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Summary
- Model - This is the full device model as noted on the box.
Chipset - Chipset vendor name, chipset name, vendor code, and device code. For example, if one was looking for a PCI device:
lspci -vvnn | grep Network 04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter [10ec:8176] (rev 01)
It's the 'Realtek', 'RTL8188CE', and '[10ec:8176] (rev 01)'.
Driver - For a PCI device:
lspci -vvnn | grep -A 9 Network | grep Kernel Kernel driver in use: rtl8192ce
It's the 'rtl8192ce'.
- Works "out of the box"
- Yes - It works perfectly with no manual modifications, or degraded performance.
- No - It doesn't work at all, has degraded performance, or requires manual configuration to make it work. Please add a comment to what you had to do to get it to work if this was possible, as well as a URL to an outstanding Launchpad bug report to address the issues encountered.
PCMCIA
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
TL-WN510G |
Atheros |
Madwifi |
Yes |
Ubuntu 8.04 |
2008-10-28 |
TL-WN610G |
Atheros |
Madwifi |
No |
Ubuntu 8.10 Manufacturer webpage: http://www.tp-link.com/products/product_des.asp?id=4 ; had trouble with changing WPA pw field |
2008-11-19 |
TL-WN310G |
Atheros |
ath5k |
Yes |
Ubuntu 10.04 Manufacturer webpage: http://www.tp-link.com/products/productDetails.asp?class=anm&pmodel=TL-WN310G Activity lights don't work, but card does. |
2011-5-3 |
PCI
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
TL-WN350GD |
Atheros AR5007G |
ath5k |
Yes |
Ubuntu 10.10 32 bit: Works out of the box |
2011.05.04 |
TL-WN551G |
Atheros |
Madwifi |
Yes |
Tested on Ubuntu 8.04. Manufacturer webpage: http://www.tp-link.com/products/product_des.asp?id=41 |
2008-09-15 |
TL-WN781N |
Atheros |
ath9k |
Yes |
Tested on Ubuntu 11.10 (64bit) |
2010-10-14 |
TL-WN851N |
Atheros AR922X |
ath9k |
No |
Tested on Ubuntu 11.04 Due to a kernel/driver issue, download rate is slow (max 300kiB/s with 802.11g) and slower than upload. Installing wireless-compat didn't help |
2011-08-10 |
TL-WN951N |
Atheros |
ath9k |
No |
IEEE 802.11n does not work with 11.04. High Packet loss. Works fine in Wireless G. |
2011-07-25 |
USB
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
TL-WN321G |
RT2501USB |
rt2400/rt2500 |
Yes |
Kubuntu Intrepid steps to install: plug in. Works great with Network Manager applet, I'm currently connected to WPA-PSK secured network. Driver homepage is here: http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com. Manufacturer webage here: http://www.tp-link.com/products/product_des.asp?id=47 |
2008-09-11 |
TL-WN321G |
RT2501/RT2573 148f:2573 |
RT73USB |
Yes |
Ubuntu 14.04 steps to install: plug-n-Play. Works great with Network Manager applet, for reference go to http://www.ralinktech.com/ralink/Home/Support/Linux.html |
2015-10-10 |
TL-WN321G |
? |
? |
Yes |
Ubuntu 10.04 (Beta 1) plug in and it works great with Network Manager applet. |
2010-03-22 |
TL-WN321G v4.1 |
RT2070? 148f:2070 |
? |
Yes |
Recognized and working out of the box in 11.04 Beta 2 LiveUSB. |
2011-04-18 |
TL-WN321G v4 |
RT2070 148f:2070 |
Yes |
Works out of the box for Ubuntu 11.04. |
2011-06-07 |
|
TL-WN322G |
?? |
?? |
Yes |
Ubuntu 9.04 works great with Network Manager applet. |
2010-01-19 |
TL-WN322G v3.0 |
0cf3:1006 |
ath9k_htc |
No |
For Ubuntu Lucid 10.04 LTS and Ubuntu 10.10, must install the driver. A easy workaround is the ath9k_htc-installer see here GUI Program to install ath9k_htc |
