RT2800 USB: monitor mode using Virtual Box

Information

I am using a WiFi USB Adapter and the latest version of Kali running under VirtualBox.

Chipset: Ralink RT2870/3070
Driver: rt2800usb
Manufacturer: TP-Link
FCC ID: TE7WN727NV3

It is supposed to support monitor mode and packet injection: https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Rt2800usb

lsusb returns:

Bus 001 Device 002: ID 148f:5370 Ralink Technology, Corp. RT5370 Wireless Adapter

lsmod returns:

usbcore, rt2800usb, rt2x00usb, rt2800lib, rt2x00lib, mac80211, cfg80211, crc_ccitt and rfkill.

As I said, I'm using the latest version of Kali, so it should have the drivers already installed. The version of VirtualBox is 4.3.12.

Problem

It seems that the adapter is being detected and enabled by VirtualBox: WiFi USB Adapter enabled

And it seems to work in normal mode: It works in normal mode

However, when I try to setup the monitor mode, it doesn't seem to be able to detect any AP: Monitor mode enabled

Not any AP detected.

Question

What is going on? Why It is not able to find any AP?

Cod1ngFree

Posted 2014-12-28T10:10:19.200

Reputation: 69

Boot under native Kali and see if the problem persists, to rule out any VM-related issue. And really, don't complicate your life with a VM, just install Linux natively, anyway you'll have to do it if you need to do any serious pentesting. – None – 2014-12-28T12:15:56.543

1@AndréDaniel I used to install Linux natively, but I need a lot of VMs because I need one different environment for each different project I do. – None – 2014-12-28T17:48:13.270

@AndréDaniel USB adapters through a VM work well like this. I use them regularly. There are plenty of reasons why a VM is much more convenient. – Brad – 2014-12-30T17:37:16.640

@Brad What setting should I use to use? Would you need more information? – Cod1ngFree – 2014-12-30T18:15:38.167

What do ifconfig and iwconfig show about this adapter when You switch to Monitor mode? – kestasx – 2015-01-01T18:59:35.250