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virtuallyonit September 10, 2018 hacking, Linux, Uncategorized
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I have been doing a course recently which requires both Kali Linux and a wireless
adapter which supports both “monitor” mode and “packet” mode….no prizes for
guessing what kind of course this is.
Anyway I thought I would post this short write up on how to do this as installing a
USB wireless adapter in Kali, as it has its issues. I recently posted this in a another
forum and it seems to work for most so thought I would share.
Wireless adapater chipset is: “Realtek AR8812AU 2.4 & 5 Ghz USB Wireless
Adapter” and my setup is 1 x server running Windows 2016 with Virtual box 5.2.18
with extension pack 5.2.18 installed & Kali Linux 2018.2 x64 (note these
instruction sets work for all versions)
First time Install
sudo apt-get install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms, verify it installs correctly by running the cmd again and this should say the below:
Power down your Kali Machine
Remove the USB adapter
Boot until host OS is up and ensure USB is recognized (devices > USB)
Start your virtualization platform (mine is Virtual box) in “settings” under
“USB” leave the wireless adapter un-checked so it is not available when Kali
boots.
Note repeat this when starting Kali normally, un-known reason why Kali
does not like the adapter being present when booting. (see below)
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
If the “upgrade” fails as mine did then try with the below key:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://[Link] --recv-keys 7D8D0BF6
Add in USB adapter – In “Virtual Box” this is top menu bar “devices” > “USB” > and
select your adapter
Note the failed upgrade is what seemed to stall my installation heavily so the
above is key.
Note even when now added the below commands do not seem to register the
adapter so we need to restart the network manager
ifconfig or iwconfig
To restart network manager follow the below:
sudo systemctl restart network-manager
Now if you try to list USB devices attached to the machine you should get a list as
pictured below:
lsusb
If you now run the below commands you can see the adapter registered:
iwconfig ifconfig
You can then go ahead and change your MAC address and switch your network
adapter in to monitor mode, for example:
ifconfig wlan 0 down
macchanger --random
ifconfig wlan 0 up
and
ifconfig wlan0 down
iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
ifconfig wlan0 up
iwconfig
Restarting Kali Machine
So that covers the rst time install, but you will nd that even when you restart
Kali the adapter is not recognized and your iwcon g commands return no value.
To get around this its simple just follow the below steps:
Start Kali without the USB attached (under devices > USB)
Wait for Kali to boot and login
Add the USB device
sudo systemctl restart network-manager
Then run to verify adapter is up and running
iwconfig
I hope this helps as it took me a while to get this running and installed, so thought I would
share.
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azeer esmail November 20, 2018 at 5:44 pm
Thanks man! you are a genius! worked like a charm:)
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virtuallyonit November 20, 2018 at 5:52 pm
Thank you, anytime!
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theshopee1 December 28, 2019 at 1:55 pm
My wi adapter is working good in monitor mode but in managed mode
when i try to connect to a wi i didn’t get connected and it fails to get
connect to a wi
Chipset is Rt5370 what is drivers that i have to install
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virtuallyonit January 6, 2020 at 8:48 am
Hi, did you follow the installer driver commands?
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efe July 26, 2019 at 9:10 pm
there isnt any tab that for usb at vmware can you do this for it too?
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virtuallyonit July 29, 2019 at 12:56 pm
Can you share a screengrab? I can then see what it is your trying to do
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Chiranjeevi September 16, 2019 at 4:07 pm
Even after following above steps wi adapter is not recognized. Please help me to
x the issue
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virtuallyonit October 1, 2019 at 6:42 pm
Hi, can you give me WiFi adapter and version of Kali please?
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manjunath June 21, 2020 at 3:45 am
kali linux 2020 and realtech 802.11b
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virtuallyonit June 23, 2020 at 9:13 am
Very odd, I wonder if an update on Kali is the root, I will retest in my labs I
wrote this article 18 months ago so a good chance this method is now
defunct.
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mdanasafzal October 23, 2019 at 7:47 pm
Hey, I’m using KALI 2019.3 , where can I get the driver download link ?
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virtuallyonit November 29, 2019 at 6:23 pm
The driver download is in the cmd line
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theshopee1 December 28, 2019 at 1:56 pm
My wi adapter is working good in monitor mode but in managed mode when i try
to connect to a wi i didn’t get connected and it fails to get connect to a wi
Chipset is Rt5370 what is drivers that i have to install
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virtuallyonit March 30, 2020 at 1:21 pm
Can you do lsusb and send me the chipset name? what OS are you on and
version?
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Ethical_hacker March 30, 2020 at 1:15 pm
How to nd chipset name of my wireless adapter(D-Link DWA-131)?Plz help
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virtuallyonit March 30, 2020 at 1:20 pm
Type ‘lsusb’ and you will see a list of usb devices connected, then simply cut
and paste
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Bobby Dickerson April 24, 2020 at 1:18 am
I’ve got a linksys ac600 and even after following the steps here and everywhere
else, I still cant gure out how to get kali to acknowledge my adapter
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virtuallyonit April 24, 2020 at 8:16 am
Screen grab please of following the steps and the output
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Ajay May 30, 2020 at 11:50 pm
hi i have a same prblm.. i tried all u said but same prblm occured
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virtuallyonit June 23, 2020 at 9:14 am
I will check latest build / version
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muhammed June 11, 2020 at 3:09 am
i followed the exact same steps. i also use virtual box and i use a tp-link archer
t2u. when i type lsusb i can see my adapter but when i type ifcon g or iwcon g i
cannot see it
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virtuallyonit June 23, 2020 at 9:13 am
HI, did you try sudo systemctl restart network-manager
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virtuallyonit June 23, 2020 at 9:14 am
Hi did you try sudo systemctl restart network-manager
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