Compatible with both Windows and Mac computers, the Net-Dyn dual band USB wireless Wi-Fi adapter is an outstanding choice for adding Wi-Fi to any computer. The USB card you have is a older 802.11g. They may have decided to only support 802.11n cards. This is not a mac address thing it is the type of radio They told me to I buy new usb wireless adapter because mine is out of use.. This is actually something different. The USB card you have is a older.
Anyone who wants to test a WiFi signals security will need a few tools, with a compatible USB adapter being the most important. Kali Linux and Aircrack-ng is the most commonly used software with some other options also available. Finding a good USB adapter is necessary since most dongles can not go into Monitor Mode and do the things that wireless Pen Testing needs. 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 Realtek RTL8812AU Ralink RT5370N One thing to keep in mind 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.
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.
Don’t forget to take the new Poll at the bottom of the page for your favorite Kali Linux USB adapter of 2018. Top Best Kali Linux Pen Testing USB Adapters 2018. (Version 1 Only). (New Drivers) Adapters that use the Ralink RT5572 chipset 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. If a TL-WN722N is bought be sure it is a Version 1. Adapter that use the RT3572 chipset Adapters that use the Realtek RTL8812AU Chipset The Alfa AWUS036ACH had new Drivers codded for it in 2017 that allows it to go into Monitor Mode. This is big news since it is the first 802.11ac USB compatible Kali Linux adapter. The Driver may need to be loaded with the command “apt-get install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms”. 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 10 with VMware to run Kali, the adapter will have to be Windows 10 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 2018 POLL.
↓. Rick B Plug it into the usb port and then launch a term and run dmesg. There you will likely see the version. ↓. Easin It’s December 22, 2017.
I got my raspberry pi 3 few days ago and installed kali linux. I had a tp link tl wn727n v3 which i used for monitor mode and it kind of worked, but it couldn’t communicate properly with the router when i tried “reaver” attack. A friend of mine had the same adapter but it was v4.
I tried same things with that and it worked! Every reaver, airodump, wash command worked pretty well. But i’m still confused if it can do everything as wn722n v1.
I’d be glad if anyone can get rid of my confusion. Details that i got from the terminal- tp link tl wn727n v3 chipset- RT5370 (Ra link) tp link tl wn727n v4 chipset- MT7601u (Mediatek) thanks. ↓. Tushar I was able to collect them and checked both of them and found out the V4 doesn’t support AP mode so you can not use fluxion tool with it as fluxion will require the adapter to act as fake access point at some point. On the other hand the V3 dose this job very well and as for “reaver” attack, i assume you missed the “–no-nacks” command(which was not needed with V4 but was needed with V3), add this to your previous command and may be some magic will happen. As happened to me. I checked them both with “iw list” and found out the v4 has only 2 modes(managed,monitor) while the V3 supports lot more than 2 modes(IBSS, managed, monitor, mesh point, AP, AP/VLAN, WDS ) though i don’t have any good idea what the other modes do.
Take a look at the image- prntscr.com/htuf4k So, I think the “Tp link tl wn727n v3 chipset- RT5370 (Ra link)” will be a better choice for this purpose. Happy hacking. ↓.
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. ↓.
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.
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As the Mac 911 columnist at Macworld, I’ve received hundreds of emails from people who have had Wi-Fi fail on their computers. In August 2016, I wrote a column that provided to troubleshoot the problem, which is sometimes caused by system software, sometimes by failed hardware, and sometimes by a bad connection. If you’ve gone through all those stages or you want a second Wi-Fi connection on your Mac—useful for firewalls, relaying a Wi-Fi network, and other purposes—the (model EW-7822ULC; $24.99 MSRP; available on ) seems to be not only a good solution, but the only solution. Once, a variety of alternatives existed for the Mac, but there’s no simply not enough of a market for them, and Edimax continues to update driver and utility software, keeping it viable. The drivers for macOS 10.12 Sierra only appeared in January, if you had previously discounted this as an option. The same driver also support OS X 10.7 to 10.11, making it a great solution for owners of Macs that can’t be updated or they prefer to keep on an older release, and have had a Wi-Fi failure.
