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Hacking Wireless Networks require wireless cards that support the monitor mode and packet Injection. Here is a list of Best WiFi Adapters for Kali Linux that are 100% compatible with the latest Kali Linux, that can go into monitor mode, inject packets and perform everything that is needed for a full-fledged WiFi Penetration Testing. Alpha adapters are best for WIFI pen testing in their price range and are compatible with Kali Linux.
Every Laptop has a WIFI card in build. But why do we need an external WIFI adapter then? There are two issues with that, though.
· The first issue is that we cannot access built-in wireless adapters via Kali if installed as a virtual machine.
· The second and most serious issue is that these built-in wireless adapters are not suitable for hacking.
Even if we install Kali Linux as our primary machine, then we will get access to our built-in wireless card, but we will not be able to use it for hacking because it does not support monitor mode or packet injection. So if we need to use it for WiFi auditing and other interesting Kali Linux stuff like aircrack-ng and other tools, we will need to acquire a Kali Linux USB WiFi adapter.
Now while shopping for the best wireless adapter, you must be looking for the range of the wireless adapter and the frequency band it supports. Either it supports the 5 GHz band or not.
- New USB C type - $60
- Long Range dual band - $70
- Economical Does the Job- $20
- Best in its Price Range -$25
- Supports both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, bands - $58