Some time in March I read this article which has a great run-down on the state of 5 ghz packet injection in Kali Linux and the most capable wireless cards. I got all excited and attempting ed to order the AC1200 without carefully examining the provider. Instead I got the device pictured on Amazon but it says AWUS036AC on the back.
Oh well. Driver support out of the box is flaky and airmon-ng doesn't play well with it even with the proper drivers installed.
Then, to put the card into monitor mode, perform the following set of commands each time:
To take it out of monitor mode (very important) before unplugging:
So those are the cons.
Pros: Great reception of nearby access points. Where before I could barely manage 56 for the closest APs, now it shows as mid-30s. This makes capturing handshakes potentially much easier. As it is, most likely that's what I'll use this device for.
Oh well. Driver support out of the box is flaky and airmon-ng doesn't play well with it even with the proper drivers installed.
apt install dkms realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms
Then, to put the card into monitor mode, perform the following set of commands each time:
ip link set wlan1 down
iw dev wlan1 set type monitor
ip link set wlan1 up
To take it out of monitor mode (very important) before unplugging:
ip link set wlan1 down
iw dev wlan1 set type managed
ip link set wlan1 up
So those are the cons.
Pros: Great reception of nearby access points. Where before I could barely manage 56 for the closest APs, now it shows as mid-30s. This makes capturing handshakes potentially much easier. As it is, most likely that's what I'll use this device for.
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