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rtl8188eu (8188eu.ko)

Realtek RTL8188EU Wireless Lan Driver for Linux

v5.13.3 (20210615)
Based on EDIMAX EW-7811Un V2 Linux Driver (Version : 1.0.1.3) 2021-10-01
Support Kernel: 3.8 - 5.4 (Realtek)
Support up to Kernel 5.15

Specification

Supported interface modes:
- IBSS
- managed
- AP
- monitor
- P2P-client
- P2P-GO
Packet injection
TX power control
LED control
Power saving control
Driver debug log level control
Security:
- WEP 64/128-bit, WPA, WPA2, and WPA3

Supported adapters

TP-Link TL-WN722N V2/V3 150Mbps High Gain Wireless USB Adapter
TP-Link TL-WN727N V5.20 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter
TP-Link TL-WN725N V3 150Mbps Wireless N Nano USB Adapter
EDIMAX EW-7811Un V2 N150 Wi-Fi 4 Nano USB Adapter
ASUS USB-N10 Nano B1 USB Adapter Wireless-N
D-Link DWA-125 Wireless N 150 USB Adapter(rev.D)
D-Link DWA-123 Wireless N 150 USB Adapter(rev.D)
D-Link GO-USB-N150 Wireless N 150 Easy USB Adapter(rev.B)
D-Link DWA-121 Wireless N 150 USB Adapter(rev.B)
Realtek RTL8188EU Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter
Realtek RTL8188ETV Wireless LAN 802.11n USB 2.0 Network Adapter
802.11bgn Mini Wireless LAN USB2.0 Adapter
ELECOM WDC-150SU2M Wireless Adapter
Sitecom WLA-1100 V2 Wi-Fi USB adapter N150
MERCUSYS MW150US V2 N150 Wireless Nano USB Adapter
Rosewill RNX-N150NUB N150 Wireless Nano USB Adapter

Tested Linux Distros and Tools

Successful tested injection aireplay-ng -9 <interface>, deauthentication aireplay-ng -0 1 -a <bssid> <interface>.

Successful hcxdumptool driver test hcxdumptool -i <interface> --check_driver and capture packets hcxdumptool -i <interface> -o test.pcapng --filterlist_ap=targets.lst --filtermode=2 --enable_status=15 (hcxdumptool -i <interface> -o test.pcapng --filterlist=targets.lst --filtermode=2 --enable_status=15).

Connecting to AP with WPA3 (WPA3-SAE) authentication method (IMPORTANT: Network Manager, is not support WPA3 on this driver. Connecting with wpa_supplicant).

Start WPA3 (WPA3-SAE) SoftAP.

TX power control tested with SoftAP mode and OpenWrt firmware (OpenWrt 21.02.0 r16279-5cc0535800, Channel Analysis Feature).

Ubuntu 11.10 (kernel 3.0)
- Aircrack-ng 1.5.2
- hcxdumptool 4.2.1
Ubuntu 12.04 (kernel 3.4)
- Aircrack-ng 1.5.2
- hcxdumptool 4.2.1
Ubuntu 12.10 (kernel 3.5)
- Aircrack-ng 1.5.2
- hcxdumptool 4.2.1
Ubuntu 13.04 (kernel 3.8)
- Aircrack-ng 1.5.2
- hcxdumptool 5.1.4
Ubuntu 21.04 (kernel 5.11)
- wpa_supplicant v2.10-devel-hostap_2_9-2374-g9ef8491d9
- Aircrack-ng 1.6
- hcxdumptool 6.1.6
Ubuntu 21.10 (kernel 5.13)
- Aircrack-ng 1.6
- wpa_supplicant v2.10-devel-hostap_2_9-2398-g8a54c252a
- hostapd v2.10-devel-hostap_2_9-2398-g8a54c252a
Kali Linux 2019.1a (kernel 4.19)
- Aircrack-ng 1.5.2
- hcxdumptool 5.1.7
- wpa_supplicant v2.10-devel-hostap_2_9-2433-g8d881d942
Kali Linux 2020.3 (kernel 5.9)
- Aircrack-ng 1.6
- hcxdumptool 6.1.4
- wpa_supplicant v2.10-devel-hostap_2_9-2379-g4775a5f82
Kali Linux 2021.3a (kernel 5.14)
- Aircrack-ng 1.6
- hcxdumptool 6.1.6
- wpa_supplicant v2.10-devel-hostap_2_9-2433-g8d881d942
Ubuntu 21.10 (kernel 5.15)
- Aircrack-ng 1.6
- hcxdumptool 6.2.4
- wpa_supplicant v2.10-devel-hostap_2_9-2398-g8a54c252a
- hostapd v2.10-devel-hostap_2_9-2398-g8a54c252a

