- Introduction
- Base Images
- Virtualization
- USB
- Kali On ARM
- Acer Tegra Chromebook 13"
- ASUS Chromebook Flip
- BeagleBone Black
- Cubieboard 2
- Cubietruck
- CuBox
- CuBox-i4Pro
- EfikaMX
- Galaxy Note 10.1
- Gem PDA
- HP Chromebook
- MiniX
- NanoPi2
- ODROID U2
- ODROID-C1
- ODROID-XU3
- Raspberry Pi
- Raspberry Pi - Disk Encryption
- Raspberry Pi 2
- RIoTboard
- Samsung ChromeBook
- Samsung Chromebook 2
- SS808/MK808
- Trimslice
- USB Armory
- Utilite Pro
- Containers
- WSL
- Cloud
- Kali NetHunter Documentation
- NetHunter KeX Manager
- Building a New Device File
- Building NetHunter
- Installing NetHunter from Windows
- Installing NetHunter On the Gemini PDA
- Modifying the Kernel
- NetHunter Application - Csploit
- NetHunter Application - DriveDriod
- NetHunter Application - Keyboard
- NetHunter Application - Router Keygen
- NetHunter Application - Shodan
- NetHunter Application - Terminal
- NetHunter Application Update
- NetHunter BadUSB Attack
- NetHunter Chroot Manager
- NetHunter Components
- NetHunter Custom Commands
- NetHunter DuckHunter Attacks
- NetHunter Exploit Database SearchSploit
- NetHunter HID Keyboard Attacks
- NetHunter Home Screen
- NetHunter Kali Services
- NetHunter MAC Changer
- NetHunter Man In The Middle Framework
- NetHunter MANA Evil Access Point
- NetHunter Metasploit Payload Generator
- NetHunter Nmap Scan
- NetHunter VNC Manager
- Porting NetHunter to New Devices
- Testing Checklist
- Wireless Cards and NetHunter
- Kali Linux on Android
- The Android Hacking Landscape
- General Use
- Tools
- Troubleshooting
- Kali Development
- Public Packaging
- Building Custom Kali ISOs
- Generate an Updated Kali ISO
- Live Build a Custom Kali ISO
- ARM Cross-Compilation
- Custom Beaglebone Black Image
- Custom Chromebook Image
- Custom CuBox Image
- Custom EfikaMX Image
- Custom MK/SS808 Image
- Custom ODROID X2 U2 Image
- Custom Raspberry Pi Image
- Preparing a Kali Linux ARM chroot
- Rebuilding a Source Package
- Recompiling the Kali Linux Kernel
- Community
- Policy
Wireless Cards and NetHunter
External wireless cards are necessary because Android devices do not support monitor mode on most devices. There are some devices that can support monitor mode with a modified firmware and kernel such as the Nexus 5, 7 (2012), and Nexus 6P. Right now, only a specially modified version of Nexus 5 supports monitor mode for Nethunter.
A couple of limitations are that Android devices require a USB-OTG cable and the power output is limited. Because of these limitations, not all wireless cards can receive the necessary power output and may not have external power (y-cable) support.
When asking the question “What is the best card for use with NetHunter?”, you need to ask yourself what your use case is. While all cards will likely perform similar at closer ranges, some of them have increased transmit power and antenna attachments which allow them to work at longer distances than small form factor cards. There is also the possibility that your device may only provide 450 or less mA of power over OTG rather than the full USB 500 mA specification. If this is the case, you may want to consider devices with lower transmit power.
The following chipsets are supported by default in most, if not all, NetHunter kernels:
Atheros * ATH9KHTC (AR9271, AR7010)
Ralink * RT3070
Realtek * RTL8192CU
The following devices are confirmed to be working with a NetHunter build: * TP-Link TL-WN722N v1 (Please note that v2 & v3 have unsupported chipsets) * TP-Link TL-WN822N v1 - v3 * Alfa Networks AWUS036NEH (recommended by @jcadduono) * Alfa Networks AWUS036NHA * Alfa Networks AWUSO36NH * Panda PAU05 Nano
The following devices are confirmed to be partially working with a NetHunter build: * Alfa Networks AWUS051NH (dual band 5 GHz support may be unreliable)
The following devices are confirmed to NOT be working with a NetHunter build: * TP-Link TL-WN822N v4