Edimax Even better, the Edimax adapter isn’t an old flavor of Wi-Fi. Rather, it’s the very hippest and latest thing: it uses 802.11ac Wave 2 with MU-MIMO, terms which require some unpacking. You may know that Wi-Fi is a trademark used by a trade group to cover a variety of wireless LAN (WLAN) standards that start with 802.11. The first standards in the family, 802.11a and b, appeared in 1999; the latest, 802.11ac, starting appearing in Apple’s base stations and Macs in 2013, and later in iOS devices. (All current models for sale of Macs, iPhones, and iPads have 802.11ac.) However, 802.11ac has appeared in waves. Wave 2 adds new features that can increase throughput and help with network capacity, but not all routers (and none of Apple’s) support it. MU-MIMO allows a Wave 2 router to divvy up the simultaneous conversations it can have among multiple devices if those devices can’t occupy all the slots.
A computer might fill the typical four slots available, while the Edimax AC1200 fills two and some mobile devices only use one. Edimax also includes beamforming, which lets an adapter and router focus more of their transmitting signal energy at each, producing a stronger (and thus often faster) connection. Edimax says the AC1200 adapter maxes out at 300Mbps in 2.4GHz (with 802.11n) and 867Mbps in 5GHz (with 802.11ac). On busy networks that have Wave 2 routers, your adapter will take up only half the simultaneous capacity while it’s communicating.
If you don’t have 802.11ac or don’t have the newest wave, the Edimax future proofs your update. IDG The wireless utility mimics Apple’s Wi-Fi menu to manage network connections. You have to install a custom driver and then restart to use the adapter.
After rebooting, you’ll find an old-style line drawing of an adapter in your menu bar, and you use that menu instead of the macOS Wi-Fi menu to manage the connection. (It looks a bit like an electronic cigarette releasing green vapor.) Behind the scenes, the driver updates network settings, so you can modify details (like DNS or other elements) via the Network system preference pane. You use the utility menu to change the network to which you want to connect, however. Unlike Apple’s hidden Option-click for its Wi-Fi menu to reveal more details about the currently connected and available Wi-Fi networks, Edimax’s just shows the names and fills in the wireless wave form to approximate signal strength. While connected, a tiny blue LED is lit on the adapter. If your router supports WPS for easy connections, you can select that from the menu, and the utility generates a connection PIN.
IDG The Edimax utility includes its own profile manager to store Wi-Fi network information. I tested the adapter via both a Mac mini with USB 3.0 Type-A connections and a 12-inch MacBook with USB-C using a dock. The adapter worked fine even when plugged in through an intervening device, such as a USB keyboard on the Mac mini and the USB-C dock. With a nearby 802.11ac Wave 1 router, I routinely achieved speeds from 100-120Mbps from an Edimax-equipped Mac to another Mac that was connected to the same router via ethernet measured via the iperf utility. I expected faster performance, but testing with the same setup and using the MacBook’s built-in 802.11ac adapter, speeds bumped only to 150Mbps. Your wireless network environment and resulting performance will vary from mine—and minute to minute, too.
I found the Edimax utility and menu a little funky. It mimics Apple’s menu and approach, but it fails more readily. On my MacBook, the menu disappeared, and I logged out of my account and back in to restore it.
That worked, and then it was stable. I didn’t have this trouble on the Mac mini. I initially entered the network password incorrectly on one machine, and subsequent connection attempts noted the password was wrong without allowing me to re-enter the right one. The workaround is to select Open Wireless Utility, select the network, and enter the password there. (A note to Edimax: you have a typo in Network Name, which reads Netowrk Name.) Edimax earns big points by including an uninstaller along with its installer. This lets you remove the driver without having to use Terminal if you’re no longer using the adapter and don’t want the cruft of unneeded network software running.
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A big warning on size: the adapter is really tiny. I almost lost it in testing when it slipped out of my grasp. This is to keep it low profile, and the assumption is that most users will likely leave it in all the time.
However, the small format means a tiny antenna, too, so you might find throughput is inconsistent depending on objects around the side of your Mac and its orientation to a base station. Wi-Fi signals penetrate objects, but the denser an object and the more objects between an adapter and a base station, the less power that gets through or can be received. Bottom line If your Mac’s Wi-Fi has failed and you’ve tried everything free, and it’s running OS X 10.7 to 10.11 or macOS Sierra, drop $20 and put yourself back in wireless business.