Hacking Wifi 2019 Drivers For The

The Alfa AWUS036ACH, ready to hack on 802.11ac. Image via Alfa Website.

Not all wireless cards can do this, so Ive rounded up this list of 2019s best wireless network adapters for hacking on Kali Linux to get you started hacking both WEP and WPA Wi-Fi networks.

In order to hack Wi-Fi, you will quickly learn that a wireless network adapter supporting packet injection and monitor mode is essential.

Without one, many attacks are impossible, and the few that work can take days to succeed.

Dont Miss: Select a Field-Tested Kali Linux Compatible Wireless Adapter A range of Kali Linux compatible network adapters.

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Any of the wireless network adapters on this list can be combined with a Raspberry Pi to build your own Wi-Fi hacking computer.

A Raspberry Pi with a supported network is a powerful, low-cost Kali Linux hacking platform.

Image by SADMINNull Byte Dont Miss: Set Up a Headless Raspberry Pi Hacking Platform Running Kali Whats so great about wireless network adapters By swapping out the antenna or adapter type, we can target different kinds of networks.

We can even target far-away networks with the addition of special super long-range directional antennas like the Yagi antenna (91.99).

Hacking Wifi 2019 Drivers For The

Image by Maintenance script Wikidev Chipsets that work with Kali include: Atheros AR9271 Ralink RT3070 Ralink RT3572 Realtek 8187L (Wireless G adapters) Realtek RTL8812AU (newly in 2017) my research also suggests the Ralink RT5370N is compatible In 2017, Kali Linux began supporting drivers for the RTL8812AU wireless chipsets.

These drivers are not part of the standard Linux kernel and have been modified to allow for injection.

This is a big deal because this chipset is one of the first to support 802.11 AC, bringing injection-related wireless attacks to this standard.

This is amplified by the omnidirectional antenna and can be paired with a Yagi (29.95) or Paddle (23.99) antenna to create a directional array.

The AWUSO36NH. Image by SADMINNull Byte The Alfa AWUS036NEH 2.4 GHz (29.99 on Amazon) If youre looking for a somewhat more compact wireless adapter that can be plugged in via USB, the Alfa AWUS036NEH is a powerful bgn adapter thats slim and doesnt require a USB cable to use.

Image by SADMINNull Byte The Panda PAU05 2.4 GHz (13.99 on Amazon) Sometimes you need a stealthier option thats still powerful enough to pwn networks without making a big fuss about plugging in large, suspicious network adapters.

Consider this if you need to gather network data without including everything within several blocks.

A note on the Panda from one of our readers: The Panda PAUO5 on Amazon wont do packet injection.

It seems they now ship with an unsupported chipset (RT5372), so make sure yours has the correct chipset The PAU05, a super low-profile option that is one of my favorites.

For a long-range application, this paired with a ridiculously big adapter (9.99) is a stable, fast, and well-supported bgn wireless network adapter.

Image by SADMINNull Byte The TP-LINK TL-WN722N 2.4 GHz (14.99 on Amazon) A favorite for newbies and experienced hackers alike, this compact bgn is among the cheapest but boasts surprisingly impressive performance.

That being said, only v1 of this adapter will work with Kali Linux.

For an extremely compact adapter with an external antenna mount for swapping different types of antennas, the Detroit DIY Electronics Wifi Antenna For Raspberry Pi is a good starter option.

This is the newest offering Ive found thats compatible with Kali, so if youre looking for the fastest and longest range, this would be the adapter to start with.

The Alfa AWUS036ACH, ready to hack on 802.11ac.

Image via Alfa Website.