Wireless USB dongle doesn’t work in OpenWrt

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
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Hi guys,

I'm new to OpenWRT and trying to setup a travel router using a RPi4b.
Image is installed and have done basic setup and gotten the internal wireless online and connected to my home wireless for package updates, but I haven't been able to get my USB wireless dongle to get installed. Looking at the documentation. The USB adapter is 2.4 GHz, and 5 GHz.

root@OpenWrt:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux 5.4.188 xhci-hcd xHCI Host Controller
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0bda:b812 Realtek 802.11ac NIC
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 2109:3431 USB2.0 Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux 5.4.188 xhci-hcd xHCI Host Controller

root@OpenWrt:~# opkg list-installed | grep usb
brcmfmac-firmware-usb - 20211216-1
kmod-rt2800-usb - 5.4.188+5.10.110-1-1
kmod-rt2x00-usb - 5.4.188+5.10.110-1-1
kmod-usb-core - 5.4.188-1
kmod-usb-ehci - 5.4.188-1
kmod-usb-hid - 5.4.188-1
kmod-usb-ohci - 5.4.188-1
kmod-usb-uhci - 5.4.188-1
kmod-usb2 - 5.4.188-1
libusb-1.0-0 - 1.0.24-4
rt2800-usb-firmware - 20211216-1
usbids - 0.354-1
usbutils - 013-2

Collected errors:
 * opkg_install_cmd: Cannot install package kmod-rt200-lib.
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Same VID:PID

get https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi or a cheap 2nd hand router, it'll be better in every way, but CPU performance.

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Just bought the Alfa AWUS036NHA.

Do you happen to have the opkg command to install the drivers ?

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Uses the Atheros 9271 chipset.

opkg update

opkg install kmod-ath9k-htc ath9k-htc-firmware
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Alternatively you can also try this, I imagine there's a Canada version too

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The Alfa is working great. I will stick with that for now.
Now I am just facing a problem with the VPN.
I am trying to follow along with NetworkChuck
everything besides my VPN works, I can connect to the network, but the wifi is not being rerouted to my VPN. I use hotspot shield, and I already tried with Nordvpn

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Start a new thread on your VPN issue.

Thanks.

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Will do, thanks for the help everyone!

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