Noob asks: How to install RT2870 Chipset into BT4 VMWare?

[forenmeister]

Hi guys,

i got an D-Link DWA-140 Wifi Adapter with RT2870 Chipset. I connect it to my Windows 7 and installed the driver. Then startet the Backtrack 4 VMWare and started "startx". In the console I typed iwconfig -a. But it says "No such device".

How to install RT2870 Chipset into BT4 VM to work with aircrack?

Best regards from germany.

[clutch]

If you're just typing iwconfig -a its always going to say "No such device". You're telling it to look for an interface called -a, which doesn't exist. What does it say when you just type iwconfig?

[forenmeister]

It says:

root@bt:~# iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      no wireless extensions.

What to do now?

Thanks for reply!

[Aleks]

It would appear that one of two things (or maybe both)is going on:
Firstly it is possible that the virtual machine is not seeing the USB device. You need to check that the USB passthrough is correctly setup to ensure the VM interfaces directly with the usb port. Also worth checking you have installed the VMWare tools as detailed here: BT4 VM Install

If that is all in order it may be worth trying to recompile the drivers to work with the BT4 Final kernel, you should be able to adapt the instructions here:
Alfa AWUS050NH + rt2x00 from compat-wireless - Remote Exploit Forums

Let me know how you get on as I am considering buying a card with that chipset.

Aleks

[tngage]

RT2870 chipset
It's a Ralink chipset and it doesn't work well in aircrack-ng... I've tried many USB wifi adapters with RT2870 chipset
You might buy another one with Realtek 8187L chipset. It really work well in BT4 (Pre and Final)