Is Kali Linux 2017.2 compatible with the Alfa AWUS1900 adapter ?

[Buff3r_0v3rfl0w]

Hi, I'm new to this forum, so sorry if I'm posting this at the wrong place ^^

So, I started playing around with WiFi cracking last week (on my own network of cours ^^) and my old WiFi adapter (a chinese Alfa clone) died :(

I'm was looking on Amazon for a replacement and I found this:
https://www.amazon.fr/Network-AWUS1900-802-11ac-Ultra-adapter/dp/B01MZD7Z76/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1507585205&sr=1-7&keywords=alfa+wireless#customerReviews

I have a couple questions:

Is this adapter compatible with Kali Linux 2017.2 ?
Can its power be changed from 20dBm to 30dBm (like my old chinese clone) ?
Will I need any special drivers and if yes, where can I find them ?



Hope someone can help, havea nice day :)

[kimocoder]

The answer is easy.. it's a YES it's supported. currently using this one myself.

1. It IS compatible with Kali
2. The power CAN be changed to 30dBm
3. Yes, because the driver "realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms" package from apt-get got some issues (which will be fixed soon) related to txpower,
you better build it yourself from https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au/tree/v4.3.21

[martimarti]

Hello,
I just got this: https://www.amazon.com/Alfa-AC1900-Wifi-adapter-Long-Range/dp/B01MZD7Z76/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1505188672&sr=1-1&keywords=Alfa+AWUS1900&linkCode=sl1&tag=jithinsanal16-20&linkId=749747c679ca2a531a3de9220fe33471

Before doing any installation or try anything I wanted to ask if there are specific things that need to be done to make it work and if so what exactly? I have an old antenna that has trouble cracking AtherosC wifi password, will I be able to come across the problem with the new one that I purchased?

Best Regards

[grid]

@martimarti, take the easy route first :) Plug it into a native Kali install (non virtual machine), and verify it will go into monitor mode & do packet injection.

[martimarti]

Alright. I am supposed to receive it today or tomorrow. Once I do test, I will report back. I am actually having ome of my laptops only with Kali no other OS. Thank you very much

[grid]

No problem, hope it works out for you

[martimarti]

Hi,
Followed this post to install the alfa: https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php?36814-How-to-install-AWUS036ACH-Drivers-and-getting-it-running&p=75539&viewfull=1#post75539

Didn't work:
-ifconfig doesn't recognize it
-iwconfig doesn't recognize it
-started win10, plugged in same usb, alfa works, light is on, bunch of networks, didn't have to install the cd

Also tried this: https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php?36814-How-to-install-AWUS036ACH-Drivers-and-getting-it-running&p=76143&viewfull=1#post76143

Still got same results.
What should I try?

Thanks

p.s. 1/4/2018 I gave up on this and I bought AWUS036NH. Works great, no drivers install nothing, plug and play. Now researching how to make reaver work properly. Best regards