Outline ·
[ Standard ] ·
Linear+
USB wifi N adapter with good support for AP mode?
TSFourZeroFour
|
Aug 10 2015, 07:31 PM, updated 8y ago
|
Getting Started
|
My onboard Atheros wifi card serves my need for hotspot/AP mode very well. The only problem is it's wireless G and I want more speed when I'm doing direct wifi transfer.
Right now with my wireless G card, I'm able to do ~5 mbytes/s (from what iftop reports) when I'm transferring a single big files thru direct wifi transfer to my phone from my Linux PC. Realistically how much speed improvement over this I should expect with wireless N adapter?
And do you have any good recommendation in mind? (one that support AP mode)
This post has been edited by FourZeroFour: Apr 5 2016, 10:47 AM
|
|
|
|
cmon
|
Sep 30 2015, 05:11 PM
|
New Member
|
Am using Asus USB-N10 with Ubuntu OS. Seems OK.
|
|
|
|
krip
|
Oct 1 2015, 08:33 PM
|
Getting Started
|
QUOTE(cmon @ Sep 30 2015, 05:11 PM) Am using Asus USB-N10 with Ubuntu OS. Seems OK. Wow..i googled and it very small..nano size. I wonder, if this adapter can play well with aircrack-ng stuff
|
|
|
|
cmon
|
Oct 10 2015, 07:26 PM
|
New Member
|
QUOTE(krip @ Oct 1 2015, 08:33 PM) Wow..i googled and it very small..nano size. I wonder, if this adapter can play well with aircrack-ng stuff Walau... Not so hardcore, bro. Just using it to get some laptops with LINUX online or to become temporary FTP servers for LAN wifi. So, no comment.
|
|
|
|
TRUNASUCI
|
Oct 11 2015, 09:48 PM
|
|
maybe you can try ALFA http://www.alfa.com.tw/product_category.php?pc=3mine have tried the old USB AWUS** work well with Beini and other flavour..
|
|
|
|
RadinMas
|
Nov 5 2015, 10:03 AM
|
New Member
|
Well, for me TP-LINK TL-WN722N works perfectly fine if you want to use aircrack. I use it in everyday pentesting. If its not compatible, you need to search its driver carefully cuz sometime the injection aren't able to work. Also carefully choose the Atheros driver bundle.
|
|
|
|
TSFourZeroFour
|
Nov 8 2015, 04:57 PM
|
Getting Started
|
QUOTE(RadinMas @ Nov 5 2015, 10:03 AM) Well, for me TP-LINK TL-WN722N works perfectly fine if you want to use aircrack. I use it in everyday pentesting. If its not compatible, you need to search its driver carefully cuz sometime the injection aren't able to work. Also carefully choose the Atheros driver bundle. I almost wanted to get WN722N the other day but thinking that I didn't have a use for the high gain antenna, I bought wn727n instead only to be disappointed with partial Linux support for its capabilities It does have AP capability but the support for it is not implemented in its linux driver. Also not to mention that the driver is single man foss project and the dev is rather reluctant to implement AP mode which is the sole reason why I bought the wifi adapter in the first place. I guess it's a common thing with Linux drivers. Your devices either don't work with Linux or if they work some features are bound to be missing
|
|
|
|
RadinMas
|
Nov 9 2015, 09:51 AM
|
New Member
|
QUOTE(FourZeroFour @ Nov 8 2015, 05:57 PM) I almost wanted to get WN722N the other day but thinking that I didn't have a use for the high gain antenna, I bought wn727n instead only to be disappointed with partial Linux support for its capabilities It does have AP capability but the support for it is not implemented in its linux driver. Also not to mention that the driver is single man foss project and the dev is rather reluctant to implement AP mode which is the sole reason why I bought the wifi adapter in the first place. I guess it's a common thing with Linux drivers. Your devices either don't work with Linux or if they work some features are bound to be missing Well, if you want to confirm the device are capable on your Linux, try "airmon" after installation and before begin any assessments. If the "airmon" works fine, then you can do what you wish for.
