There are known chipsets that will work with Monitor Mode and Pen testing. To do wireless Penetration Testing, a card must be able to go into Monitor Mode and do Packet Injections most cards cant do this. The Chipset and Drivers written for a card are what make a USB dongle compatible with Kali.
What Makes a Kali Linux USB Adapter Compatible?
Kali Linux and Aircrack-ng is the most commonly used software with some other options also available.įinding a good USB WiFi adapter is necessary since most dongles can not go into Monitor Mode and do the things that wireless Pen Testing needs. Anyone who wants to test WiFi security will need a few tools, with a compatible USB adapter being the most important.
