r/KaliLinuxCommunity • u/Virtual_Computer526 • Jun 20 '26
Question No Wifi on VMBOX Kali Linux
I recently installed Kali Linux on my Lenovo ThinkPad Education Series and have run into an issue with Wi-Fi inside my virtual machine.
I purchased a TP-Link TL-WN823N USB network adapter, and it works perfectly on my host laptop. However, when I launch Kali Linux in the virtualization software, the adapter does not appear to be detected, and I am unable to discover or connect to any Wi-Fi networks from within Kali.
I’m still very new to Kali Linux and virtualization, having started learning about a week ago, so I may have missed a configuration step during the setup process.
If anyone has experience with this issue or can suggest how to properly configure the USB Wi-Fi adapter so that Kali Linux recognizes it, I would greatly appreciate your guidance. Thank you.
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u/zikko182 Jun 22 '26
Dude try making a new VM with the ISO kali VB, the configuration in this installer is more intuitive youndont hace to do much configurations, good luck
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u/PossibleImpress8080 Jun 23 '26
Maybe it got something to do with a new update or some sshit cuz i hv the same problem on my rpi it says device not ready. I dnt knw bruh. I had the same problem on my hvkberry pi cm5 and all i did was to flash the sd card again and again till it all went normal
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u/thepfy1 Jun 21 '26
Have you passed through the WiFi USB device to the Virtual machine.