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Help from here: http://gitm8.com/running-awus036nhr-in-virtualbox-kali/
and here: http://www.fixedbyvonnie.com/2015/04/welcome-to-kali-linux-part-2-of-3/#.VkPK8q6rTdQ
Adapter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035APGP6
1. Download the VirtualBox image for Kali 2.0
2. Import it into VirtualBox
3. Set up the machine as normal
4. In the network tab disable the network interfaces
5. Change to the Ports tab
6. Change to the USB portion of the Ports tab
7. Add a filter
8. Name it something, like Alpha
9. Open System Report on Mac, select USB on the left, then the wifi adapter
10. Fill in the Vendor ID and Product ID from System Report on the filter settings in VirtualBox (mine were "148f" for vendor and "3070" for product)
13. Dont' worry about any of the other fields
14. Click "OK" to save, and that's it
It seems to have stopped working. Can't figure out what's up. Doesn't show any wireless networks all of a sudden.
Some output:
root@kali:~# lsusb
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 148f:3070 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070 Wireless Adapter
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
root@kali:~# iwconfig
wlan0 IEEE 802.11bgn ESSID:off/any
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Tx-Power=20 dBm
Retry short limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
lo no wireless extensions.
root@kali:~# airmon-ng
PHY Interface Driver Chipset
phy0 wlan0 rt2800usb Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070
root@kali:~# airmon-ng start wlan0
No interfering processes found
PHY Interface Driver Chipset
phy0 wlan0 rt2800usb Ralink Technology, Corp. RT2870/RT3070
(mac80211 monitor mode vif enabled for [phy0]wlan0 on [phy0]wlan0mon)
(mac80211 station mode vif disabled for [phy0]wlan0)
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