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Here we have listed some best USB Wireless adapters Kali Linux in 2024. These WiFi adapters are 100% compatible with Kali Linux and supports monitor mode and packet injection, which will help a lot in WiFi penetration testing.
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Sl
No. |
WiFi
Adapter |
Chipset
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Best
for |
Buy
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1
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AR9271
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Good Old Friend
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2
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AR9002U/RTL8188EUS
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Single Band for Beginners
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3
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RTL8821AU
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Best in Budget
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4
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RT
3070 |
Best
in it’s Price Range |
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5
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RT
3070 |
Compact
and Portable |
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6
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RT
5572 |
Stylish
for the Beginners |
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5
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RTL8812AU
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Smart
Look & Advanced |
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6
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RTL8814AU
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Powerful & Premium
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7
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RT5372
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Chip, Single Band
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We are using this USB WiFi adapter from the BackTrack days (before releasing Kali Linux) and still we consider it as one of the best. For it’s long range signals we can do our penetration testing jobs from a long distance.
Alfa AWUS036NH is plug and play and compatible with any brand 802.11g or 802.11n router using 2.4 GHz wavelength and supports multi-stream & MIMO (multiple input multiple output) with high speed transfer TX data rate up to 150 MBPS. It also comes with a clip which can be used to attach this adapter on a laptop lid.
TP-LinkWN722N have AR9002U chipset on it’s version 1 and RTL8188EUS chipset on version 2/3 We have an article to use TP-Link WN722N Version 2 and 3 for monitor mode and packet injection on Kali Linux.
We need to remember one thing that this adapter’s version 2 and 3 didn’t support Monitor Mode and Packet Injection directly we need a tweaking on it as we discussed on this article.
Here comes the real budget king. This TP-Link AC600 or T2U Plus has really proven itself with monitor mode, packet injection and soft AP support. This WiFi adapter is not plug and play on Kali Linux. We just need to set the driver for TP-Lnik AC600 on Kali Linux.
It comes with a fixed 5dBi antenna which can be 180° rotatable. In this price segment it supports monitor mode on both 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz networks. It can be the best choice for ethical hacking students. It has lots of features in this budget.
It also require a very little bit of tweaking to make it work on Kali Linux. All about it we had already discussed on our previous article. In our opinion go with this WiFi adapter when have a tight budget, because it’s build quality is not like the Alfa Cards.
This plug and play WiFi adapter supports monitor mode and packet injection in any Linux distribution and Kali Linux. Alfa AWUS036NHA comes with a 4 inch 5 dBi screw-on swivel rubber antenna that can be removed and upgrade up to 9 dBi.
This Alfa WiFi Adapter is compact and tiny, but it has a good range. It supports plug and play so connect it with Kali Linux machine and start playing with WiFi security. The antenna is detachable and makes it very portable. We have used this to build our portable hacking machine with Raspberry Pi and Kali Linux.
Alfa AWUS036NEH is the ultimate solution for going out and red teaming attacks. The long high gain WiFi antenna will give us enough range to capture even low signal wireless networks. This adapter is slim and doesn’t require a USB cable to use.
Besides Alfa, Panda is also a good brand for WiFi adapters with monitor mode. Panda PAU09 is a good WiFi adapter to buy in 2024. This dual-band plug & play adapter is able to attack both 2.4 GHz as well as 5 GHz 802.11 ac/b/g/n WiFi networks.
This adapter comes with a USB docker and dual antennas, which looks really cool. It is also detachable into smaller parts. This adapter is reliable even on USB 3 and works great and fully supports both monitor mode and injection which is rare on a dual band wireless card out of the box.
In Kali Linux 2017.1 update Kali Linux was released a significant update – support for RTL8812AU wireless chipset. Now Alfa AWUS036ACH is a BEAST. This is a premium WiFi adapter used by hackers and penetration testers. It comes with dual antennas and dual band technology (2.4 GHz 300 Mbps/5 GHz 867 Mbps) supports 802.11ac and a, b, g, n.
