ALFA Network adapters

[TYTechnolust]

Greetings

If you were going to purchase 2 ALFA network adapters from Amazon this week, which two would you buy and why? I plan on using them with Kali and the wifi pineapple (MarkV). Thanks!

[Sebkinne]

I would go for the alfa awus036nha as its supported natively on the Pineapple and virtually all Linux distributions.

Best regards,

Sebkinne

[cooper]

Buy them via dx.com as it might take a week or two before you get it, but it'll be significantly cheaper.

[Guest spazi]

I own AWUS036NHA and the AWUS036H.

Both cards are supported by most linux distributions, both support monitor and packet injection.
The usual stuff :)
Best WiFi network adapters there is really.
I can recommend buying the AWUS036NHA as pointed out by Seb.
I supports b/g/n and it's a tiny bit faster than AWUS036H.

Edited April 29, 2014 by spazi

[Sitwon]

AWUS036H has a Realtek chip that supports b/g using the rtl8187 driver in Linux.

AWUS036NH has a Ralink chip that supports b/g/n using the rt2800usb driver in Linux.

AWUS036NHA has an Atheros chip that supports b/g/n using the ath9k_htc driver in Linux.

I've tested each of these for Project Byzantium. All three are fully supported in Linux including IBSS. Personally, I prefer the Atheros drivers so I'd go with the AWUS036NHA as Sebkinne suggested.

It's a bit more expensive, but I also really like the Ubiquiti SR71-USB, which supports b/g using the carl9170 driver (Atheros). High power and two antennas.

[TYTechnolust]

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. All were helpful! I'll look out for the AWUS036NHA as it seems the favored based upon the needs.

On Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Alfa-AWUS036NHA-Wireless-Adaptor-Compatible/dp/B004Y6MIXS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398829034&sr=8-1&keywords=AWUS036NHA

I didn't see it on dx.com

Edited April 30, 2014 by TYTechnolust

[Mr-Protocol]

Buy them via dx.com as it might take a week or two before you get it, but it'll be significantly cheaper.

High risk of counterfeit from there. http://www.data-alliance.net/ is what I have used a bit in the past. They are an official distributor of Alfa products in the USA. Decent prices and fast service.