Hi
I recently purchased an Unbranded Usb, the chipset in the usb is the RTL8191su(at least that is how it is recognised in windows) to use on Kali-Linux.
Before buying this item I check on the
http://wikidevi.com/wiki/Realtek_RTL8191SU_Reference_Design website for compatability.
The device is recognised and I can connect to my router through but it just won't let me place it into monitor mode. When loading it states that is using the r8712 module from the staging directory(don't know if this makes a difference).
I have tried various other distro's BT4, BT5r1,r2,r3 and backbox believing that the chip may not be supported in the newer kernals but still the same result. Could it be a firmware issue or is it a case of this chip not being supported for monitor/injection purposes?
Here is the Dmesg and Iwconfig readout, I also need to point out that when I run airmon-ng start wlan0 I get 3 programmes that could cause a problem..... I kill them but then nothing. Any help would be appreciated.
[ 95.605118] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci_hcd
[ 95.750767] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8172
[ 95.750771] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
[ 95.750774] usb 1-1: Product: RTL8191S WLAN Adapter
[ 95.750776] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Manufacturer Realtek
[ 95.750778] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001
[ 95.955936] r8712u: module is from the staging directory, the quality is unknown, you have been warned.
[ 95.957104] r8712u: Staging version
[ 95.957121] r8712u: register rtl8712_netdev_ops to netdev_ops
[ 95.957124] r8712u: USB_SPEED_HIGH with 4 endpoints
[ 95.960006] r8712u: Boot from EFUSE: Autoload OK
[ 101.407224] r8712u: CustomerID = 0x000a
[ 101.407228] r8712u: MAC Address from efuse = 00:0b:81:ab:10:c5
[ 101.407231] r8712u: Loading firmware from "rtlwifi/rtl8712u.bin"
[ 101.407306] usbcore: registered new interface driver r8712u
[ 102.545696] r8712u: 1 RCR=0x153f00e
[ 102.549180] r8712u: 2 RCR=0x553f00e
[ 102.682550] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready
root@kali:~# iwconfig
wlan0 unassociated Nickname:"rtl_wifi"
Mode:Managed Access Point: Not-Associated Sensitivity:0/0
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0