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ZerBea edited this page Jan 16, 2021 · 17 revisions

Recommended Adapters

Get information about model, chipset and driver here: https://wikidevi.wi-cat.ru/

Manufacturers do change chipsets without changing model numbers. Sometimes they add (v)ersion or (rev)ersion or an alphabetic character (A, B, C, ...).

This list is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a binding presentation of the products:

VENDOR MODEL ID
CSL 300MBit 300649 ID 148f:5572 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5572 Wireless Adapter
EDIMAX EW-7711UAN ID 7392:7710 Edimax Technology Co., Ltd
ALLNET ALL-WA0150N ID 148f:7601 Ralink Technology, Corp. MT7601U Wireless Adapter
SEMPRE WU150-1 ID 148f:7601 Ralink Technology, Corp. MT7601U Wireless Adapter
TP-LINK Archer T2UH* 148f:761a Ralink Technology, Corp. MT7610U ("Archer T2U" 2.4G+5G WLAN Adapter)
ASUS USB-AC51* ID 0b05:17d1 ASUSTek Computer, Inc. AC51 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wireless Adapter [Mediatek MT7610U]
TENDA W311U+ ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
LogiLink WL0151 ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter
WiFi N (noname) ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter
ALFA AWUS036H ID 0bda:8187 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187 Wireless Adapter
ALFA AWUS036NH ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
  • kernel >= 5.10 recommended (to get full benefit of new drivers/devices)!

Always verify the actual chipset with 'lsusb' and/or 'lspci'!

The driver must support monitor mode and full packet injection, as well as ioctl() calls!