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FreeBSD 10 / PCBSD 10 and Edimax 7811un

March 5, 2014

FreeBSD 10 supports the Edimax 7811un (RTL8188CUS chipset, FreeBSD calls the device “urtnw0″) right off the bat.  BUT…there is a small trick to get it working if you don’t see the error message.  Plug in your 7811un to your PC.  Install FreeBSD.

**** if you are using PC-BSD, do the same steps as below.  You’ll have to go into /boot/loader.conf.pcbsd file and edit out the step 3 options.

Do the following:

1. setup your /etc/rc.conf with the following…
wlans_urtwn0=”wlan0″
ifconfig_wlan0=”WPA DHCP”

2. setup your /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf with the following…(my network is WPA2)

network={
     ssid=”yourSSID”
      psk=”yourKey”
}

3. setup your /boot/loader.conf file with the following…
if_urtwn_load=”YES”
wlan_wep_load=”YES”
wlan_ccmp_load=”YES”
wlan_tkip_load=”YES”
legal.realtek.license_ack=1

***The last line is the most important.  If you don’t add that it won’t work.  

4. REBOOT  –  this is a must.

Thats it.  It should come up on its own.  This is if you have your network setup with a WPA2 encryption.  If you need additional help, consult the FreeBSD Handbook wireless section.


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