Learn how to do ethical hacking, penetration testing, web testing, and wifi hacking using kali linux! Mar 15, 2014 - 7 minDescription: In this tutorial I will show you how to get your USB Alfa wifi adapter working with.

2017 has had little change so far with any new This can always change of course at any time and we will update this post with any new information but 2017 has the same problems 2016 had. The first problem is the 802.11ac protocol and a compatible USB adapter that will work with Kali. 802.11ac 5GHz USB dongles that will work with Kali are slow to come and hopefully will happen soon. Below is a list of the most popular USB adapters that work with They also will work with most any that requires a wireless card to go into monitor mode. To see which USB dongles are used the most we had a poll, here are the results.

From the Poll Results Here are the most Popular Kali Linux Pen Testing USB Adapters 2017 • • • • • • What Makes a Kali Linux USB Adapter Compatible? The chipset and drivers written for a card is what makes a dongle compatible with Kali. To do wireless Penetration Testing a card must be able to go into monitor mode and do packet injections most cards cant do this. There are known chipsets that will work with Kali and Pen testing.

Most Popular Kali Linux Chipsets. Atheros AR9271 Ralink RT3070 Ralink RT3572 Ralink RT5572 One thing to keep in mind with the list below is occasionally although rare manufactures can change the chipset in an adapter. This happens when a new updated version of the adapter is introduced. Although it doesn’t happen often it has happened in the past with popular dongles. Don’t forget to take the Poll at the bottom of the page for your favorite Kali Linux USB adapter of 2017. UPDATE There is a new Pen Testing USB adapter that has been working very well called the. It is a dual band 2.4 / 5 GHz wireless-N dongle that uses the Ralink RT5572.

Adapters that use the Ralink RT3070 Chipset Adapters that use the Atheros AR9271 Chipset UPDATE: TP-LINK TL-WN722N Chipset Change TP-Link has released a new Version 2 of the TL-WN722N which does not work with Kali and Pen testing. The Chipset for the TP-LINK TL-WN722N Version 2 has changed. Telecharger Java Tete La Premiere Pdf Writer.

If a TL-WN722N is bought be sure it is a Version 1. Adapter that use the RT3572 chipset Adapter that use the Ralink RT5572 chipset Wireless G only USB adapters, Realtek 8187L chipset The following USB adapters are dongles that were best sellers in the past but since they only support wireless G they have become dated.

Summary If you are new to Kali Linux and finding the right USB adapter can be confusing at first. Any of the above adapters will work with Kali and it comes down to which one is right for your setup.

For example if you are using Windows 7 with VMware to run Kali the adapter will have to be Windows 7 compatible. Some may want a longer range adapter to get a signal from farther away which an adapter with a bigger dBi antenna would be better with range.

Big adapters with big antennas are not very stealthy in which case a small USB adapter may be the better option. For those who simply want to get started with Kali getting the cheapest dongle would be best. What Is Your Favorite Kali Linux USB Dongle? New 2017 POLL.

↓ • Johnny I have the Alfa AWUS036ACH and I cannot get it to work in Kali Linux 2017.1. I have tried the out of the box update from the Kali page: apt-get update apt install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms But when I do iwconfig, I have never seen wlan0 show up.

NO wireless connection EVER shows up. If anyone has any input on this I would greatly appreciate it. Even the Kali page() literally shows the exact adapter I have and shows that it should work but it still isn’t recognized. I just don’t get it. I AM running Kali Linux through a VM Virtual workstation, and that can access my laptop’s built in wireless card, and use it for internet access. BUT still, nothing shows up in wlan0.

And I can see the Alfa adapter under the attached USB devices, but when I connect to it in the Kali UI, nothing happens. I am completely stuck.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have been trying to get this to work for about 2 months now and it’s making me nuts. I have considered buying another adapter, BUT that one may not work either! ↓ • Adam WARNING ABOUT THE TP-LINK TL-WN722N FROM AMAZON! It’s June 2017, and I just bought the TL-WN722N using the link on this page.

I received it today. Amazon is shipping out version 2 of the TP-LINK TL-WN722N.

This version is using the Realtek RTL8188EUS chipset, which isn’t the chipset you want for Kali. Only version 1 has the preferred Atheros AR9271 chipset. I didn’t know there were two versions, and there’s no indication on the Amazon product page that this is version 2. It seems like Amazon only recently started shipping version 2 because a couple reviews warning about this popped up in the last week.

Obviously, I didn’t read the reviews. Here are a couple links about the difference: This is the Amazon link I used (same one linked above). ↓ • Thanks for this article.

