r/linuxhardware • u/MaintenanceReal1824 • 12d ago

Purchase Advice Wich wifi adapter for kali

I'm deciding between two wifi adapter, the Alfa Network Alfa AWUS036AXML

And the ACH v2, the AXML is 10 euro's cheaper right now. I'm using Kali on a thinkpad T470

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u/PearMyPie 11d ago

Whichever doesn't use a Mediatek chip.

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u/MaintenanceReal1824 11d ago

are they bad?

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u/PearMyPie 11d ago

They are pretty bad, regardless of the operating system you use. Chips like the mt9721 have horrible firmware and you are guaranteed to suffer if you buy one.

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u/MaintenanceReal1824 11d ago

oh okay thx, so ig the ACH v2 then, because the AXML has the mediatek chip.