Alfa AWUS036NH not working with BT5

**Yogisa** · 06-07-2011

Please help me. My Alfa AWUS036NH is not working with BT5. Recently I had performed test and below are there results:

Code:

PHP Code:
airmon-ng start wlan0 

     Interface Chipset Driver 
    wlan0 RaLink RT2870/3070 rt2800usb - [phy0] 
    (monitor mode enabled on mon0)

After that when I tested the injection I got

Code:

PHP Code:
    Quote: # airdump-ng -9 mon0 
    17:07:20 Trying broadcast probe requests... 
    17:07:21 No Answer... 
    17:07:22 Found 0 AP

Provide me with needful solutions.

**Ekpah** · 06-07-2011

Before injection test just try to be far away from you access point to inject. Move closer to it and try again and you will get the below results while patching:

Code:

cat mac80211_2.6.32.2-wl_frag+ack_radiotap.patch | patch -p1
patching file include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h
Hunk #1 FAILED at 240.
1 out of 1 hunk SUCCESS-- saving rejects to file include/net/ieee80211_radiotap.h.rej
patching file net/mac80211/tx.c
Hunk #1 SUCCESS at 678.
Hunk #2 SUCCESS at 974.
Hunk #3 SUCCESS at 1025.
Hunk #4 SUCCESS at 1088.
4 out of 4 hunks SUCCESS -- saving rejects to file net/mac80211/tx.c.rej

You will get mon0 enabled.

**Dolsy_bendal** · 06-07-2011

I have tried it in my Linux operating system, got the below result successfully. I have tested BT5 GNOME-32 and its working fine. I have used the above recommended steps. You can take reference from it.

Code:

PHP Code:
cd /usr/src/
wget http://wireless.kernel.org/download/compat-wireless-2.6/compat-wireless-2010-04-20.tar.bz2
tar jxvf compat-wireless-2010-04-20.tar.bz2
cd compat-wireless-2010-04-20
wget http://patches.aircrack-ng.org/mac80211_2.6.32.2-wl_frag+ack_radiotap.patch
cat mac80211_2.6.32.2-wl_frag+ack_radiotap.patch | patch -p1
make
make install
make unload
modprobe rt2800usb

**Elijah** · 06-07-2011

I agree with the above steps. It will work smoothly with no errors. But you will come to a point where you will get the below complained from the system. I think it’s a chipset driver which is troubleshooting.

root@bt:~# airmon-ng start wlan0

Interface Chipset Driver
wlan0 Ralink RT2870/3070 rt2800usb - [phy0]
(monitor mode enabled on mon0)
root@bt:~# aireplay-ng -9 mon0
23:29:45 Trying broadcast probe requests...
23:29:47 No Answer...
23:29:47 Found 0 APs
root@bt:~#

I recommend you to use it in BT4R2 and believe me you will have no problem getting this to work.

**Luis234** · 06-07-2011

Just do as I say and your Alfa AWUS036NH will start working with BT5.

First open a new Console :

cd /usr/src/drivers
wget //wireless.kernel.org/download/...-04-20.tar.bz2
tar jxvf compat-wireless-2010-04-20.tar.bz2
cd compat-wireless-2010-04-20
wget //patches.aircrack-ng.org/mac80...radiotap.patch
cat mac80211_2.6.32.2-wl_frag+ack_radiotap.patch | patch -p1
make
make install
make unload
modprobe rt2800usb

when all done reboot

Your second step will be more important i.e. you have to test the interface:

airmon-ng start wlan0
Interface Chipset Driver
wlan0 RaLink RT2870/3070 rt2800usb - [phy0]
(monitor mode enabled on mon0)

Third step is that check whether it detects your Alfa AWUS036NH driver or not:

airodump-ng mon0
Atlast Test the injection:
aireplay-ng -9 mon0
airdump-ng -9 mon0
14:42:20 Trying broadcast probe requests...
14:42:21 Injection is working!
14:45:22 Found 1 AP

**Deep123** · 09-07-2011

There are many issues related to it. I would like to make you all aware that it is all because of BT5 i.e. the Backtrack 5. There seems to be some official issues. I too am waiting for the official people to provide necessary solutions. No matter what so ever you try your Alfa AWUS036NH won’t work. The only thing we can do is wait for them to take some necessary actions or use BT4 instead of BT5.