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

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.

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.

Reviews here are mixed. Here is my experience. Pros: -Drivers are on website, but comes with a CD that has Linux, MAC, and Windows installers. -Speeds are the same as my desktop PCIe NIC, under identical conditions. Streaming 4k video was a breeze, minimal/no buffering; nothing I could discern anyway. -Very small size. -Windows driver worked. Had to disable my laptop's internal NIC to have Windows default to the adapter, but once I did it worked just fine. -Kali linux on VM works, just make sure you go into the settings and bridge the connection from host. Cons: none yet. Other: Older hardware made Nmap scans slower, but that's not the fault of the adapter. Overall solid little thing. Will update if anything happens.

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.

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.

FUNCIONA FON MODO MONITOR

Not quite plug-and-play for linux: does not come with drivers. Works on windows.

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