These antennas are removable and if we require higher range, then we can connect an antenna with greater dbi value and use it as a long range WiFi link which makes this one of the best WiFi adapters. Also this adapter has an awesome look.
If budget is not an issue then this adapter is highly recommended.
Now this is the beast, then why is it at last? It is last because of its high price range. But the price is totally worth it for this USB WiFi adapter. If the previous adapter was a beast then it is a monster. Alfa AWUS1900 has high-gain quad antenna that covers a really long range (500 ft in an open area).
This is a dual band WiFi adapter with high speed capability 2.4GHz [up to 600Mbps] & 5GHz [up to 1300Mbps]. It also has a USB 3.0 interface.
Monitor mode and packet injection supported with both bands and it will be very useful for serious penetration testers. We also can attach this on our laptop display with it’s screen clip provided with the box.
There are some more WiFi adapters that we did not cover because we didn’t test them on our hands. These WiFi adapters were owned by us and some of our friends so we got a chance to test these products.Be Careful to choose from unofficial sellers, because sometimes they sell exactly same model with a cheaper chipset which surely not support monitor mode neighter packet injection. As per our own experience Alfa cards are the best in the case of WiFi Hacking.
Before
going through WiFi adapter brands let’s talk something about what kind
of WiFi adapter is best for Kali Linux. There are some requirements to
be a WiFi penetration testing wireless adapter.
Here are the list of WiFi motherboards supports Monitor mode and Packet injection.
So
we need to choose WiFi Adapter for Kali Linux carefully. For an
Example, on the Internet lots of old and misleading articles that
describe TP Link N150 TL-WN722N is good for WiFi security testing. But it is not totally true. Actually it was.The
TP Link N150 TL-WN722N’s previous versions support monitor mode. The
version 1 comes with Atheros AR9002U chipset and supports monitor mode.
Version 2 and 3 has the Realtek RTL8188EUS chipset and requires some modification on it’s driver then we can use it. TP Link N150 TL-WN722N version 1 is not
available in the market right now. So clear these things and don’t get
trapped.
Kali Linux is the most widely used penetration testing operating system of all time. It comes with lots of tools pre-installed for cyber security experts and ethical hackers. We can perform web application penetration testing, network attack as well as wireless auditing or WiFi hacking. We have already posted some lots of tutorials on our website and some good WiFi auditing tutorials like AirCrack-Ng.
A WiFi adapter is a device that can be connected to our system and allows us to communicate with other devices over a wireless network. It is the WiFi chipset that allows our mobile phone laptop or other devices which allows us to connect to our WiFi network and access the internet or nearby devices.
But most of the Laptops and mobile phones come with inbuilt WiFi chipset so why do we need to connect an external WiFi adapter on our system ? Well the simple answer is our in-built WiFi hardware is not much capable to perform security testing in WiFi networks.Usually inbuilt WiFi adapters are low budget and not made for WiFi hacking, they don’t support monitor mode or packet injection.
If we are running Kali Linux on Virtual Machine then also the inbuilt WiFi Adapter doesn’t work for us. Not even in bridge mode. In that case we also need an external WiFi adapter to play with WiFi networks. A good external WiFi adapter is a must have tool for everyone who has interest in the cyber security field.
Most WiFi attacks require that we are able to inject packets into the AP while, at the same time, capturing packets going over the air. Only a few WiFi adapters are capable of doing this.
WiFi adapter manufacturers are not looking to add extra features to their standard wireless adapters to suit penetration testers needs. Most wireless adapters built into your laptop are designed so that people can connect to WiFi and browse the web and send mails. We need something much more powerful and versatile than that.
If we can’t inject packets into the Access Point (in Aircrack-ng, this is the function of Aireplay-ng), then it really limits what we do.
If we are using Kali Linux and want to be a security tester or ethical hacker then a special WiFi adapter is a must have tool in our backpack. As per our own experience listed Alfa cards in this list are best USB wireless adapter for Kali Linux, going with them may be costly but they are really worth it. For more assistance comment below we reply each and every comment.
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