I have a virtual machine set up running Kali linux and I have got my wireless usb to work yet in ifconfig its not showing up as wlan0 it is showing up as wlx00c0ca843978. Does anyone know if this is an error of some sort and if so is there a fix to it? I assume most of the issue is because its a virtual machine because I have never had this issue in a linux box before.
Ive learned a simple rule when it comes to things. If it works, it works so leave it be. If it's fucked well you aren't going to fuck it worse so fuck with it.
So does it work?
If it does and the name bothers you well they haven't made pill for OCD yet lol.
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LOL....it was working but now it appears it isnt. From what I am gathering most of the issues is coming from it being a virtual machine so I think I am just going to dual boot and solve that issue.
The day when VM work well is going to be a wonderful day indeed.
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No idea why it happens sometimes, but on my linux server installed on bare metal, the Ethernet adapter isn't eth0, it's enj01635253 or some bullshit like that.. I'm not messing with it because it works, but I've found that linux will name networking hardware whatever it wants and you just have to go with it.
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This is a new thing (I think it's a debian thing actually), they don't use the old eth0 wlan0 anymore. I can't remember what the logic is on the new format but it supposedly makes sense.
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Yeah I just notice it renamed it on my bare metal. Its just the USB adapter though the PCI adapter is wlan0 and the USB is wlx(MAC address). If it works its all good just weird as I have used older versions of Kali and never noticed it.