2010-10-01 |
TL-WN322G v3.4 |
Atheros AR9271 0cf3:1006 |
? |
No |
10.10 alpha "sudo apt-get install ndisgtk", "sudo ndisgtk". Use xp drivers for tl-wn322g, from cd. Link on the bottom. Path: TL-WN322G\Driver Files\Win2K_XP\netathuw.inf. After install, it says hardware not present. Type in terminal, without quotes: "sudo ndiswrapper -a 0cf3:1006 netathuw", "sudo ndiswrapper -m", "sudo ndiswrapper -ma", "sudo ndiswrapper -mi". Restart pc. Source: http://dinthsblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-was-fighting-to-run-tp-link-wn422g-v2.html. |
2010-06-12 |
TL-WN422G v2.4 |
Atheros AR9271 |
? |
No |
10.10 alpha "sudo apt-get install ndisgtk", "sudo ndisgtk". Use xp drivers for tl-wn322g, from cd. Link on the bottom. Path: TL-WN322G\Driver Files\Win2K_XP\netathuw.inf. After install, it says hardware not present. Type in terminal, without quotes: "sudo ndiswrapper -a 0cf3:1006 netathuw", "sudo ndiswrapper -m", "sudo ndiswrapper -ma", "sudo ndiswrapper -mi". Restart pc. Source: http://dinthsblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-was-fighting-to-run-tp-link-wn422g-v2.html. Without using ndiswrapper you should use this instructions: http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc |
2010-06-12 |
TL-WN422G v2 |
Atheros AR9271 |
ath9k_htc |
No |
Needs unplug/replug after a reboot or power off of the PC from time to time. |
2010-11-03 |
TL-WN620G v1.0 |
ar5523 |
? |
No |
Native driver source available at http://wiki.debian.org/ar5523 further detail on http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=10499585&postcount=10. Supports WEP, seems limited to 1Mb/s, doesn't report signal strength o Network Manager. The driver causes occasional system freezing Tested on Natty amd64 |
2011-07-26 |
TL-WN721N |
Atheros 5416 |
ath9k_htc |
Yes |
Works in perfect in Meerkat Beta |
2010-10-06 |
TL-WN721N v1.8 |
AR9271 |
ath9k_htc |
Yes |
Works well in Natty amd64 |
2011-07-26 |
TL-WN721N/ WN722N |
Atheros 5416 |
? |
No |
Specs: http://www.tp-link.com/products/productDetails.asp?class=wlan&content=spe&pmodel=TL-WN722N; driver appears to be currently developed, see: http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc . Alternative method of driver install (in German) http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/tl-wn721n-bzw-tl-wn722n-von-tp-link-mit-ar927/#post-2383604 |
2009-12-15 |
TL-WN722N |
Atheros AR5416 |
ath9k_htc |
No |
Needs unplug/replug after a reboot or power off of the PC from time to time. |
2010-11-03 |
TL-WN723N |
Realtek |
r8188eu |
Yes |
Works out of the box in Trusty 14.04.3 LTS (3.13.0-63-generic), with no tweaking at all, just plugging it. |
2015-10-07 |
TL-WN727N |
Ralink |
rt2870sta |
Yes |
Works with 10.10. |
2011-01-22 |
TL-WN727N |
Ralink |
rt5370sta |
Yes |
Work perfectly on Kubuntu Quantal 3.7.0-7-generic. |
2013-03-12 |
TL-WN727N |
Ralink |
rt2800usb |
No |
Works on Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot 11.10 64-bit after following WifiDocs/Device/Tenda_W311M. |
2012-03-03 |
TL-WN821N |
Atheros |
ar9170usb |
Yes |
Tested on Ubuntu Karmic Koala 64-bit version with linux kernel 2.6.31-19-generic. Works perfectly with airmon-ng, airodump-ng and aireplay-ng. |
2010-03-06 |
TL-WN821N |
Realtek |
RTL8192CU |
No |
Tested on Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail with Kernel 3.8.0-31-generic solution to make at work available here : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2150572 |
