USB Wlan Adapter detected in VirtualBox Kali Linux but not working

Basti4231 · 03-07-2017, 07:35 PM

After hours of searching the internet I finally got to the state where in the VirtualBox in Kali Linux I got my USB WLan Adapter Linksys AE2500 detected.
However when I run ifconfig I cannot see my WLan Adapter. It's properly working on the host (Windows 7x64). I also cannot see the option WiFi-Connections just Wired Connection in the task bar which implies that my usb wlan adapter is not working in the Virtual Machine in Kali Linux.

What can I do now?

Basti4231 · 03-07-2017, 08:04 PM

Here's a screen showing my usb device as being detected.

frankbell · 03-07-2017, 08:30 PM

What is the wireless chipset in the device?

This article indicates that Linksys's support for that device on Linux is poor or nonexistant.

Basti4231 · 03-07-2017, 08:40 PM

The Chipset is Linksys AE2500. If there is no way to make it work on Kali Linux I consider buying a new one. But I would rather find a solution