TurtleBox3 Access Point

Status

• Software Working
• Hardware Not Working

Reference Links

• Ubutu Wifi Access Point hotspot

Hardware

Reference Links

• Edimax EW-7811 Un HW dongle I had on hand

Attempt to Install Edimax Drivers

• Edimax driver downloads

Provided this folder: EW-7811Un_Linux_driver_v1.0.0.5

 cd EW-7811Un_Linux_driver_v1.0.0.5/RTL8188C_8192C_USB_linux_v4.0.2_9000.20130911/
 sudo ./install.sh

Failed. Not in the mood to debug.

Attempt to install Realtek Drivers

• Realtek driver downloads
• Selected the following sequence in the "Downloads" tabs on the left of the page. (May have netted me the incorrect driver)
  • "Communications Network ICs"
    • "Network interface Controller SW"
      • "10/100M Faster Internet"
        • "USB 2.0"

Provided this tar file: 0010-r8152.53-2.10.0.tar.bz2

  tar xjf 0010-r8152.53-2.10.0.tar.bz2 
  cd r8152-2.10.0/
  ls
  emacs ReadMe.txt &
  make

Failed. Not in the mood to debug.

Conclusion

The Edimax Wifi adapter is old. Its drivers are old and not being maintained. I'll look for a better HW or SW solution rather then expend energy here.

Example Issue Resolutions

• Blacklist default Realtek drivers
• Driver doesn't connect with new kernel versions