Problem with wireless internet and ALFA AWUS036ACH in Kali Linux 4.9.0
Hello
I'm experiencing problems getting the AWUS036ACH working with Kali Linux, can’t get the adapter working and can’t find any Wi-Fi hotspots with it. On Windows 10, it works fine. And my wifi in general is causing some problems.
I’ve tried in
- Kali Live (DESKTOP and LAPTOP)
- Dual Boot (along W10)
- VM
In the Dual Boot, I can’t even get my usual wireless network adapter working, and I have to use ethernet cable to have a connection to the internet.
In Live, usual network adapter works fine.
In VM the usual wireless adapter works fine, but when I try to connect AWUS036ACH it won’t work.
(Shows up on lsusb and iwconfig after bridging my VM, but can’t use it as wireless adapter, shows no Wi-Fi hotspot)
I’ve tried to install the drivers from ALFA NETWORK (https://www.alfa.com.tw/download_sho...ejqbhb&x=0&y=0) [the driver for Linux kernel 3.16]
I’ve also tried to install the software for the chipset, the Realtek-RTL8812AU with;
Code:
apt-get install realtek-rtl8812xxau-dkms
(updating system first with apt-get update and apt-get upgrade)
In dual boot (without AWUS connected) I get
lspci
Code:
root@kali:~# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor DRAM Controller (rev 09)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v2/3rd Gen Core processor PCI Express Root Port (rev 09)
00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI Host Controller (rev 04)
00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family MEI Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1a.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #2 (rev 04)
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 04)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 1 (rev c4)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 2 (rev c4)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port 3 (rev c4)
00:1d.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller #1 (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev a4)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation B75 Express Chipset LPC Controller (rev 04)
00:1f.2 SATA controller: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C210 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller [AHCI mode] (rev 04)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SMBus Controller (rev 04)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GK106 [GeForce GTX 660] (rev a1)
01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation GK106 HDMI Audio Controller (rev a1)
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)
04:00.0 Network controller: Ralink corp. RT5592 PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
lsusb
Code:
root@kali:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 045e:0768 Microsoft Corp. Sidewinder X4
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
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 1532:0043 Razer USA, Ltd
Bus 003 Device 005: ID 0bda:8812 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8812AU 802.11a/b/g/n/ac WLAN Adapter
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
dmesg | tail
Code:
root@kali:~# dmesg | tail
[ 12.133824] Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
[ 12.133826] Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
[ 12.133832] Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized
[ 12.567797] Netfilter messages via NETLINK v0.30.
[ 13.425652] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 13.453743] r8169 0000:03:00.0: firmware: direct-loading firmware rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw
[ 13.575474] r8169 0000:03:00.0 eth0: link down
[ 13.575514] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready
[ 27.718293] usb 3-3: USB disconnect, device number 2
[ 46.059842] fuse init (API version 7.26)
Then I connect the AWUS, and get:
dmesg | tail
Code:
root@kali:~# dmesg | tail
[ 1522.154780] usb 3-3: Product: 802.11n NIC
[ 1522.154781] usb 3-3: Manufacturer: Realtek
[ 1522.154783] usb 3-3: SerialNumber: 123456
[ 1531.350319] usb 3-3: USB disconnect, device number 4
[ 1548.103916] usb 3-3: new high-speed USB device number 5 using xhci_hcd
[ 1548.244438] usb 3-3: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8812
[ 1548.244441] usb 3-3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 1548.244443] usb 3-3: Product: 802.11n NIC
[ 1548.244444] usb 3-3: Manufacturer: Realtek
[ 1548.244445] usb 3-3: SerialNumber: 123456
ifconfig -a eth0
Code:
eth0: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
ether d4:3d:7e:9c:0c:73 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
With or without AWUS, I get on dual boot:
iwconfig
Code:
root@kali:~# iwconfig
lo no wireless extensions.
eth0 no wireless extensions.
Without AWUS connected, it only shows ethernet settings under network settings, and with the AWUS connected I can see Wi-fi settings, but can’t find any hotspots.
I’ve tried getting a solution from google searches and the following links, but without any luck.
https://docs.kali.org/installation/t...-driver-issues
https://forums.kali.org/showthread.p...Network-Access
Thank you for any help, it is greatly appreciated
