# Put wlan0 adapter into monitor mode at runtime

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/put-wlan0-adapter-into-monitor-mode-at-runtime/319653>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** support, raspberrypi3, wifi, docker, network\
**Created:** [May 21, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/put-wlan0-adapter-into-monitor-mode-at-runtime/319653 "2021-05-21T15:29:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![ntzovanis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/ntzovanis/32/1150_2.png) [@ntzovanis](https://forums.balena.io/u/ntzovanis)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/put-wlan0-adapter-into-monitor-mode-at-runtime/319653/3 "2021-05-24T15:47:34Z")

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Hello @cmpeguerog ,

How are you trying to put the device into monitor mode from within the container? Is there a specific reason why you’d like to keep the changes in the container and not interact with the HostOS?

You might want to take a look at [this post](https://forums.balena.io/t/putting-a-secondary-adapter-into-monitor-mode-using-the-network-manager/5887/20). A user had a similar use-case and provided a solution.

Cheers!

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