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BELK-AN-012: Using an external USB to Wifi adapter

2 bytes removed, 12:54, 13 December 2023

→‎Linux driver

* you have to enable the kernel driver selecting the various kernel options (some of them required for the driver kernel error-free compilation)

<pre>

> Networking support > Wireless > cfg80211 - wireless configuration API

> Networking support > Wireless > cfg80211 wireless extensions compatibility

> Device Drivers > Network device support > Wireless LAN > Realtek 8188EU USB support

> Device Drivers > Network device support > Wireless LAN > USB ZD1201 based Wireless device support

~~> Networking support > Wireless > cfg80211 - wireless configuration API~~

~~> Networking support > Wireless > cfg80211 wireless extensions compatibility~~

</pre>

i.e.

CONFIG_CFG80211=y

CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT=y

CONFIG_RTL8188EU=y

CONFIG_USB_ZD1201=y

~~CONFIG_CFG80211=y~~

~~CONFIG_CFG80211_WEXT=y~~

the ~~latest~~ last one has been just added for enabling <code>CONFIG_WEXT_PRIV</code>

=== Build the kernel ===

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