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So I have recently installed Kali Linux 2019.3 on my Windows 10 Operating system. I decided to do a dual boot with it as well with 40 GB partitioned for it dedicating 16 GB of memory to the OS. (UEFI on my board). Everything in the install process was okay except for the Networking section which was a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol error apparently saying that there was no DHCP configured on the router.

Despite that, the operating system works perfectly fine although, there is no internet access what so ever. I do not, on my Windows 10 OS or at all, use Ethernet, but rather Wi-Fi (Unfortunately). When launching and booting into Linux Kali, I login and there is not option for internet what so ever. Here is the screen below.

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In conclusion I believe there is an error with detecting the wireless network driver or card which is on my motherboard. I'm not sure if it's an installation process for installing drivers, or if there's an error with detecting the actual card itself. That or the driver.

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  • lspci doesn't show the wireless adapter, but lsusb shows the wifi adapter.
    – fbleb
    Commented Sep 26, 2019 at 22:46
  • It’s a USB off of the motherboard
    – fbleb
    Commented Sep 27, 2019 at 0:40

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It looks like the drivers for the RTL-88xx is still a work in progress.

There is currently a GitHub page for these drivers: https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au

It claims it supports network cards (8811au, 8812au, 8814au and 8821au chipsets) with monitor mode and injection support.

You will need the DKMS package installed.

apt-get install DKMS & apt-get install git

Download the driver package: git clone -b v5.6.4.1 https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au.git

In order to install the driver open a terminal in the directory with the source code, and execute the following command:

./dkms-install.sh

If that doesn't work for you, follow the instructions in the git project "readme.md" for using the make command. I should also mention there are abnormal instructions in the readme to put this card into monitor mode, airmon-ng can't be used.

I might add, if you do not need this card for packet injection you might just want to buy a USB/card online that's already in the supported adapter list. I picked up a TP-LINK wn722 V1 for about $10 on eBay. It works flawlessly without any hassle!

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  • Ok do I need Ethernet plugged in to do that? If so would power line adapters work?
    – fbleb
    Commented Sep 27, 2019 at 0:39
  • Power line adapters should work, and yes you will need to connect it to the internet.
    – Tim_Stewart
    Commented Sep 27, 2019 at 0:40
  • Awesome I'll try to find some power line adapters tomorrow for it to work. Is there any good power line adapters you would recommend I have a NetGear Nighthawk router.
    – fbleb
    Commented Sep 27, 2019 at 1:08
  • I personally don't recommend them, in most cases it is like wireless. They claim a Mbps rate, and it's usually much lower in reality than the claim. I own a pair from tp-link, they get about 30% of the advertised speed.
    – Tim_Stewart
    Commented Sep 27, 2019 at 1:25
  • So what should I do I can’t run an Ethernet and the drivers for WiFi are somewhat of a pain to install
    – fbleb
    Commented Sep 27, 2019 at 1:34
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Check the output when entering entering the following command:

ifconfig

Here you can see all your networking drivers, which are currently active. There sould be an adapter called:

wlan0 or sometimes wlan1:

If there is nothing to see, if possible input an ethernet cable and run

apt-get update

At least after this update, you should be able to connect to a wireless network with your pc.

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  • Unfortunately I cannot run an Ethernet cable from the router to my computer.
    – fbleb
    Commented Sep 26, 2019 at 12:43
  • @fbleb, Unfortunately these instructions will not help you, ifconfig only displays cards/adapters that have working drivers in the OS, and apt-get update only updates the repositories list of packages, not drivers or anything else...
    – Tim_Stewart
    Commented Sep 26, 2019 at 15:32
  • Ok update I ran a 60 ft CAT 5e across my floor. GOOD News: Ethernet Works! BAD News: Wi Fi still does not. I tried to download drivers for the AC 600 WLAN Adapter from the manufacturer and none of them are supported (RTL 8811au)
    – fbleb
    Commented Sep 26, 2019 at 22:44
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There is no error. Network services not working out of the box is intended behavior:

Network services disabled by default: Kali Linux contains systemd hooks that disable network services by default. These hooks allow us to install various services on Kali Linux, while ensuring that our distribution remains secure by default, no matter what packages are installed. Additional services such as Bluetooth are also blacklisted by default.

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