

Lastly, if you are curious as to the reason why you would need to purchase a Wi-Fi adapter for your virtual machine in the first place, that is because the virtual machine is not allowed to access the host's internal Wi-Fi card, because it is a virtual machine and cannot interact with your computer on a hardware level unless you use something like a Wi-Fi adapter. Also, if you are considering purchasing a Wi-Fi adapter, I would suggest one that does not require extra drivers to be installed, as that would require access to the internet. We are doing an AMA on r/offensivesecurity at 12 - 2 pm EDT. Hi, Im g0tm1lk, lead developer for Kali Linux, alongside some Kali team members. However, I know some people who have told me that plugging in such an adapter to a USB hub will cause some sort of "input error", just FYI. r/offensivesecurity 4 days ago u/OffsecCommunity. I don't have much experience with Parallels, but I know that most virtual machine emulators allow you to connect other devices (again, such as an external Wi-Fi adapter).

However, in order to connect to network interfaces - since you have mentioned the desire to use tools that require a connection to a Wi-Fi network - you will need a USB Wi-Fi adapter.

It is possible to run Kali Linux in a virtual machine hypervisor, such as VirtualBox, VMware, and Parallels.
