How to use AWUS036ACH (rtl8812au) with Kali Linux
Kali Linux 2017.1 release now supports RTL8812AU Wireless Card Injection. These drivers are not part of the standard Linux kernel, and have been modified to allow for injection. This chipset supports 802.11 AC, making this one of the first drivers to bring injection-related wireless attacks to this standard, and with companies such as ALFA making the AWUS036ACH wireless cards, it’s expected that this card will be an arsenal favourite.
The driver can be installed using the following commands:
apt-get update
apt-get install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms
Start monitor mode:
ip link set wlan0 down
iwconfig wlan0 mode monitor
ip link set wlan0 up
Start managed mode:
ip link set wlan0 down
iwconfig wlan0 mode managed
ip link set wlan0 up
The driver is default in high performance mode: 18 dbm instead of 12 dbm.
IMPORTANT: When using Kali VM in Vmware: Change USB setting in Vmware from USB 2.0 to USB 3.0.
This will give the card full power, from 12dbm to 18dbm.
Troubeshooting
modprobe rfkill
rfkill list
rfkill unblock wifi
Ghouber
Hey i tryed these commands but it keeps saying package not found. Do you know how to get these packages or what should i do ?
Vincent Verloop
Which version of Kali OS have you installed. Did you upgrade to latest version? Support for RTL8812AU is since Kali Linux 2017.1 Release.
This is the original blog post:
https://www.kali.org/news/kali-linux-20171-release/
Also you can check your Sources.list file, if you have the correct repositories. See the following link:
https://docs.kali.org/general-use/kali-linux-sources-list-repositories
You can also search for drivers:
apt-cache search realtek-*.Ghouber
I have version 5.2.0 off Virtualbox. I also tryed installing the extansion pack 5.2..0
If i type in apt-cache serch realtek, It says: Firmware-realtek – Binary firmware for realtek wired/wifi/bt adapt.
What repositories should i have ?
Thanks for the effort
Vincent Verloop
You should update Kali to latest version:
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgradeGhouber
My Virtualbox and Kali linux are up to date have dubble checked it and still nothing I have looked if i have installed the driver firmware-realtek and i did have this allready installed. But still after i try: apt install realtek-rtl8812xxau-dkms. it keeps saying unable to locate package realtek-rtl8812xxau-dkms.
I tryed also a new kali linux on vitrual box with the same steps but still it doesnt work.
When i use the command: lsusb. you can see the Alpha adapter
Vincent Verloop
Check sources.list file in Kali and read docs.kali.org for the correct repositories…
With me at VMware image, there is no problem with the package…
Ghouber
It worked i have changed the sources list . I deleted every file with # before it and putted this in replace:
deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main contrib non-free
After that i just did apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get dist-upgrade
Reboot and then just : apt install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms
Vincent Verloop
Good to hear that it is working now 🙂
Vincent Verloop
This is the link to the page of docs.kali.org, where you find the correct latest repository.
https://docs.kali.org/general-use/kali-linux-sources-list-repositories
Vincent Verloop
When problems with installing the driver. See the following link: https://forums.kali.org/showthread.php?36814-How-to-install-AWUS036ACH-Drivers-and-getting-it-running