|
|
|
|
TSFourZeroFour
|
Nov 9 2015, 11:05 AM
|
Getting Started
|
QUOTE(RadinMas @ Nov 9 2015, 09:51 AM) Well, if you want to confirm the device are capable on your Linux, try "airmon" after installation and before begin any assessments. If the "airmon" works fine, then you can do what you wish for. I'm not sure about this but I believe airmon requires only monitoring capability from a wifi card device in order to work, no? So if airmon can work with your device that only tell that the device satisfies the airmon's cap dependency. To see the full caps of your wifi device which are supported by its linux driver, you can use `iw list` and look under the Supported interface modes section For example these are from my TP-Link WN727N (Mediatek chip) CODE Supported interface modes: * managed * monitor
and these are from my pci wifi card (Atheros chip) CODE Supported interface modes: * IBSS * managed * AP * AP/VLAN * WDS * monitor * mesh point * P2P-client * P2P-GO
|
|
|
|
RadinMas
|
Nov 11 2015, 09:28 AM
|
New Member
|
Well, usually things has configured if you found the correct driver. And yes, some feature might have been disable on certain driver depend on some version. For me, You don't need require such information as for my concern.
Yes, airmon generally known for monitoring on your surround network or your basic network monitoring tool. However, how will you clarify your network card fully worked? How about the feature does exist, but still won't work. Been through this on some driver which has better updates. Sadly, it won't even connect to the network.
|
|
|
|
ricstc
|
Nov 11 2015, 09:45 AM
|
|
QUOTE(FourZeroFour @ Aug 10 2015, 07:31 PM) My onboard Atheros wifi card serves my need for hotspot/AP mode very well. The only problem is it's wireless G and I want more speed when I'm doing direct wifi transfer. Right now with my wireless G card, I'm able to do ~5 mbytes/s (from what iftop reports) when I'm transferring a single big files thru direct wifi transfer to my phone from my Linux PC. Realistically how much speed improvement over this I should expect with wireless N adapter? And do you have any good recommendation in mind? (one that support AP mode) removed This post has been edited by ricstc: Nov 12 2015, 03:40 PM
|
|
|
|
TSFourZeroFour
|
Nov 12 2015, 11:25 AM
|
Getting Started
|
QUOTE(RadinMas @ Nov 11 2015, 09:28 AM) Well, usually things has configured if you found the correct driver. And yes, some feature might have been disable on certain driver depend on some version. For me, You don't need require such information as for my concern. Yes, airmon generally known for monitoring on your surround network or your basic network monitoring tool. However, how will you clarify your network card fully worked? How about the feature does exist, but still won't work. Been through this on some driver which has better updates. Sadly, it won't even connect to the network. Right, ultimately you're gonna have to use the device to test if it truly works in your use case despite what the driver reports. But if some device feature is not implemented in its driver to begin with then you can say for certain the device doesn't work for what you intend to use it for. And what I was trying to imply in my previous post when I asked for iw list output is I need AP mode in my case, while your suggested method of testing wifi card with airmon only check if monitor mode of the card works and it doesn't need nor use AP mode at all so it's no use in my case QUOTE(ricstc @ Nov 11 2015, 09:45 AM) You know in Linuxland where device drivers in most cases only partially support device features, this is not helpful without chipset info (lsusb -v) and output from iw list
|
|
|
|
RadinMas
|
Nov 16 2015, 09:23 AM
|
New Member
|
QUOTE(FourZeroFour @ Nov 12 2015, 12:25 PM) Right, ultimately you're gonna have to use the device to test if it truly works in your use case despite what the driver reports. But if some device feature is not implemented in its driver to begin with then you can say for certain the device doesn't work for what you intend to use it for. And what I was trying to imply in my previous post when I asked for iw list output is I need AP mode in my case, while your suggested method of testing wifi card with airmon only check if monitor mode of the card works and it doesn't need nor use AP mode at all so it's no use in my case You know in Linuxland where device drivers in most cases only partially support device features, this is not helpful without chipset info (lsusb -v) and output from iw list Didn't see its coming. My bad. HAHA! I'm not sure for the AP use from your end. Means that you are able to share around your connected network. Have you tried the feature inside your Linux. Some sorta share a network / broadcast network. I think, any network card can transmit that. Which a basic wireless network from your default network card can do this (IF YOU ARE USING LAPTOP).
|
|
|
|
Regina Tan
|
Apr 4 2016, 02:57 PM
|
New Member
|
Am using Asus USB-N10
|
|
|
|