AWUS036ACS Wide-Coverage Dual-Band AC600 USB Wireless Wi-Fi Adapter w/High-Sensitivity External Antenna - Windows, MacOS & Kali Linux Supported

Excellent Alfa USB that works with Kali and monitor mode. This does work just fine in linux, do not listen to what people are saying in other reviews. I have used this in Ubuntu and ParrotOS as well with no issue and also use this dongle with my Raspyjack. Below is the command to install driver in linux: Sudo apt install -y realtek-rt188xxau-dkms Sudo reboot

Works amazing with windows. Did not even register on kali Linux. UPDATE: upgrading to 5 stars b/c on linux I had to install the drivers for it to work. Once I did, it picked up even better on linux. Amazing! 5 stars.

I tested it with Fedora 43 (on an old MacBook Pro) and Kali (on an old Sony Vaio), and Kali in Fedora (preinstalled) Boxes. Just plug and play, just work, no download or install anything whatsoever. Monitor enabled.

I had to move my DSL router to a different room and experienced frequent WiFi loss to my tower PC. I had previously connected to my router via cat 5 cable, so not sure if my connection problem was due to structural interference or a flaky on board WiFi adapter. I'm only about 20 feet from the router but a brick facia and two insulated walls were now in my signal path. I needed an adapter that could be placed above the floor on a window sill. This adapter has resolved my problem. Worked plug and play with my Win 10 PC. Included CD driver not used/needed. I disabled my onboard adapter in Windows settings, rebooted. Can't remember if I rebooted after connecting this adapter or not but it works with Windows drivers. The cable could be longer for a PC located on the floor and the base could be a little bigger/heavier for stability. It is designed such that a weight/magnet could be attached to the base if desired. Should be fine for most users. Good product, works as designed, solved my problem.

This is a perfect USB wifi antenna, specially if you want to use with kali Linux

I sat in my apartment overlooking the street. Everything looked quiet — normal. But normal is an illusion. I connected the AWUS036ACS and opened my scanning tools. The device woke up instantly, like it had been impatiently waiting for orders. The antenna tuned itself into the chaos around me. Suddenly: the entire block lit up in the terminal like a neural network diagram. Apartments. Offices. Stray IoT junk. Signals bouncing off brick, asphalt, windows, metal. The adapter didn’t just see strong networks — it saw the ones everyone else forgets. Weak signals leaking from behind concrete. Dormant devices broadcasting heartbeat beacons. Access points hiding behind channel overlap like ghosts behind fog. The street outside was silent. My screen was roaring. This adapter doesn’t give you new abilities. It reveals the ones your hardware always lacked. If you want to see how alive the airwaves truly are, plug one of these in at night. It changes your perspective.

I was concerned at first about the enclosed CD programs and unsigned drivers to be downloaded from .TW The enclosed instructions had Windows 98 era screen shots. Fear not! It worked w/windows 11 out of the box plug and play. No downloads or CD installation needed.

Don't be fooled when someone says this does not work with Kali, it does work and in Monitor mode. The issue is the drivers are not built into Kali. You have to compile them yourself. Make sure to look for this set 'morrownr/8821au-20210708'. That works perfectly.

Alfa network è famosa da sempre per la qualità e l'affidabilità dei suoi prodotti, e, anche in questo caso posso di per certo affermare che non si smentisce affatto, commercializzando, tra l'altro, un prodotto tanto compatto quanto potente. L' AWUS036ACS, basato sul chipset realtek rtl8812au, si presenta come un piccolo adattatore wireless di tipo usb 2.0, è compatibile con i più comuni standard wifi 802.11ac/a/b/g/n quindi di tipo dual band (può rilevare e collegarsi a reti wireless con bande a 2.4 e 5 ghz). Ho acquistato questo adattore prettamente per scopi didattici legati al penetration testing, in questo campo infatti l'adattatore svolge egregiamente il proprio lavoro essendo, tra l'altro, pienamente compatibile con la modalità monitor. Dal punto di vista dei driver, almeno per ciò che riguarda l'ambiente linux, ho avuto modo di testare l'adattatore in diverse distribuzioni: in alcuni casi (kali linux, blackarch), l'installazione dei driver potrebbe risultare difficoltosa, in quanto molte delle guide che possono essere reperite in rete fanno riferimento a procedimenti che finiscono col rilevarsi non funzionanti... è comunque imperativo, in questi specifici casi, utilizzare il terminal ed impartire il giusto comando. In altri casi invece (vedi ad esempio parrot os security, versione più recente al dì odierno) sono rimasto piacevolmente sorpreso dal fatto che l'adattatore viene riconosciuto automaticamente, senza quindi alcun bisogno di driver aggiuntivi. ultima nota che faccio è il prezzo (che attualmente oscilla tra 20-25€), che reputo contestualizzato all'articolo, ponderando qualità e specifiche del prodotto.

Works as advertised and in a small form factor. Easy to bring along and recognized by Kali Linux.

I use it often, do the job. I consider its a long range WiFi antenna. I recommend for the price

Very easy to install with kali linux. Monitor mode works perfectly.

I liked about it's packageing and install software easy to install no worrys better you would install old wireless usb driver after that you install this one