TP-LINK TL-WN823N V2 0n LINUX MINT 18.1
 

I have a TP-LINK TL-WN823N V2 dongle on a DELL Optiplex 745 running LINUX MINT 18.1 but I cannot make Mint to see it. I have no problem with wired connection but I would like to use the wireless. Any suggestions?
I downloaded the drivers from the TP-LINK site but cannot install them.

I assume you're talking about the Linux driver from here: http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/T...3N.html#Driver ?

If so, where in the installation instructions do you come unstuck?

Does your computer see the device when it's plugged in? One way to tell is to go to a command prompt, also known as a Terminal. Recommend if you do this from a Desktop user interface that you maximize the Terminal app window to allow for read-ability. Type in the command "dmesg", you do not need the quotes, and hit RETURN. This dumps our your system log to the screen. Take note of the last few lines of the log, what they say, what timestamps they show. Next, plug in your dongle, give about 10 seconds, and then use the dmesg command again to dump your log. The thing to be looking for is new lines indicating that the device was detected and then what the system is, or is not, doing about a newly plugged in device. It will be helpful to post those new lines from your system log. Note that if nothing happens to your system log, then likely the computer is not detecting the dongle when it is inserted. First it would be nice to know whether or not your system sees the dongle being plugged in. From there we can advise more about how to debug and install drivers.

A next step if it does see the device is to see if the device was enumerated as an installed device to the system. This should show in the logs, and also you can use the ifconfig command, "ifconfig -a" to print out information about all IP devices seen in your system. There is also iwconfig for wireless devices only, but unsure if that's in every distribution.

pconstantatos,

Connect your PC to the internet using an ethernet cable and plug in the TP-LINK TL-WN823N V2.

Open a Terminal (via Menu > System Tools >Terminal or use Ctrl + Alt + T) and then copy & paste these commands, one at a time, followed by pressing the Enter key.

After the first command you will be asked for your sudo password. Type this password (nothing is displayed for security reasons) and press the Enter key.

Switch off the PC and restart it, remembering to disconnect the ethernet cable!

You will then need to click on the Network Connections icon which is in the lower toolbar, to the left of the speaker icon.

Enter the wifi key for your network and click on Connect.

Many thanks to everybody. It now works fine. Merry Christmas to all and may 2017 bring everybody what each wishes.

Glad you got it working. If you would, please mark this thread as "SOLVED" by clicking on "Thread Tools" directly above your initial post. Thanks! :)

And a Merry Christmas to you, as well! :)

Regards...

Tp link tl wn823n
 

See below the procedure for V2, I have TL WN823N V3, can beach boy2 or somebody inform me about the procedure for V3. Regards


Connect your PC to the internet using an ethernet cable and plug in the TP-LINK TL-WN823N V2.

Open a Terminal (via Menu > System Tools >Terminal or use Ctrl + Alt + T) and then copy & paste these commands, one at a time, followed by pressing the Enter key.

Code:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hanipouspilot/rtlwifi
sudo apt update
sudo apt install rtl8192eu-dkms

After the first command you will be asked for your sudo password. Type this password (nothing is displayed for security reasons) and press the Enter key.. Regards.

Switch off the PC and restart it, remembering to disconnect the ethernet cable!

You will then need to click on the Network Connections icon which is in the lower toolbar, to the left of the speaker icon.

Enter the wifi key for your network and click on Connect.

meidine,

Welcome to LQ forums.

This is a common problem with wifi dongles. They may have a common general name, such as TL WN823N, but a different version number almost certainly means that a different chipset is inside.

Have a look at this link for the V3 one:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1211...dapter-working

The second answer should be faster.

NB Since this old thread has been marked as SOLVED you will probably be better starting a new thread and include a link to this one.