Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:39:46 +0300 From: Alexandr Krivulya <shuriku@shurik.kiev.ua> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: WiFi with AC on FreeBSD Message-ID: <1a5446ca-30c1-7b56-91db-66c9f5203dea@shurik.kiev.ua> In-Reply-To: <20200610082552.0e08045c@rimwks> References: <20200610082552.0e08045c@rimwks>
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10.06.20 08:25, Rozhuk Ivan пишет: > Hi! > > For peoples who want to use linux WiFi drivers on FreeBSD with minimum support overhead :) > > This "how-to" (draft) describes how to use OpenWRT as driver with web GUI for WiFi adapters. > No more pain with slow speed, no strange wpa_supplicant gui tools :) > > This upgrades WiFi speed from > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet OFDM/36Mbps mode 11a > to 866Mbps on my notebook with intel 8265. > > > Resourses required: > - 256 Mb ram > - 128 Mb on hard drive > - IOMMU support > - FreeBSD AMD64 > > > 1. Download EFI based build. > WWW: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-developer/uefi-bootable-image > cd /root/ > fetch https://downloads.openwrt.org/snapshots/targets/x86/64/openwrt-x86-64-generic-squashfs-combined-efi.img.gz > gunzip openwrt-x86-64-generic-squashfs-combined-efi.img.gz > > > 2. Install sysutils/bhyve-firmware from ports. > CSM not required. > Patch required to build port (last attached): > https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=211074 > > > 3. Configure system: > WWW: > https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/virtualization-host-bhyve.html > https://wiki.freebsd.org/bhyve/pci_passthru > > echo 'net.link.tap.up_on_open=1' >> /etc/sysctl.conf > > > /etc/rc.conf: > kld_list="nmdm vmm" > cloned_interfaces="tap0" > ifconfig_tap0_name="wifi0" > ifconfig_wifi0="DHCP up" > ifconfig_wifi0_ipv6="inet6 accept_rtadv auto_linklocal -ifdisabled" > > > /boot/loader.conf > # bhyve PCI device passthru. > # "1/0/0" - PCI dev ident, see: pciconf -lv > pptdevs="1/0/0" > > # For AMD systems > hw.vmm.amdvi.enable="1" > > > 4. Start OpenWRT > > /usr/sbin/bhyvectl --destroy --vm=owrt > /usr/sbin/bhyve \ > -A \ > -H \ > -c 2 \ > -m 256M \ > -S \ > -s 0:0,hostbridge \ > -s 1:0,lpc -l com1,stdio \ > -s 3:0,ahci-hd,openwrt-x86-64-generic-squashfs-combined-efi.img \ > -s 5:0,e1000,tap0,mac=00:be:fa:76:45:01 \ > -s 7,passthru,1/0/0 \ > -l bootrom,/usr/local/share/uefi-firmware/BHYVE_UEFI.fd \ > owrt > > To disable output remove: "-l com1,stdio" > "1/0/0" - PCI dev ident, same as in loader.conf. > > > 5. Configure OpenWRT: > uci set network.lan.ipaddr='172.16.0.49' > uci set network.lan.netmask='255.255.255.0' > uci set network.lan.gateway='172.16.0.254' > uci add_list network.lan.dns='172.16.0.254' > uci commit network > /etc/init.d/network restart > > opkg update > opkg install luci > > Now web GUI can be used to install wpad*, hostapd*, WiFi driver and other staff. > > If you want use OpenWRT as bridge - read this: https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/network/wifi/relay_configuration > Better to start with simple rourer+nat mode. > Hi, Ivan! I'm using the same approach ;) when I need 802.11n or ac connection. The only difference is my openwrt vm is using sysutils/grub2-bhyve to boot. Thanks for your guide.
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