Improve Wifi Speed on Ubuntu Linux – Driver for TP-Link Dongle TL-WN823N

Most wifi adaptors don’t need the installation of specific drivers in Ubuntu Linux. But, when we use the inbuilt drivers in Linux Wifi network speed is very low for some devices.

Particularly, in this TP-Link TL-WN823N Wifi dongle model, I faced a similar issue and found a solution.

This adapter uses the Realtek RTL8192EU chipset (2357:0109).

Steps:

1. List the usb devices and confirm the device model matches
   lsusb
2. Install the pre-requisites
   sudo apt-get install mokutil && mokutil –sb-state
   sudo apt-get install git linux-headers-generic build-essential dkms
3. Download the driver from github
   git clone https://github.com/clnhub/rtl8192eu-linux
4. Add to DKMS
   cd rtl8192eu-linux
   sudo dkms add .
5. Install
   sudo dkms install rtl8192eu/1.0
6. Black list the inbuilt driver
   echo “blacklist rtl8xxxu” | sudo tee /etc/modprobe.d/rtl8xxxu.conf
7. Restart your system.

Here is the video tutorial:

Source : https://youtu.be/Qzd0bRJNsW4

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