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USB adapters for wifi pentesting
I'm in the market for a new USB wifi pentest adapter (TLDR: I really like the Panda PAU09 N600), and these resources helped me zero-in on good options:
- Actively maintained list from morrownr
- A list of cards that work well with hostapdmana
- Review of various wifi USB card from v1s1t0r1sh3r3
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Using USB wifi adapter for pentesting
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Put the adapter into monitor mode
Run the "monitor" script from here to set your card in monitor mode
# Grab the repo
git clone https://github.com/morrownr/Monitor_Mode.git
cd ~/Monitor_Mode
# Install necessary packages if not already installed
sudo apt install ethtool iw -y
# Check your wifi interfaces
iw dev
# That output will show something like:
#phy#0
#Interface wlan0
#blah
#blah
#blah
# Put that interface into monitor mode
sudo ./start-mon.sh wlan0