-07-14 09:37

Reporter	Havelock	Assigned To	g0tmi1k
Priority	normal	Severity	minor	Reproducibility	always
Status	closed	Resolution	suspended
Product Version	2.0

Summary	0002496: netdiscover fails due to libnet_init()
Description	Its not possible to use netdiscover. It fails on libnet_init().
Steps To Reproduce	Console: root@myPC: ~# netdiscover libnet_init() falied: unknown physical layer type 0x323 root@myPC: ~# netdiscover -i wlan0 libnet_init() falied: libnet_check_iface() ioctl: No such device My wlan0 works fine with everything else. PS: yes the type in "falied" is in the live version.

g0tmi1k 2018-01-29 11:54 administrator ~0008097	Due to the age of the OS (Kali Moto [v1], Kali Safi [v2], Kali Rolling 2016.x), these legacy versions are no longer supported. We will be closing this ticket due to inactivity. Please could you see if you are able to replicate this issue with the latest version of Kali Linux - https://www.kali.org/downloads/)? If you are still facing the same problem, feel free to re-open the ticket. If you choose to do this, could you provide more information to the issue you are facing,and also give information about your setup? For more information, please read: https://kali.training/topic/filing-a-good-bug-report/

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2015-08-12 12:45	Havelock	New Issue
2015-09-03 09:47	rhertzog	Product Version	kali-dev => 2.0
2018-01-29 11:54	g0tmi1k	Assigned To	=> g0tmi1k
2018-01-29 11:54	g0tmi1k	Status	new => closed
2018-01-29 11:54	g0tmi1k	Resolution	open => suspended
2018-01-29 11:54	g0tmi1k	Note Added: 0008097
2025-07-14 09:37	g0tmi1k	Severity	block => minor