RTL8812AU/21AU and RTL8814AU driver with monitor mode and frame injection

DKMS

This driver can be installed using DKMS. This is a system which will automatically recompile and install a kernel module when a new kernel gets installed or updated. To make use of DKMS, install the dkms package, which on Debian (based) systems is done like this:

sudo apt install dkms

Installation of Driver

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

sudo ./dkms-install.sh

Removal of Driver

In order to remove the driver from your system open a terminal in the directory with the source code and execute the following command:

sudo ./dkms-remove.sh

Make

For building the RTL8812AU driver with 'make' use

make

and for building the RTL8814AU driver with 'make' use

make RTL8814=1

but for installing both these drivers use these commands on e.g Kali on kernel v4.12

make
make RTL8814=1
make install
cp 8814au.ko /lib/modules/4.12.0-kali1-amd64/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/

Notes

For Ubuntu 17.04 add the following lines

[device]
wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no

at the end of file /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf and restart NetworkManager with the command:

sudo service NetworkManager restart

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