[Solved]USB Alfa AWUS036NHA adaptor connection loss.
Hi there,
I am having trouble keeping my Alfa AWUS036NHA wireless adapter stable, every time i put it in monitor mode it gets unstable and loses connection with the network.
1. Kali version (kali Rolling 2016.2
Code:
Linux kali 4.6.0-kali1-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.6.4-1kali1 (2016-07-21) x86_64 GNU/Linux
2. Kali installation : kali has been installed on a separate SSD to dual boot with windows 10 which is installed on a second HDD.
3. Basic output of commands
ifconfig :
Code:
wlan0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 192.168.0.128 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255
inet6 2a02:1810:1510:2c00:ebf:e1e9:822f:7a0b prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x0<global>
inet6 fe80::7658:85e0:74d0:5ffd prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 00:c0:ca:84:6c:6a txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 4906 bytes 3298363 (3.1 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 3995 bytes 608053 (593.8 KiB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
iwconfig : (the * is information that is unimportant)
Code:
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:"**********"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: **:**:**:**:**:**
Bit Rate=72.2 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-39 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:13 Missed beacon:0
lsusb :
Code:
Protocol spec without prior Class and Subclass spec at line 13605
Bus 004 Device 002: ID 8087:8000 Intel Corp.
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 8087:8008 Intel Corp.
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 008: ID 0cf3:9271 Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271 802.11n <--------------------------
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 04ca:7035 Lite-On Technology Corp.
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
dmesg : I am not able to post attachments so i will post the tail of the dmesg command (can not post more because of word count)
Code:
[ 1159.287735] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 1159.471381] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 1159.506634] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
[ 1161.961897] wlan0: authenticate with ac:a2:13:a4:3d:24
[ 1162.220545] wlan0: send auth to ac:a2:13:a4:3d:24 (try 1/3)
[ 1162.222293] wlan0: authenticated
[ 1162.225439] wlan0: associate with ac:a2:13:a4:3d:24 (try 1/3)
[ 1162.228711] wlan0: RX AssocResp from ac:a2:13:a4:3d:24 (capab=0x411 status=0 aid=1)
[ 1162.237160] wlan0: associated
[ 1162.237170] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan0: link becomes ready
airmon-ng :
Code:
PHY Interface Driver Chipset
Protocol spec without prior Class and Subclass spec at line 13605
phy4 wlan0 ath9k_htc Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271 802.11n
airmon-ng start wlan0 (when i do this the wifi connection gets lost same goes for doing the airmon-ng check kill command) :
Code:
airmon-ng start wlan0
Found 3 processes that could cause trouble.
If airodump-ng, aireplay-ng or airtun-ng stops working after
a short period of time, you may want to run 'airmon-ng check kill'
PID Name
609 NetworkManager
786 wpa_supplicant
2667 dhclient
PHY Interface Driver Chipset
Protocol spec without prior Class and Subclass spec at line 13605
phy4 wlan0 ath9k_htc Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271 802.11n
(mac80211 monitor mode vif enabled for [phy4]wlan0 on [phy4]wlan0mon)
(mac80211 station mode vif disabled for [phy4]wlan0)
When is stop monitor mode i need to use the command ifconfig wlan0 up to get it up again.
iwconfig :
Code:
lo no wireless extensions.
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
eth0 no wireless extensions.
After this i need to reboot to get the adapter to work again.
I have tried to update the driver software, when i do this it tells me that the drivers are up to date, i updated the firmware as well.
I am kinda new to all of this so if you need some extra information please let me know so that i can provide it for you.
Thanks in advance.
