PYLON

Stealth & Control Wrapper for ALFA Wireless Adapters on Kali Linux Mainly for the AWUS1900 802.11ac 1900 Mbps Dual band 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi USB Adapter

PYLON is a simple shell framework to manage your ALFA USB WiFi adapter for HTB labs, CEH practice, or personal research.
It provides easy toggling between listen-only stealth mode and active managed mode while minimizing unnecessary wireless footprint.

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Features

• 🔒 Listen mode (stealth):

  • Monitor mode enabled
  • Randomized MAC address
  • TX power lowered to reduce signal leakage
  • Outbound traffic blocked with nftables

• 📡 Loud mode (active):

  • Managed mode enabled
  • Randomized MAC address
  • Outbound traffic allowed

• 🔀 Switch command to toggle between listen/loud

• 📑 Audit command to print current adapter state (MACs, driver, nftables, etc.)

• ⚙️ Boot mode option — auto-start in LISTEN mode each boot

• Automatic udev rule renames your ALFA interface to PYLON

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Installation

git clone https://github.com/Exterus/PYLON.git
cd PYLON
sudo ./pylon.sh setup
Usage

After setup, you can toggle modes with:

sudo /usr/local/bin/pylon.sh listen     # Stealth mode (monitor, txpower 10, random MAC, outbound blocked)
sudo /usr/local/bin/pylon.sh loud       # Active mode (managed, random MAC, outbound allowed)
sudo /usr/local/bin/pylon.sh switch     # Toggle between modes
sudo /usr/local/bin/pylon.sh audit      # Print current PYLON state
sudo /usr/local/bin/pylon.sh boot-listen on   # Auto start in listen mode at boot

License

MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Acknowledgment:
This project references and builds upon morrownr’s rtl8814au driver, which is GPLv2 licensed.
All credit for driver development goes to morrownr and contributors.
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