| Chipset | Linux Drivers | Windows driver (monitor mode) | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atheros | Madwifi | v4.2 or v3.0.1.12 or AR5000 (see this page for more informations) |
USB is not supported by madwifi atm |
| Atmel | Atmel 76c503a | AT76C503/505A based USB WLAN adapters | |
| Broadcom | bcm43xx | Broadcom peek driver | Windows: Old models only Linux: always use latest -rc kernel |
| Centrino b | ipw2100 | 802.11b only | |
| Centrino b/g | ipw2200 | See IPW2200 and RF-Mon | |
| Centrino a/b/g | ipw2915 ipw3945 |
ipw2915 uses ipw2200 driver | |
| Cisco/Aironet | airo-linux | Cisco PCX500/PCX504 peek driver | 4500/4800/340/350 series firmware 4.25.30 recommended |
| Hermes I | Orinoco Orinoco Monitor Mode Patch |
Agere peek driver | 802.11b only |
| Ndiswrapper | ndiswrapper | N/A | Using windows drivers in linux. It will never work with aircrack |
| prism2/2.5 | HostAP wlan-ng |
LinkFerret or aerosol | Use STA firmware >=1.5.6 (see Prism2
flashing) 802.11b only |
| prismGT | prism54 | PrismGT by 500brabus | only FullMAC cards works with aircrack on Linux |
| Ralink | rt2x00 | Only rt2500 and rt2570 can inject and monitor | |
| Realtek 8180 | rtl8180-sa2400 | Realtek peek driver | 802.11b only |
| TI | ACX100/ACX111/ACX100USB | ||
| ZyDAS 1201 | zd1211 |
See also Compatibility
If
you don’t know what kind of chipset you have, take a lot at this list for resources.
