Configure Wireless Adapter and Change MAC Address
Today I am shifting gears. I decided to introduce WiFi hacking into the mix. Kali in a virtual environment cannot utilize the same wireless card in a host machine. Therefore, the use of a wireless adapter is required. I found that the Alfa AWUS036NHA ( http://amzn.to/2joTI0q) worked best for my objective. This adapter uses the Atheros 9271 chipset and is compatible with Kali Linux. Additionally, it is compatible with any brand 802.11b, 802.11g or 802.11n router using 2.4 Ghz wave-length, includes a 4 inch 5 ddbi screw-on swivel rubber antenna that can be removed and upgrade up to 9 dbi, and supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, and AES encryption protocols. The first step to getting the wireless adapter to work in the Kali environment is to install the VirtualBox Extension Pack ( https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads ) if you are using VirtualBox like I am. Once the Extension Pack has been installed, open the settings to the Kali machine installed on Virtu...