It’s been a while since I bought a new one but I’m in need again. Seems that the connectors go bad. I see they are pretty much the same as when I bought one for Backtrack many years ago. Then a year or so ago I bought a new Alfa (clone I think) like the blue one in your article. Seems that the plug on this went bad too.

It’s loose and if I move it just right, I get a burst of data. Anyways I’ve trouble shot the whole thing, network and all. This one didn’t last 2 years. I don’t move it much and am not real hard on it, though my wife would disagree. Think I will try one of the TP-Link devices this time.

I have had good luck with their products so far. That one I didn’t know about before I read your article. So thanks again for an informative and current article. Sure I could have read one of several from 2014, but then I would have just ordered another ALFA. ↓ • W01V3R1N3 Once, inside the Konsole. Type in “iwconfig” to see the status of all the network interfaces of your Machine.

In My Case, My Wireless Interface is “wlan0”. In your case, It can be any other or might just be wlan0. Remember, whatever your interface, replace my “wlan0” with whatever yours is. Now that you know the Interface, put it on monitoring mode.

To do that, type this command: airmon-ng start wlan0 Press ENTER and You will see that monitor mode for your Wireless Interface will be enabled now. In my case, the monitor mode is enabled at “mon0”. This will be your new Interface now not “wlan0”. Now that the monitor mode has been enabled, You can scan your area for any WEP Encrypted Wifi Networks. To do that we need to type the following command. Airodump-ng –encrypt wep mon0 What you will see Next will be A List of All the WEP Encrypted WIFI Networks around you.

Hope this helps.-W01V3R1N3. ↓ • Chesley Wn823n tp link mini wifi adapter troubles. I’ve tried this adapter several ways in installing without much success. I’ve used the wireless drivers from the official website v1 and v2 and couldn’t make this work. Compacts wireless and eventuully forced the realtek drivers to install but I cannot get monitor mode working. Also lsusb doesn’t recognize the device at all.

Can I ask what distro you used, kernel and install method to use please! Using vmware workstation 12 and kali 2016.v1 and v2. Tried older distro’s 1.6. It eventually works connecting with the network manager but monitor mode doesn’t work and the airmon ng doesn’t recognise the driver. I’ve even modprobed the ko files. Everything short of rebuilding the kernel. ↓ • Pat Hi all, i own a Alfa AWUS036NH that use to work just fine out of the box in earlier version of backtrack and Kali.

But it does not detect anything anymore on Kali 2016 Setup: Virtualbox + Kali 2016 live CD Alfa AWUS036NH on USB 2.0 Commands: airmong-ng start wlan0 #Monitor mode airodump wlan0mon #Scanning WIFI networks which returns an empty list???? Any ideas, suggestions, fixes? Unless i’m doing something wrong as i am pretty green on PEN Testing i find quite frustrating to release new versions of Kali with a collection of new tools not even ensuring that it’s supporting the most popular USB Adapters. ↓ • Chesley Did you get this to work aksha?. I’ve tried this adapter several ways in installing without much success. I’be used the wireless drivers from the official website v1 and v2 and couldn’t make this work.

Cimpacts wirelease and eventuully forced the realtek drivers to install but I cannot get monitor mode working. Also lsusb doesn’t recognize the device at all. Can I ask what distro you used, kernel and install method you used please!

Using vmware workstation 12 and kali 2016.v1 and v2. Tried older distro’s 1.6. It eventually works connecting with the network manager but monitor mode doesn’t work and the airmon ng doesn’t recognise the driver. ↓ • Chesley Hi Yogesh. I’ve tried this adapter several ways in installing without much success.

I’be used the wireless drivers from the official website v1 and v2 and couldn’t make this work. Cimpacts wirelease and eventuully forced the realtek drivers to install but I cannot get monitor mode working. Also lsusb doesn’t recognize the device at all. Can I ask what distro you used, kernel and install method you used please! Using vmware workstation 12 and kali 2016.v1 and v2.

Tried older distro’s 1.6. It eventually works connecting with the network manager but monitor mode doesn’t work and the airmon ng doesn’t recognise the driver. ↓ • Chesley Did you get yours to work. I’m using the same adapter mini wirless. I’ve tried this adapter several ways in installing without much success. I’be used the wireless drivers from the official website v1 and v2 and couldn’t make this work. Cimpacts wirelease and eventuully forced the realtek drivers to install but I cannot get monitor mode working.

Also lsusb doesn’t recognize the device at all. Can I ask what distro you used, kernel and install method you used please!

Using vmware workstation 12 and kali 2016.v1 and v2. Tried older distro’s 1.6. It eventually works connecting with the network manager but monitor mode doesn’t work and the airmon ng doesn’t recognise the driver.