List of 5GHz Wireless USB Wireless Adapters that May Work with Ubuntu in Monitor/AP Mode

​​​I’ve included the Alfa version of these adapters, but theoretically any adapter that uses these three chipsets will work: RT3572, RTL8814,  RTL8812.Alfa AC1200 AWUS036ACH

Alfa AWUS052NH: amzn.to/2PEYjFV
Chipset: Ralink MediaTek RT3572
Notes: Works out of the box! Not 802.11AC only 5GHz N.

Alfa AC1900 AWUS1900:  https://amzn.to/2USgjRg
Chipset: Realtek RTL8814 RTL8814U RTL8814AU  
Device info: wikidevi.com/wiki/ALFA_N…
Debian driver:  https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au
Kali driver: sudo apt install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms
Notes: Monitor mode must be set manually

Alfa AC1200 AWUS036ACH: https://amzn.to/2PESHeO
Chipset: Realtek RTL8812 RTL8812AU 
Ubuntu driver: sudo apt install  rtl8812au-dkms (This seems to be outdated)
Kali driver: sudo apt install realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms
Debian driver:  https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au
Notes: Monitor mode must be set manually

From: medium.com/@adam.toscher…

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