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requiem31
2015-05-14, 19:04
I am using a TP-Link usb wifi adapter, model no: TL-WN722N which has a natively supported chipset on kali. Every 5-20 minutes the connection will randomly drop and I have to unplug and plug it back in.
sudo iwconfig wlan1
wlan1 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"Shirley2"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 38:2C:4A:E4:0A:58
Bit Rate=43.3 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=67/70 Signal level=-43 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:61 Invalid misc:23 Missed beacon:0

lsusb:
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 0b05:179c ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 006 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 005 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 1007:0600
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 046d:c52b Logitech, Inc. Unifying Receiver
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub