EXTREME WIFI SUPPORT: Alfa Networks AWUS1900 -- WORKING

[kimocoder]

Hi there!

want to share the GREAT fact that Kali support for Alfa Networks AWUS1900 (the most extreme until today) status is WORKING
just got the AWUS1900 in the mail today, ran a CLEAN install of 2017 release iso & "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade" rebooted, then ran the "apt-get install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms" command, then REBOOT AGAIN (driver will loader)

and there we go.. [READY 2 GO] -- I personally cloned wifite-ng from my repo @ https://github.com/kimocoder/wifite-ng and in comparison to my "NetHunter" USB wifi dongle, the TL-WL722n this ALFA got more POWER under the hood !!

* ISSUES NOTICED:
- airmon-ng struggle to put it in monitor mode, therefor, do it manually with "ifconfig wlan# down && iwconfig wlan# mode monitor && ifconfig wlan# up"

Monitor / Injection: WORKING

Outputs:
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root@kali:~# airmon-ng

PHY Interface Driver Chipset

phy0 wlan0 iwlwifi Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] (rev 34)
phy2 wlan1 8814au Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
phy1 wlan2 ath9k_htc Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n

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root@kali:~# lsusb
Bus 004 Device 006: ID 093a:2521 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 004 Device 005: ID 04f2:0408 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 17ef:100a Lenovo ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 08e6:34ec Gemalto (was Gemplus) Compact Smart Card Reader Writer
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 003 Device 005: ID 04f2:b2ea Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Integrated Camera [ThinkPad]
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0a5c:21e6 Broadcom Corp. BCM20702 Bluetooth 4.0 [ThinkPad]
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bdb:1926 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV
-------> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:8813 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 18d1:2d12 Google Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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Sorry for not sharing the images / screenshots, but they did not fit the uploader at this time.
Any questions? Feel free to ASK !

[Mister_X]

Airmon-ng is not able to put it in monitor mode because this driver is a mix between modern linux driver and old stuff. It has its own way of being put in monitor mode: https://github.com/astsam/rtl8812au/blob/master/README.md

[kimocoder]

Yupp, known to that repo, but not aware of that. thanks for the notice! anyways, this is really a monster wifi adapter i can tell :D

https://github.com/astsam/rtl8812au/pull/26 got an approach for fixing the issue, will try look back in a week or so and do some more testing on everything.

[kcdtv]

The kali linux dkms package is using the branch 4.3.21 from astsam repositories.
I think that they should have explicitly mentioned his name in the blog and pointed out to his repository.
The source code from Realtek is based on Wext instead of nl80211 which explains why it is a bit different.
Try the branch 5.1.5: It should go better.

[kimocoder]

well, will try the 5.1.5 branch later this weekend. just got something working with the 4.3.21, will try finish up and bring the patches over to 5.1.5 if possible.
also got txpower rate using "iw reg set BO" and manually txpower 30 setting working + some airmon-ng support, but it duplicates right now so will need some more time looking :)

2464

[icecold]

well, will try the 5.1.5 branch later this weekend. just got something working with the 4.3.21, will try finish up and bring the patches over to 5.1.5 if possible.
also got txpower rate using "iw reg set BO" and manually txpower 30 setting working + some airmon-ng support, but it duplicates right now so will need some more time looking :)

2464

you added some pull request it look fix some of problem like add interface .can you share it again ?or do u think the release new driver with new features ?

[alisidani]

hello
i installed rtl8814au dirver on kali
i can see my awus1900 wireless adapter and it is able to scan but unable to connect to any network
the status keeps on connecting the the connection fails
anyone can help?

[yesimxev]

Please advise: I have an AWUS1900 -
which driver works properly with aircrack? I'm using dkms and mdk3 seems fine but none of the air** tools

[Alfj]

AWUS1900 doesn't work properly with installed driver. It can run airodump and display networks, but injection doesn't work.

[craigsa]

I bought the AWUS 1900 after reading this as it seems a step above the other WiFi devices. Problem is that it doesn't seem to get power from the MS Surface Pro that I loaded kali on. I just tried a Pi2 as well and not luck. However, it powers up when plugged into my Windows Lenovo laptop. Sounds like an issue with Max USB power output, but I'm pretty new to this - Any ideas?

[dragon1711]

hello there,

I ran the above "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade" rebooted, then ran the "apt-get install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms" and it didn't work for me :(

root@kali:~# uname -a
Linux kali 4.14.0-kali1-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 4.14.2-1kali1 (2017-12-04) i686 GNU/Linux

root@kali:~# lspci | grep -E "Realtek*"
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723AE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter

root@kali:~# lsusb | grep -E "Realtek*"
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8813 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:570b Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

root@kali:~# airmon-ng

PHY Interface Driver Chipset

phy0 wlan0 rtl8723ae Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723AE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter

root@kali:~# iwconfig
wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"xxxxxxxxxx"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: xxxxxxxxxxx
Bit Rate=150 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:on
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-40 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:14 Missed beacon:0

lo no wireless extensions.

as you can see it shows up in lsusb (second device) but no other signs of live. (led indicator also is off).....


Please help me out.

[martimarti]

hello there,

I ran the above "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade" rebooted, then ran the "apt-get install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms" and it didn't work for me :(

root@kali:~# uname -a
Linux kali 4.14.0-kali1-686-pae #1 SMP Debian 4.14.2-1kali1 (2017-12-04) i686 GNU/Linux

root@kali:~# lspci | grep -E "Realtek*"
03:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723AE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter

root@kali:~# lsusb | grep -E "Realtek*"
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8813 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 005: ID 0bda:570b Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

root@kali:~# airmon-ng

PHY Interface Driver Chipset

phy0 wlan0 rtl8723ae Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8723AE PCIe Wireless Network Adapter

root@kali:~# iwconfig
wlan0 IEEE 802.11 ESSID:"xxxxxxxxxx"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: xxxxxxxxxxx
Bit Rate=150 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:on
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-40 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:14 Missed beacon:0

lo no wireless extensions.

as you can see it shows up in lsusb (second device) but no other signs of live. (led indicator also is off).....


Please help me out.

same issue here. what to do?

update: 1/4/2018 switched to AWUS036NH, out of box plug and play, no drivers needed, working great!

[dreambr0ker]

I got my AWUS1900 into monitor mode and I successfully deauth all the devices but I can't catch the handshake (but my older Alfa card catch it). Anyone that have this problem? Any solution?

[Kali_007]

I got my AWUS1900 into monitor mode and I successfully deauth all the devices but I can't catch the handshake (but my older Alfa card catch it).

Can you tell me how you were able to get it into the monitor mode? Then I can check if I have the same problem.
Does anyone has more information about this problem with AWUS1900 and the driver? I have the newest Kali linux installed but out of the box it didn't work.

[matttt22]

Can you tell me how you were able to get it into the monitor mode? Then I can check if I have the same problem.
Does anyone has more information about this problem with AWUS1900 and the driver? I have the newest Kali linux installed but out of the box it didn't work.

It is from my understanding that the airmon-ng start command is incompatible with the driver for this card.

Try:
ifconfig wlanX down
iwconfig wlanX mode monitor
ifconfig wlanX up

(X being the wlan card number eg. wlan0)

[lifeinthelifelane]

Hi,
Kali not recognising my AWUS1900
Tried to install drivers but getting the following result

Loading new realtek-rtl88xxau-5.1.5~20180125 DKMS files...
Building for 4.13.0-kali1-amd64 4.15.0-kali2-amd64
Module build for kernel 4.13.0-kali1-amd64 was skipped since the
kernel headers for this kernel does not seem to be installed.
Building initial module for 4.15.0-kali2-amd64
Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 4.15.0-kali2-amd64 (x86_64)
Consult /var/lib/dkms/realtek-rtl88xxau/5.1.5~20180125/build/make.log for more information.


Thanks for your help



Hi there!

want to share the GREAT fact that Kali support for Alfa Networks AWUS1900 (the most extreme until today) status is WORKING
just got the AWUS1900 in the mail today, ran a CLEAN install of 2017 release iso & "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade" rebooted, then ran the "apt-get install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms" command, then REBOOT AGAIN (driver will loader)

and there we go.. [READY 2 GO] -- I personally cloned wifite-ng from my repo @ https://github.com/kimocoder/wifite-ng and in comparison to my "NetHunter" USB wifi dongle, the TL-WL722n this ALFA got more POWER under the hood !!

* ISSUES NOTICED:
- airmon-ng struggle to put it in monitor mode, therefor, do it manually with "ifconfig wlan# down && iwconfig wlan# mode monitor && ifconfig wlan# up"

Monitor / Injection: WORKING

Outputs:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
root@kali:~# airmon-ng

PHY Interface Driver Chipset

phy0 wlan0 iwlwifi Intel Corporation Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] (rev 34)
phy2 wlan1 8814au Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
phy1 wlan2 ath9k_htc Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

root@kali:~# lsusb
Bus 004 Device 006: ID 093a:2521 Pixart Imaging, Inc. Optical Mouse
Bus 004 Device 005: ID 04f2:0408 Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd
Bus 004 Device 004: ID 17ef:100a Lenovo ThinkPad Mini Dock Plus Series 3
Bus 004 Device 003: ID 08e6:34ec Gemalto (was Gemplus) Compact Smart Card Reader Writer
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 003 Device 005: ID 04f2:b2ea Chicony Electronics Co., Ltd Integrated Camera [ThinkPad]
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 0a5c:21e6 Broadcom Corp. BCM20702 Bluetooth 4.0 [ThinkPad]
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0bdb:1926 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV
-------> Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:8813 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 18d1:2d12 Google Inc.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

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Sorry for not sharing the images / screenshots, but they did not fit the uploader at this time.
Any questions? Feel free to ASK !

[anjomor]

It seems like the device is incompatible or unsupported.

[oblivionX]

Hi! Follow the steps to make AWUS 1900 work on Kali Linux:

1- Install Kali Linux 2018.1 (The newest one). During the installation is important to have the internet to configure apt-get properly.

2- After installation, the first thing to do is : "apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade". (apt-get dist-upgrade will add 4.15 kernel on your grub. Before you execute this command, you can check your kernel version using "uname -r", it should be in 4.14, but we need 4.15.

3- Following the "troubleshooting" section on https://medium.com/@adam.toscher/configure-your-new-wireless-ac-1fb65c6ada57 , install those packages that will allow the awus1900 driver to be built properly:
apt install dkms &&
apt-get install bc &&
apt-get install build-essential &&
apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) (this one will work only after the apt-get dist-upgrade on step 2!)

4- apt-get install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms (there should be no errors on the terminal at the end of this step)

5- Plug the AWUS1900 and it should be ok.

I will repeat what kimocoder said before:

* ISSUES NOTICED:
- airmon-ng struggle to put it in monitor mode, therefore, do it manually with "ifconfig wlan# down && iwconfig wlan# mode monitor && ifconfig wlan# up"

If there is any problem with the monitor mode, use "airmon-ng check kill" until you there's no output left for this command, and then repeat the command above.

[thanknee]

git clone https://github.com/zebulon2/rtl8814au.git

cd rtl8814au

make
sudo make install

sudo modprobe 8814au

Then to set in monitor mode:
1. Set interface down => $ sudo ip link set wlan0 down

2. Set monitor mode => $ sudo iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor

3. Set interface up => $ sudo ip link set wlan0 up

[limner]

i'm going to buy also this device (AWUS1900 Chipset: Realtek RTL8814U ).

Is this card good for monitor mode and injection on Kali?

Thanks to all!
Limner

[smoovlatino]

I've recently purchased the ALFA AWUS 1900 after seeing some great reviews online... I can't seem to get this thing into monitor mode to save my life. I've tried everything in this thread to include the dkms route and the zebulon2 repo with manual commands. The card remains in wlan0 config with no monitoring... does anyone have any suggestions?

[TimothyWelry]

HiIve installed OS X 10.5.7 on my Mini10v and everything is working fine.Except the WiFi. Its very slow 3-4 KByte/secAny Idea whats wrong here ??thnxSwitters