i think you need to do some more readings.. u got the process and programs wrong:Mr. Ripper wrote:when trying to run aircrack my wireless card is not showing up but i can still use internet but airodump does not register driver or chipset. i apolagize for such a simple question, new to linux
aircrack is only for cracking WEP after you've recorded enough IVS packtes..
airodump-ng is for recording IVS packet information.. it won't show u ur network adapter or wifi card.
airmon-ng will show you your adapter
are you playing around with WEP or WPA??? or something totally different..