HOW TO

Install

Download source:

git clone https://github.com/ivanovborislav/rtl8188eu.git
cd rtl8188eu

Install missing packages:

sudo apt-get install bc build-essential

Install linux headers:

sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

apt-cache search linux-headers
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-5.14.0-kali4-amd64 (for example)
apt-cache search linux-image
sudo apt-get install linux-image-5.14.0-kali4-amd64 (for example)

Compile:

make
sudo make install

IMPORTANT: Prevent loading old driver r8188eu.

echo "blacklist r8188eu" > /etc/modprobe.d/realtek.conf

Monitor mode

sudo airmon-ng check kill
sudo ip link set <interface> down
sudo iw dev <interface> set type monitor
sudo ip link set <interface> up

Managed mode

sudo ip link set <interface> down
sudo iw dev <interface> set type managed
sudo ip link set <interface> up
sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager (sudo service network-manager restart)

TX power control

Note: Set TX power before start SoftAP mode. ...set txpower fixed 3000 = txpower 30.00 dBm.

sudo iw dev <interface> set txpower fixed 3000

Driver options

Change driver options during inserting driver module

Remove (unload) a module from the Linux kernel.

sudo rmmod /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/8188eu.ko

Insert (load) a module into the Linux kernel.

sudo insmod /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/8188eu.ko rtw_ips_mode=1 rtw_drv_log_level=4 rtw_power_mgnt=2 rtw_led_ctrl=1

Change driver options loading from file

Create a file 8188eu.conf containing options 8188eu rtw_ips_mode=1 rtw_drv_log_level=4 rtw_power_mgnt=2 rtw_led_ctrl=1. Copy a file to /etc/modprobe.d/ directory.

sudo cp -f 8188eu.conf /etc/modprobe.d

Power saving control.

IPS (Inactive Power Saving) Function, rtw_ips_mode=

0:Disable IPS
1:Enable IPS (default)

LPS (Leisure Power Saving) Function, rtw_power_mgnt=

0:Disable LPS
1:Enable LPS
2:Enable LPS with clock gating (default)

Driver debug log level control, rtw_drv_log_level=

0:_DRV_NONE_
1:_DRV_ALWAYS_
2:_DRV_ERR_
3:_DRV_WARNING_
4:_DRV_INFO_ (default)
5:_DRV_DEBUG_
6:_DRV_MAX_

Driver LED control, rtw_led_ctrl=

0:led off
1:led blink (default)
2:led on

Connecting with wpa_supplicant

Example wpa_supplicant.conf with WPA3-Personal (WPA3-SAE).

ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
update_config=1
country=EN
p2p_no_group_iface=1
sae_groups=19 20 21
network={
    ssid="WPA3"
    proto=RSN
    key_mgmt=SAE
    pairwise=CCMP
    group=CCMP
    ieee80211w=2
    psk="1234567890"
}

Now start...

sudo killall wpa_supplicant
sudo wpa_supplicant -B -i <interface> -c wpa_supplicant.conf
sudo dhclient <interface>

Start SoftAP mode

Example hostapd.conf with WPA3-Personal (WPA3-SAE).

ctrl_interface=/var/run/hostapd
ctrl_interface_group=0
driver=nl80211
ssid=WPA3
country_code=EN
channel=6
beacon_int=100
dtim_period=1
fragm_threshold=2346
rts_threshold=2347
hw_mode=g
ieee80211n=1
max_num_sta=16
wmm_enabled=1
ht_capab=[HT40-][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][RX-STBC1][MAX-AMSDU-7935][DSSS_CCK-40]
ignore_broadcast_ssid=0

auth_algs=1
wpa=2
wpa_key_mgmt=SAE
wpa_pairwise=CCMP
rsn_pairwise=CCMP
ieee80211w=2
sae_groups=19 20 21
sae_require_mfp=1
wpa_passphrase=1234567890