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Review on πŸ“Ά High-performance Alfa AWUS036NHA Wireless USB Adaptor with Long Range and Atheros Chipset - Windows Compatible by Jim Cox

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Great WiFi adapter for penetration testing Linux distributions

This is my new WiFi card for penetration testing with Virtualbox and Kali Linux 2.0. The Atheros AR9721 chipset is, in my opinion, the best chipset for wireless penetration testing. I've had no problems running an adapter with this chipset when promiscuous/monitor mode is required for packet injection. I currently have (4) different WLAN cards from Alfa AWUS036NEH; AVUS036NH; AWUS036H and now AWUS036NHA. The NHA with the Atheros AR9721 chipset is by far my favorite. I use this wireless adapter in Cyborg Hawk Linux 1.1 through Virtualbox and also in Kali Linux 2.0; Backbox 4 and Pentoo, a Gentoo distribution. It works well with all types of Linux distributions for package injection.

Pros
  • A few competitors
Cons
  • Some difficulties