Run in terminal sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hanipouspilot/rtlwifi You can do it this way.ĭisable Secure Boot in UEFI, if UEFI is used in your computer. Due to the age of the post, the fact the answer is accepted, and it's got a substantial number of upvotes, this answer is being left as-is, however we strongly advise you to refer to other answers, as this answer is no longer functional. Moderator Note: This post and all of its links and instructions are dead, as all the PPAs and links are all broken.

Is it possible to create this network interface?.

Why is there no additional network interface created when I plug in the USB device?.

Why are no networks present in the list for wicd or network-manager?.

Running 'lshw -class network' as root contains only information about the 'enp0s31f6' interface.Īdditionally for sanity, my 'uname -a': Linux home-z170a-ubuntu 4.4.0-22-generic #39=Ubuntu SMP Thu May 5 16:53: x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux TX packets:412 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 RX packets:412 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0Įnp0s31f6 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 30:5a:3a:e1:96:b1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 It seems the device is working to me, but no new interface is found in 'ifconfig': docker0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 02:42:6e:bf:92:16 Integrated Rate Matching Hubīus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Integrated Rate Matching Hubīus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hubīus 001 Device 004: ID 0c45:6433 Microdiaīus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. BCM5880 Secure Applications Processorīus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. This is my lsusb, where the offending device corresponds to Bus 002 Device 004: Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0a5c:5800 Broadcom Corp.

usb 2-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 2-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=2357, idProduct=0109 Here is the additional dmesg output I receive when I connect the device to my computer (similar content is present when I boot the computer with the device connected): usb 2-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci The CD contained a URL to a corrupted archive file for downloading installation resources.

Unfortunately, I am unable to find any wireless networks using this device using either wicd or network-manager (no networks appear in the list of networks supplied by either application).Ī CD came with the device claiming 'Linux support'. I have purchased a TP-LINK TL-WN823N (EU) V2.0 device, which is a USB device that should work as a Network Interface Card, allowing me to connect my computer to wireless networks.

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