r/hacking • u/Entropy1024 • 22h ago

WiFi dongle with Monitor mode on 2.4 & 5Gig

Whats a good WiFi Dongle that supports Monitor Mode and works on both 2.4 & 5Gig?

This will be used on an Dell XPS13 laptop running Linux.

Is the Alfa AWUS036ACM a good option?

Thanks

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u/Grezzo82 19h ago

https://www.aircrack-ng.org/doku.php?id=faq#what_is_the_best_wireless_card_to_buy

Alfa AWUS036AXML (a/b/g/n/ac/ax, WiFi 6E) is the best performing card, with a stable driver Alfa AWUS036AXM (a/b/g/n/ac/ax, WiFi 6E) has been reported as a bit less sensitive than the AWUS036AXML

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u/Entropy1024 19h ago

Looks good. Thank you

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u/just_a_pawn37927 21h ago

Most Alfa cards will work. But some need drivers.

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u/Entropy1024 21h ago

I would prefer one that did not require a driver. Can you recommend one?

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u/RealArch1t3ct 18h ago

Most Alfa ones works just fine out of the box on Linux

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u/-Krotik- 20h ago

I got pretty lucky with my wifi card on the laptop, as it supports monitore mode and injection

so you may want to check before buying

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u/Infrared-77 19h ago

Alfa or Panda Wireless dongles

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u/sheli4k 13h ago

The Alfa AWUS036ACM is a very good device! I use it in many scenarios: with my Mac, with my Raspberry Pi, and with virtualized operating systems. It is very powerful, flexible, and easy to configure.

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u/Leather_Access7655 9h ago

Like others said , Alfa is prob the way to go I think the steam deck can also do it as well

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u/MrHaVoC805 21h ago

I like these over the Alfa:

https://a.co/d/0MLzCMz

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u/Entropy1024 21h ago

Care to elaborate?