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faq [2018/10/16 03:38] – How do I deal with rfkill hard blocks? mister_x | faq [2019/12/15 21:26] – Fix title fonts for last few entries mister_x | ||
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Which card to purchase is a hard question to answer. | Which card to purchase is a hard question to answer. | ||
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+ | * Alfa AWUS036ACH (a/ | ||
+ | * Alfa AWUS036ACM (a/ | ||
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+ | Runner ups: | ||
* Alfa AWUS036H [b/g USB] | * Alfa AWUS036H [b/g USB] | ||
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* MiniPCIe: anything that uses [[https:// | * MiniPCIe: anything that uses [[https:// | ||
- | If money is a constraint then consider purchasing a card with a RTL8187L or Atheros chipset, also read [[compatibility_drivers# | + | Also read [[compatibility_drivers# |
If you want to know if your existing card is compatible then use this page: [[compatible_cards|Tutorial: | If you want to know if your existing card is compatible then use this page: [[compatible_cards|Tutorial: | ||
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A hard block usually is a physical switch on the computer. It can either be a flip switch on the side of the computer, a key combination to press on the keyboard or a setting to enable in the BIOS. | A hard block usually is a physical switch on the computer. It can either be a flip switch on the side of the computer, a key combination to press on the keyboard or a setting to enable in the BIOS. | ||
- | In some cases, if wireless was disabled before Windows was powered off, it will appear like a hard block and the trick is to enable wireless in Windows then reboot. | + | In some cases, if wireless was disabled before Windows was powered off, it will appear like a hard block and the trick is to enable wireless in Windows then reboot. |
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+ | TL;DR: even if it sounds bad, don't worry about it. | ||
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+ | If a firmware is missing, then your card won't work at all: no interface, scanning or any other function. Firmware may have issues/bugs but that's a different story. | ||
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+ | On desktop/ | ||
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+ | ===== Why does using aircrack-ng with "-p 1" use 2 CPUs ===== | ||
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+ | Prior to this message, it can be seen that the device connected on a USB port with xhci_hcd, indicating USB 3.0. | ||
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+ | This issue happens mostly in virtual machines, when the USB port is set to 3.0. To work around the issue, power off the virtual machine, edit USB settings of the VM and set it to 2.0. | ||
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+ | ===== Where can I find airmon-ng on Windows or MacOS? ===== | ||
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+ | [[airmon-ng]] is a Linux/ |
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