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