Realtek 8187L Linux Driver

This is the oficial driver of Realtek 8187L chipset, with some modifications and upgrades to work fine in > 3.80 Linux kernel.

Tested on Ubuntu 13.04 (Linux kernel 3.8.0-31) with usb card ALFA Networks AWUS036H, used for daily use (navigation, downloads...) and test security of wireless networks with some utils (e.g aircrack-ng)

Installing driver

1. Download the updated driver from GitHub:

   wget https://github.com/Dekadencee/rtl8187-Linux-Driver/archive/master.zip

2. Unzip file and remove zip:

   unzip master.zip rm master.zip

3. Compile driver:

   cd master sudo make sudo make install

4. Backlist the native drivers to aboid conflict:

   echo "blacklist rtl8187" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

5. Reboot or reload drivers manually removing the native one:

   sudo modprobe -rfv rtl8187 sudo modprobe -v r8187l

Thanks

Special thanks to varunendra (http://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=1043629) for the guides and tips on Ubuntu forums