2013-10-18 |
TL-WN821N |
Atheros |
ar9170usb |
Yes |
Tested on Ubuntu Karmic Koala (9.10) 32-bit version with linux kernel 2.6.31-20-generic-pae. |
2010-04-06 |
TL-WN821N |
Atheros |
ar9170usb |
No |
Tested on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04 LTS) 32-bit version with linux kernel 2.6.32-22. 802.11n NOT WORKING!!! Note: Intermittently disconnects from AP and won't reconnect unless device unplugged and replugged. |
2010-06-05 |
TL-WN821N |
Atheros |
ar9170usb |
No |
Tested on Ubuntu Lucid Lynx (10.04 LTS) 32-bit version with Linux kernel 2.6.32-25. System freezes when plugging the device in on a running system (could be a hardware related issue from my computer), but after rebooting, everything works great! |
2010-11-14 |
TL-WN821N |
Atheros |
ar9170usb |
No |
Ubuntu Lucid Lynx 10.04 64-bit. Connects to 802.11g but then randomly disconnects, needs to be plugged/unplugged. |
2010-06-16 |
TL-WN821N |
0cf3:1002 |
ar9170usb |
No |
Tested with Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 and usb works. The problem is that every few seconds disconnected. The solution is to using compat-wireless and firmware carl9170, see here how to Install driver(Greek language) or here http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/PqQ0RAUFUVIKYWpAyuFe |
|
TL-WN821N v3 |
0cf3:7015 |
ath9k_htc |
No |
Ubuntu 11.10 64-bit the stick is recognized by Ubuntu as a wireless device. Disconnects when your network-manager tries to scan for new wireless and the device is just associated to a wireless. Tried with latest driver (compat-wireless 3.3rc1) but doesn't work. |
2012-01-26 |
TL-WN821N v4.2 |
Realtek |
rtl8192cu |
No |
Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty) 64-bit. Intermittently disconnects from AP and won't reconnect unless device unplugged and replugged. After I followed instructions at https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes it worked stable and fast (source http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=159484#p823956 ). |
2015-04-21 |
TL-WN822N v1.1 |
Atheros 0cf3:1002 |
AR9170USB |
Yes |
Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid) 32-bit auto-detected, work flawlessly, youtube HD, torrent (linux kernel 2.6.32-32-generic). |
24-Nov-2011 |
TL-WN822N |
Atheros |
AR9170 |
Yes |
64-bit Ubuntu 11.04 auto-detected and worked a treat from installation onwards. |
|
TL-WN822N |
Atheros |
? |
Yes |
Ubuntu 11.04 32-bit plug-n-play, and supports WPA2-PSK. |
5 Sept 2011 |
TL-WN7200ND |
RT2870/RT3070 |
RT2870STA |
Yes |
Auto-detected on Ubuntu 10.10 and it works. |
|
TL-WN822N Ver: 3.0 |
ID 0bda:8178 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8192CU 802.11n WLAN Adapter |
rtl8192cu |
No |
On Ubuntu 14.10 worked out of the box for about 5 minutes, then stalled (as in pages wouldn't load and eventually gave a DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NO_INTERNET error on Google Chrome). Rebooted and again worked for 5 minutes then stalled. After much searching I followed instructions at https://github.com/pvaret/rtl8192cu-fixes/blob/master/README.md and it finally worked. It's worth noting I only got this as I thought, reading other experiences, this would work out of the box; however I believe that there has been a change on Version 3 of the TL-WN822N meaning it has issues. Last time I buy TP-Link. |
15 Mar 2015 |