ALFA AWUS036NHA Wireless B/G/N USB Adaptor - 802.11n - 150 Mbps - 2.4 GHz - 5 dBi Antenna - Long Range - Atheros Chipset - Windows XP/Vista 64-Bit/128-Bit Windows 7 Compatible, TAA Compliant

I originally owned a previous version of this amazing ALFA USB Wireless device. For whatever reason, I believe it was a power overload during a storm, the device stopped working. I did own it for around 3 years at this point, and I was happy that it lasted as long as it didetThis device supports packet injection, making it great for stress-testing in the field of Internet Security. It has a very long range (I re-used my 9dbi antenna that came packaged with the previous device I own), and this proves to be very useful when in areas that your router might not be able to reach, like your backyard.This device does not support 802.11AC, which is fine, I actually use another device (The ALFA AC1200, or AWUS036AC found here: http://amzn.to/2b6wHcV) as my speed booster, however, my router only supports the 2.4GHz band, which is find as my DL speeds are 5x what they used to be regardless.If you're looking for a quality networking product with extra functionality, I would recommend this. You can use it to more closely monitor your connections (with easy using either Linux or Windows tools), connect from a distance, and my personal favorite, use it to get the correct WiFi drivers when installing a new Linux Distro. The Atheros 9K driver (ath9k) is a FOSS driver that allows any modern Linux distribution to gain access to your WiFi, where you can install the correct drivers in order to get your onboard WiFi working.Very high-quality product! Recommended for home use, networking stress testing use, and computer enthusiast use to allow you to further understand networking via the functionality of this device. For the price, you might as well get the other item I linked, however, this one allows the packet injection required for the added network functionality. I hope this review helps you decide whether or not this is the right device for you.

Works great would buy again if this one ever breaks which I don't think it will anytime soon, seems good quality.

I got this to use with Kali Linux. I'm running Kali in a VirtualBox VM on a Win11 laptop. It works perfectly with Linux, and gracefully passes through to the VM from Windows. This was cheaper and easier than buying a bigger SSD, and reinstalling everything twice.

The media could not be loaded. AWUSO36NHA VS AWUSO36NH VS TP-LINK WN722NI purchase the awuso36h and then it went dead. It served me a good time. I decided to purchase the awuso36nh which is a 2w wireless adapter. This adapter was connected to my 15dbi Omni-directional antenna which is 40 feet above ground. I must confess it worked excellent until my alfa 1w booster (failed within a month). One thing for sure with this adapter it is very durable. ( I have this adapter for over a year. after my booster died I began to use this adapter alone and I picked up about 15-18 wireless access points, mostly with a 3 bar signal. my internet connection faded from time to time because of distance and interference and other factors. I decided to research on other adapters that has good receptivity and found several post as to the awuso36nha and how sensitivity it was to weak signals.I also found post where the awuso36nha is good for hacking and packet injection in backtrack. i did some more digging and found some facts ,that is, the awuso36nh has sensitivity of around -71dbm while the awuso36nha has a sensitivity of -91dbm (excellent for weak signals). note these are all theoretical statements. i even read a web page that hakshop.myshopify.com as to how the auwso36nha is excellent.when the awuso36nha arrived i downloaded the latest drivers from the official alfa site.I tested use the awuso36nha for six months.In addition i used the AWUSO36NH for over 1 year. My tests and hard work came from Wireless Penetration and Comparative analysis in real life situations :NO. OF NETWORKS DETECTEDAWUS036NH-roughly 10-14 NetworksAWUS036NHA-roughly 22 NetworksTP-LINK WN722N- 3 to 4 networks ( i am assuming that the circuitry for this adapter wasn't designed for an amp with long cabling to outdoor antenna otherwise it worked well with a small indoor antenna)TRANSFER SPEEDAWUS036NH- 1 Mbps to 5Mbps for most networksAWUSO36NHA- 20Mbps TO 54Mbps for most networksTP-LINK WN722N- connected to 1 out of a total of the three networks in detectedSIGNAL QUALITY (with a 5W booster)AWUS036NH-Excellent (4 bars maximum for most networks)AWUSO36NHA- Very Poor (1 to 2 bar signal for most networks-but was able to connect with better speeds than the awuso36nh)TP-LINK WN722N- 1 to 2 barsINTERNET STABILITYAWUS036NH- unstable internet connection for weak signalsAWUSO36NHA- fairly stable internet connection for weak signalsTP-LINK WN722N- unable to test thoroughlyRANDOM DISCONNECTIONSAWUS036NH- Adapter does not shutdown randomly.AWUSO36NHA- Adapter shuts down randomly, you have to manually plug and unplug adapter after a full day or 2 days of work.TP-LINK WN722N- no random disconnection observed for short period of useHEAT GENERATIONAWUS036NH- Adapter gets hot quicklyAWUSO36NHA- adapter gets slight warmTP-LINK WN722N- adapter gets slight warmHANDSHAKE TESTS- BACKTRACK 5 R3 AIREPLAY SUITEAWUS036NH- Not excellent in grabbing handshakes- have to try a couple of times for the adapter to get it rightAWUSO36NHA- Excellent Handshake grabber!TP-LINK WN722N-adapter gets slight warmREAVER 1.4 IN BACKTRACK 5 R3AWUS036NH-Authentication with networks well and packet injection works fairly (16-20 pin/sec)AWUSO36NHA- Authentications works well and packet injection is fast (4-8 pin/sec) however reaver sticks due to adapter random disconnectionTP-LINK WN722N- unable to test due to fewer unencrypted access points detected.CONCLUSION 1: the alfa awuso36nha is a good adapter when compared to the awuso36nh, that is, the awuso36nha provided a stable connection with good transfer speed even though it Gives A 1 TO 2 bars signal strength. On the other hand the awuso36nh provide a GOOD connection with less transfer rate and is not good at catching weak signals. so what is important?TRANSFER SPEED vs SIGNAL STRENGTH?.. all two factors are important but i would go with signal strength since without signal you cannot transfer..UPDATE:ALFA AWUS036NH IS SUITABLE FOR INDOOR USE WHERE ACCESS POINTS ARE RELATIVELY CLOSEHOWEVER IF YOU HAVE A AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA, THE AWUS036NHA IF VERY GOOD AT PICKING UP MORE ACCESS POINTS AND CONNECTS WELL TO NETWORKS (DESPITE RANDOM DISCONNECTIONS AT TIMES AND A 1 TO 2 BARS SIGNAL STRENGTH). THIS IS THE ONLY ADAPTER WITH THE ATHEROS 9271 CHIPSET THAT IS BUILT INTO A CIRCUITRY THAT IS WELL DESIGNED FOR LONG RANGE CONNECTION AS COMPARED TO TP-LINK WN722N (I WILL SEE IF I WILL TRY TO GET A VIDEO ON YOUTUBE TO SHOW THE COMPARISON BETWEEN THE THREE ADAPTER...ALL FOR NOW

The product is exactly what I requested. Everything turned out great.

Best adapter I've used on Linux, supports monitor mode and doesn't require any extra installation, I did have to install drivers for Windows though. Great adapter with great range and compatibility.