seemoo-lab/owl

need a list of wifi cards/chipsets that support active monitor mode

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farotherside commented

as the subject says - I want to replace the intel mini-pcie wifi card in my boat computer with one that supports OWL, so that I can setup an easy dropbox-like setup for visitors to upload photos and videos for later editing. OWL and opendrop seem like maybe they can do exactly that.

so far all I know is that my Intel card isn't supported, and the only information about what cards are supported is a link to an issue where someone's card isn't, and a link to another issue where one card in particular is. it's a serious barrier to entry that apparently the only way to find out if a random card is supported is to buy that card and try running the code on it, and if it doesn't run then you're out of luck.

is there a better way to do this?

CharlesHe023 commented

RTL8192CU works for me on Raspberrypi4b with Ubuntu 20.04.

SoniaMalki commented

I tried so far with no luck... Those were listed with ath9k, but with the new version all of them have a Realtek driver, so I doesn't work anymore, that is weird. Like old devices work better than the new one...
TL-WN781ND
TL-WN881ND
TL-WN722N
TL-WN821N
T2U plus AC600
TL-WN725N.

The problem is that the chipset linked here is so old, it is not used in commercially available devices. I can't find ath9k devices now, and I'm not sure if the ath10k or ath11k will work.
And for me this is odd that new devices won't work like the older one used to. I'm giving up, I searched everywhere, the only documentation on "active monitor mode" is there, why I can't find this feature elsewhere?

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SoniaMalki commented

Hey ! I searched for the active monitor mode a lot, and I tried to find an adapter that support it. I found a GitHub that is very well maintained and I discussed the issue with the owner. Here is a link for the discussion that can help you find an adapter that will work for you.
The owner told me which chipset works with active monitor mode, and if you grab this info you can search on the README of his GitHub an adapter with the mentioned chipset that will work for you: morrownr/USB-WiFi#73

thanks to him, we now have a very modern device list that will work with OWL.

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