hi,
the alfa AWUS036ACH has the chipset Realtek RTL8812AU,
can i build the driver in openbsd?

Hi s3erios!

I am appreciate that someone is working on freebsd wireless drivers for modern wifi adapters. Thank you so much!

Would you kindly tell me, is ac available? Or you have any plans to implement it?

I'd like to achieve >500 Mbps via Netis WF2190 under FreeBSD :)

Best wishes, Xdevelnet.

I recently got a no-name usb wireless interface and tried to get it to work with this driver.

ugen1.3: <Realtek USB3.0 802.11ac 1200M Adapter> at usbus1, cfg=0 md=HOST spd=HIGH (480Mbps) pwr=ON (500mA)

bLength = 0x0012
bDescriptorType = 0x0001
bcdUSB = 0x0210
bDeviceClass = 0x0000
bDeviceSubClass = 0x0000
bDeviceProtocol = 0x0000
bMaxPacketSize0 = 0x0040
idVendor = 0x0bda
idProduct = 0xb812
bcdDevice = 0x0210
iManufacturer = 0x0001
iProduct = 0x0002 <USB3.0 802.11ac 1200M Adapter>
iSerialNumber = 0x0003 <123456>
bNumConfigurations = 0x0001

In linux's rtl8812au driver I found the following lines so I decided to give urtwm a try:
#ifdef CONFIG_RTL8822B
/=== Realtek demoboard ===/
{USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(USB_VENDER_ID_REALTEK, 0xB82C, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff), .driver_info = RTL8822B}, /* Default ID for USB multi-function /
{USB_DEVICE_AND_INTERFACE_INFO(USB_VENDER_ID_REALTEK, 0xB812, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff), .driver_info = RTL8822B}, / Default ID for USB Single-function, WiFi only /
#endif / CONFIG_RTL8822B */

At first it was not recognized by the driver that was quickly fixed this way:
in sys/modules/urtwm/usbdevs.h:
#define USB_PRODUCT_REALTEK_8812AU 0xB812 /* AmazonNoName */
in if_urtwm.c line 134:
URTWM_RTL8812A_DEV(REALTEK, 8812AU),
and finally in /usr/src/sys/dev/usb/usbdevs:
product REALTEK 8812AU 0xB812 AmazonNoName

The driver compiles and sees the adapter but it looks like it is not enough:
root@tirpitz:~ # kldload if_urtwm
-> I get in /var/log/messages
Nov 16 21:47:54 tirpitz kernel: urtwm0: <USB3.0 802.11ac 1200M Adapter> on usbus1
Nov 16 21:47:54 tirpitz kernel: urtwm0: MAC/BB RTL8812AU, RF 6052 2T2R

Then:
root@tirpitz:~ # ifconfig wlan1 create wlandev urtwm0

However there is no mac address shown in ifconfig
wlan1: flags=8802<BROADCAST,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
options=200001<RXCSUM,RXCSUM_IPV6>
ether ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
hwaddr ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (autoselect)
status: no carrier
ssid "" channel 1 (2412 MHz 11b)
regdomain FCC country US authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 30 bmiss 7
scanvalid 60 wme bintval 0
groups: wlan

And in /var/log/messages
Nov 16 21:49:00 tirpitz kernel: wlan1: Ethernet address: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
Nov 16 21:52:59 tirpitz kernel: urtwm0: urtwm_r12a_power_off: failed to block Tx queues

Of course I can't associate it with any essid or do anaything useful past that point.
Obviously if Linux has a specific #define it is there for a good reason, these noname realtek adapters are best sellers on amazon I think it would be great to have support for them of FreeBSD.

IDK what I can do to help however.

Hello, I am a French user, more used to Linux, but I got started with Freebsd, following the installation of a Firewall (Pfsense).

I bought a usb wifi dongle, with a rtl 8811 chipset, but Pfsense is supplied with no compilation tool, then I compliler on another machine equipped with Freebsd, could you guide me a little?

thank you in advance

Manu

in french

Bonjour, je suis un utilisateur français, plus habitué à Linux, mais je me suis mis à Freebsd, suite à la mise en place d'un Firewall (Pfsense).

J'ai acheté un dongle wifi usb, avec un chipset rtl 8811, mais Pfsense est fournit avec aucun outil de compilation, puis je compliler sur une autre machine équipé de Freebsd, pourriez vous me guider un peu ?

Merci d'avance

Manu