various updates to documentation

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Note: These are general recommendations, some of which may not apply to your specific situation.
- Security: Set WPA2-AES. Do not set WPA2 mixed mode or WPA or TKIP.
- Security: Set WPA2-AES or WPA2/WPA3 mixed or WPA3. Do not set WPA2 mixed mode or WPA or TKIP.
- Channel width for 2.4 GHz: Set 20 MHz fixed width. Do not use 40 MHz or 20/40 automatic.
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Question: Is WPA3 supported?
Answer: WPA3-SAE support is in this driver according to Realtek, however, for it
to work in client mode with some current Linux distros, you will need to
download, compile and install the current development version of wpa_supplicant
from the following site:
https://w1.fi/cgit/
Note: There is a file in the `docs` folder called `Update_wpa_supplicant_v3a.md`
that may help with updating wpa_supplicant.
Note: Some distros appear to have versions of Network Manager that are not
compatible with this driver. If that is the case, you may need to STOP or KILL
Network Manager and connect using wpa_supplicant.
WPA3-SAE is working well in AP mode using hostapd with current versions of the
Raspberry Pi OS.
Answer: WPA3-SAE support is in this driver according to Realtek and it
works well on some Linux distros but not all. Generally the reason for
WPA3 not working on Linux distros is that the distro has an old version
of wpa_supplicant or Network Manager. Your options are to upgrade to a
more modern distro (most distros released after mid 2022) or compile and
install new versions of the wpa_supplicant and Network Manager utilities.
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Question: I bought two rtl8812bu based adapters and am planning to use both in
the same computer. How do I set that up?
Question: I bought two rtl8812bu based adapters and am planning to use
both in the same computer. How do I set that up?
Answer: You can't without considerable technical skills. Realtek drivers do not
support more than one adapter with the same chipset in the same computer. You
can have multiple Realtek based adapters in the same computer as long as the
adapters are based on different chipsets.
Answer: Realtek drivers do not support more than one adapter with the
same chipset in the same computer. You can have multiple Realtek based
adapters in the same computer as long as the adapters are based on
different chipsets.
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Question: Why do you recommend Mediatek based adapters when you maintain this
repo for a Realtek driver?
Question: Why do you recommend Mediatek based adapters when you maintain
this repo for a Realtek driver?
Answer: Many new and existing Linux users already have adapters based on Realtek
chipsets. This repo is for Linux users to support their existing adapters but my
STRONG recommendation is for Linux users to seek out USB WiFi solutions based on
Mediatek chipsets:
Answer: Many new and existing Linux users already have adapters based on
Realtek chipsets. This repo is for Linux users to support their existing
adapters but my STRONG recommendation is for Linux users to seek out USB
WiFi solutions based on Mediatek chipsets:
https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi
@ -644,8 +634,8 @@ to happen.
Question: Are there any known problems with AP mode?
Answer: Overall this driver does a good job with AP mode. During testing and
work prior to making this driver available, the team working on this
Answer: Overall this driver does a good job with AP mode. During testing
and work prior to making this driver available, the team working on this
driver noticed some problems in AP mode if used with a Raspberry Pi 4B.
We were unable to discover or fix the exact cause of the problem but
the workaround is to keep the driver in USB2 mode. This workaround only
@ -665,8 +655,9 @@ reports of success or failure are needed. If you have yet to buy an
adapter to use with monitor mode, there are adapters available that are
known to work very well with monitor mode. My recommendation for those
looking to buy an adapter for monitor mode is to buy adapters based on
the following chipsets: mt7612u, mt7610u, rtl8812au and rtl8811au. My
specific recommendations for adapters in order of preference are:
the following chipsets: mt7921au, mt7612u, mt7610u, rtl8812au and
rtl8811au. My specific recommendations for adapters in order of
preference are:
ALFA AWUS036ACHM - long range - in-kernel driver

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DRV_DIR="$(pwd)"
KRNL_VERSION="$(uname -r)"
clear
# support for NoPrompt allows non-interactive use of this script
NO_PROMPT=0

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DRV_DIR="$(pwd)"
KRNL_VERSION="$(uname -r)"
clear
echo "Running ${SCRIPT_NAME} version ${SCRIPT_VERSION}"
# support for NoPrompt allows non-interactive use of this script