diff --git a/network/net_darwin.go b/network/net_darwin.go
index 5d339c36..5e8ce195 100644
--- a/network/net_darwin.go
+++ b/network/net_darwin.go
@@ -1,60 +1,55 @@
 package network
 
+/*
+#cgo LDFLAGS: -framework CoreWLAN -framework Foundation
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+const char *GetSupportedFrequencies(const char *iface);
+bool SetInterfaceChannel(const char *iface, int channel);
+*/
+import "C"
+
 import (
-	"fmt"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"net"
-	"regexp"
-	"strconv"
-
-	"github.com/bettercap/bettercap/core"
-
-	"github.com/evilsocket/islazy/str"
+	"unsafe"
 )
 
-const airPortPath = "/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport"
-
-var WiFiChannelParser = regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^.*Supported Channels: (.*)$`)
-
-// see Windows version to understand why ....
 func getInterfaceName(iface net.Interface) string {
 	return iface.Name
 }
 
 func SetInterfaceChannel(iface string, channel int) error {
-	curr := GetInterfaceChannel(iface)
-	// the interface is already on this channel
-	if curr == channel {
-		return nil
-	}
+	cIface := C.CString(iface)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cIface))
 
-	_, err := core.Exec(airPortPath, []string{iface, fmt.Sprintf("-c%d", channel)})
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	success := C.SetInterfaceChannel(cIface, C.int(channel))
+	if !success {
+		return errors.New("failed to set interface channel")
 	}
 
 	SetInterfaceCurrentChannel(iface, channel)
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getFrequenciesFromChannels(output string) ([]int, error) {
-	freqs := make([]int, 0)
-	if output != "" {
-		if matches := WiFiChannelParser.FindStringSubmatch(output); len(matches) == 2 {
-			for _, channel := range str.Comma(matches[1]) {
-				re := regexp.MustCompile(`\d+`)
-				if channel, err := strconv.Atoi(re.FindString(channel)); err == nil {
-					freqs = append(freqs, Dot11Chan2Freq(channel))
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return freqs, nil
-}
-
 func GetSupportedFrequencies(iface string) ([]int, error) {
-	out, err := core.Exec("system_profiler", []string{"SPAirPortDataType"})
+	cIface := C.CString(iface)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cIface))
+
+	cFrequencies := C.GetSupportedFrequencies(cIface)
+	if cFrequencies == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("failed to get supported frequencies")
+	}
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(cFrequencies))
+
+	frequenciesStr := C.GoString(cFrequencies)
+	var frequencies []int
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(frequenciesStr), &frequencies)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return getFrequenciesFromChannels(out)
+
+	return frequencies, nil
 }
diff --git a/network/net_darwin.m b/network/net_darwin.m
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1a2876cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/net_darwin.m
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import <CoreWLAN/CoreWLAN.h>
+
+// The go side of things expects frequencies.
+int chan2freq(int channel) {
+    if(channel <= 13){ 
+        return ((channel - 1) * 5) + 2412;
+	} else if(channel == 14) {
+		return 2484;
+	} else if(channel <= 173) {
+		return ((channel - 7) * 5) + 5035;
+	} else if(channel == 177) {
+		return 5885;
+	}
+    return 0;
+}
+
+const char *GetSupportedFrequencies(const char *iface) {
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        NSString *interfaceName = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:iface];
+        CWInterface *interface = [CWInterface interfaceWithName:interfaceName];
+        if (!interface) {
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        NSSet *supportedChannels = [interface supportedWLANChannels];
+        NSMutableArray *frequencies = [NSMutableArray arrayWithCapacity:[supportedChannels count]];
+
+        for (CWChannel *channel in supportedChannels) {
+            // The go side of things expects frequencies.
+            [frequencies addObject:@(chan2freq(channel.channelNumber))];
+        }   
+
+        NSError *error = nil;
+        NSData *jsonData = [NSJSONSerialization dataWithJSONObject:frequencies options:0 error:&error];
+        if (!jsonData) {
+            NSLog(@"Failed to serialize frequencies: %@", error);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+
+        NSString *jsonString = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:jsonData encoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding];
+        return strdup([jsonString UTF8String]);
+    }
+}
+
+bool SetInterfaceChannel(const char *iface, int channel) {
+    @autoreleasepool {
+        NSString *interfaceName = [NSString stringWithUTF8String:iface];
+        CWInterface *interface = [CWInterface interfaceWithName:interfaceName];
+        if (!interface) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        NSError *error = nil;
+        NSSet *supportedChannels = [interface supportedWLANChannels];
+        for (CWChannel * channelObj in supportedChannels) {
+            // it looks like we can't directly build a CWChannel object anymore
+            if ([channelObj channelNumber] == channel) {
+                [interface setWLANChannel:channelObj error:nil];
+                 if (error) {
+                    NSLog(@"Failed to set channel: %@", error);
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        NSLog(@"channel %d not supported", channel);
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
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