Alfa Network AWUS1900 Wireless USB Adapter.md

Alfa Network AWUS1900 Wireless USB Adapter

• Linux
  • rtl8812au - aircrack-ng
  • rtl8814au - aircrack-ng
  • rtl8814au - morrownr - (use this - May 2024 - Monitor Mode script
  • rtl8814au - zebulon2

How to install morrownr's rtl8814au - Fully working!

May 2024: The driver works as expected. (I Haven't tried packet injection though!!)

cd ~
git clone https://github.com/morrownr/8814au
cd 8814au
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8814au
iwconfig | grep REALTEK

• To check if a driver is working. You should be able to display the adapter with iwconfig and ifconfig|grep wlan* where your adapter is most likely wlan0 or wlan1 adapter
• Check driver for wlan0 with the command readlink /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/driver
  • Expected output ../../../../../../bus/usb/drivers/rtl8814au

How to install aircrack-ng's rtl8812au - Don't use

May 2024: It won't connect to wifi on Kali. It sees other wireless networks but won't cconnect on 5 Ghz or 2.4 Ghz. Using rtl8814au from morrownr fixex my issues.

cd ~
git clone -b v5.6.4.2 https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au.git
cd rtl8812au
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 88XXau
iwconfig | grep REALTEK

• To check if a driver is working. You should be able to display the adapter with iwconfig and ifconfig|grep wlan* where your adapter is most likely the wlan1 adapter
• Check driver for wlan0 with the command readlink /sys/class/net/wlan0/device/driver
• Check driver for wlan1 with the command readlink /sys/class/net/wlan1/device/driver

Other

• MacOS (10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.14.x WPA3 and 10.15.)

  • 3rd party github driver
  • Wireless USB Big Sur Adapter

• Windows 32/64 bit (XP, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 with WPA3 support)

• Official Alfa Drivers

  • ALFA Network Docs - Linux support for RTL8814AU based products