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To be able to Hack WiFi, you need a WiFi adapter that is able to support monitor mode as well as packet injection. Everyone seems to get confused when they are talking about the best USB WiFi adapters for WiFi hacking. So I will tell you exactly what’s important when making your choice of buying one.

What to Look for in a Wireless Adapter

The main important factor to look is the Wireless chipset used inside the adapter. It is the brain or you can call it as the mind of USB WiFi adapter Which does all the calculations for it. Therefore, the chipset determines the support for monitor mode and packet injection, etc.

Next thing to consider is the operating system you are using for penetration testing. Because, some of the adapters supports the Kali Linux and some not.

List of best usb wifi adapters

Some chipsets which supports monitor mode

WiFi adapters using these chipsets can be used for wifi hacking.

WiFi adapters for hacking

Here is a list of some of the best WiFi Adapters that you can choose in 2021 and perform everything that is needed for a full-fledged WiFi Penetration Testing.

Wifi adapters	chipsets	Details
Alfa AWUS036NH	RT3070	Compatible with Windows, Ubuntu, Kali Linux, Debian Frequency – 2.4 GHz No support for 5GHz Supports WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES Ships with 5DBi, 7dbi Omni direction and panel antennas
Alfa AWUS036NHA	AR9271	Compatible with Windows, Ubuntu, Kali Linux Frequency – 2.4GHz Data transfer rate – 150 Mbps Supports 64/128-bit wep, wpa, wpa2, tkip, aes High transmitter power of 28 dbm – for long-rang and high gain Wi-Fi
Alfa AWUS036NEH	RT3070	Compatible with Kali Linux/ParrotOS on RPi Compact and portable adapter is slim, no cable needed Best for outdoor redteaming
Alfa AWUS036ACH / AC1200	RTL8812AU	Dual-band: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Supports both monitor mode & packet injection on dual band Premium quality with high price tag speed 300Mbps on 2.4GHz and 867mbps on 5GHz
Alfa AWUS1900 / AC1900	RTL8814AU	Premium quality with high price tag Dual-band: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Data transfer rate – 1900 Mbps Supports both monitor mode & packet injection on dual band Very long range
Panda PAU06	RT5572	only supports 2.4GHz supports 300MB per second maximum speed takes less power from computer
Panda PAU09N600	RT5572	Compatible with Kali Linux/ParrotOS even in RPi 2 x 5dBi antenna Little bit of heating issue adapter is reliable even on USB 3

Conclusion

Hope I was able to take some of the confusion out for you on choosing the wifi adapters for hacking. If you have any doubts comment below.

Got your wifi adapter. Now let’s start hacking… wifi hacking