How do I install drivers for TP-Link 802.11ac Wi-Fi USB adapter?

Question

New to ubuntu, just need some help conecting wirelessly.

lsusb:

Bus 008 Device 003: ID 2357:0101

Answer 1

You can install the driver this way. Connect to Internet some other way and run in terminal

sudo apt-get install git dkms
git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
sed -i 's/\#MODULE_VERSION\#/0.1/' rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux/dkms.conf
sudo dkms add ./rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
sudo dkms install -m 8812au -v 0.1

Then insert your dongle.

Answer 2

this worked for me:

sudo apt purge rtl8812au-dkms
sudo apt install git
git clone https://github.com/gnab/rtl8812au.git
sudo cp -r rtl8812au  /usr/src/rtl8812au-4.2.2
sudo dkms add -m rtl8812au -v 4.2.2
sudo dkms build -m rtl8812au -v 4.2.2
sudo dkms install -m rtl8812au -v 4.2.2

Answer 3

First of all, Pilot6, thank you very much for providing this.

I ran into some challenges while installing the repository. If you experience similar issues, please feel free try the following solution that worked for me (note, this has enabled to install the drivers and I have not tested the functionality yet):

cd /usr/src
sudo cp -r rtl8812au-#MODULE_VERSION# 8812au-1.0
sudo dkms install -m 8812au -v 1.0

Answer 4

If the other solutions have been tested and do not seem to work. Try the following (update your network interfaces):

sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

Remove the standard configurations. Check using dmesg which interface is being used (eth0, eth1, etc.) and add the settings for this interface;

#auto eth0
#iface eth0 dhcp inet
auto eth1
iface eth1 dhcp inet

My issue had to do with the TP Link UE300 usb to ethernet 3.0 adapter which was recognized by ubuntu linux but it did not function. After installing the updates as suggested by @Pilot6 and updating the network interfaces, the adapter started functioning.