Yes, honestly I don't know much about nmap specifically, but that doesn't seem to be the trouble:

root@bt:~# iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
root@bt:~# nmap 192.168.1.1-24

Starting Nmap 5.00 (...

So, I recently started to use nmap and had developed in interest in using it with SSLStrip just while I was at home, trying to find the password of my e-mail account as I entered it into another...

I would love a copy of that script.. I'd just put it on my external HD and carry it around with me on the job everyday.

I'm having the exact same problem as OP.. Any further suggestions?

Alright, I killed the processes, but the error message remains the same:

ARP linktype is set to 1 (Ethernet) - expected ARPHRD_IEEE80211,
ARPHRD_IEEE80211_FULL or ARPHRD_IEEE80211_PRISM instead. ...

I'm having the exact same problem except that I'm trying to use airodump, but I get the same response as OP.
I'm running BT4 off VMware with an atheros ar9170 usb adapter.
My iwconfig reply is:...

I just bought an ar9170 usb network adapter since I'm running BT4 on VMware and had no luck with my integrated Realtek RTL8187SE. In case you're wondering, I'm running Vistax64 on an alienware m17....

you shouldn't need that many =P try just 50,000

Same problem here, I've got a Realtek RTL8187SE adapter..

I'll give the best answer I've found so far, even though I haven't tried it out yet.. If anyone knows better, let me know.

"If your...