TL-WN725N

I bought the TP-LINK TL-WN725N Nano adapter for its wireless N capability as my Asus EeePC 1001P only has wireless b/g built-in and I recently bought a TP-Link TL-WDR3600 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit CABLE Router (2 UBS Ports for Storage Sharing, Media/Print Server, IPv6) . My EeePC runs Windows XP and Debian 7. It turns out that the TP-LINK TL-WN725N comes in two versions, V1 and V2. They look identical but use different wireless chips. If you get a V1 it will work out of the box in any typical Linux based operating system. If you get V2 you will need to build and install a driver module. Luckily this is very easy. You can find some information on the V2 at wikidevi.com/wiki/TP-LINK_TL-WN725N_v2 and download a driver and see install instructions at github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu. Building and installing the driver just takes a couple of commands and a few minutes. You need kernel headers installed and make and gcc (and optionally checkinstall). Unpack the driver archive, cd into the directory and run `make all`, then as root or using sudo run 'checkinstall --pkgname=rtl8188eu --pkgversion="1:$(date +%Y%m%d)-git"` if you like checkinstall and `make install` if you prefer not to use it. If using checkinstall that should build a versioned, dated package and install the driver, copy the firmware to the right place and do so such that your OS package manager knows about it so you can uninstall it cleanly, upgrade without issues, or use the driver and firmware package on other computers running the same OS and hardware. Even on my low power EeePC this only took a couple of minutes. Once it was done I reconnected the TP-LINK Nano to a USB port and immediately the device became available in Network Manager and I connected to my N network without any issue. My next task was to try the Nano in Windows XP. The Nano comes with a mini-CD containing Windows drivers and utilities but the EeePC doesn't have a CD drive so I downloaded the same driver pack from the manufacturer's web site and unzipped it. On connecting the Nano to a USB port Windows detects the device and offers to check Windows Update, search for a driver and install one automatically if found. I was interested to see if this convenient feature would succeed so went ahead. It couldn't find a driver but instead hardware wizard hung and had to be force closed via Task manager. Doh! I restarted the "Found New Hardware Wizard" and this time specified where to look. It failed again and again had to be forced closed. Next I used TP-Link's setup utility and selected to install only the driver (no extra software). This worked fine, at which point Windows' "Found New Hardware Wizard" launched itself and got in the bl***y way. Anyway the driver installed successfully and the wireless interface appeared in the system tray and I connected to my N router. Success! It's been a very long time since I connected anything to a Debian PC and found there wasn't a driver or firmware automatically loaded or easily available so at first I was a bit worried I might run into problems. Actually the driver build and install is really easy and quick and didn't take any longer than faffing around with XP's hit and miss new hardware wizard. If you run Windows XP just use the TP-Link setup application and save yourself a few minutes of aggravation or tedium. I believe Windows 7 will manage this all much more competently but haven't tried it myself. The Nano seems fine to me. I like that TP-Link's set up utility allows you to install either the driver only or the driver with TP-Link's utilities. The Nano is very good value and tiny enough that it can stay permanently in place even while my EeePC is in a snug case, and I can now set my wireless router to use N instead of B/G and get better speeds on all clients. edit: I just tried it with a clean install of Windows 7 64-bit. I downloaded the driver from TP-Link, ran the setup and the Nano works perfectly. Whichever operating system I use the Nano reliably connects to my N network at a nominal 150 mbps. I get very good speeds, almost as good as using a wired 100 mbps LAN, so this is great for file transfers and streaming 720p video and similar tasks which had sometimes been slow and frustrating with wireless g.

works great, easy to install although I don't have a CD reader on my pc, was able to download drivers. very small and unobtrusive

Beware: This adapter does NOT work out-of-the-box with Linux. Internet searches suggest it's necessary to install a driver which is not included in the latest Linux kernel version 3.11. Contacted TP-Link's tech support who were very prompt but unable to help - there is no Linux driver provided by Realtek, the makers of the chip inside the adapter. After a great deal of web searching, it transpires that Version 1 of this adapter uses a driver which *is* built into (most?) Linux kernels. Version 2 of the adapter, which was supplied to me in January 2014, will *not* work with Linux, at least not without some tinkering. So the earlier reviews stating this adapter works fine with Linux are presumably for Version 1 of the product, and are now out of date. The basic outline of the solution is to be found at [...] although the git repository shown there is deprecated. Substitute the line "git clone [...]" instead. Then it all works hunky-dory. (Ironically, having googled all this, there is a product review here from 8 January 2014 by Julian Hughes who says something very similar. Sigh!) Other reviews have complained about the slow speed of this adapter. Certainly plugging it directly into the USB port on the back of my desktop, I got only 1 MBps whereas a wired connection direct to the router gave 11 MBps. Presumably, placing the (tiny!) antenna so close to the earthed metal case of the PC screwed-up its radiation pattern really badly. The solution is to plug the adapter into a 1 metre long USB extension lead and position the adapter end well away from earthed metal. Doing this I get the 11 MBps, which is all my router delivers, even though the PC is now two floors up from the wireless router, although letting the adapter dangle next to the metal frame of my desk, it's back down to 3 MBps. So a tidy piece of kit. But shame about the lack of Linux support from the manufacturer. And the tiny antenna can be a mixed blessing - just keep it away from significant lumps of metal!

The TP-Link TL-WN725N USB WiFi adapter works perfectly. It’s incredibly small and discreet but delivers a stable and reliable connection

I ditched Windows10 on my old laptop and installed Linux Mint. The WiFi driver installed by Mint did not work so I bought one of these as recommended by an AI chatbot. After a bit of rebooting it was up and running. The range is limited but amazing for such a tiny device and works well within the house and even picked up a couple of the neighbours networks albeit at low strength. Tip... With Linux its advisable to disable the existing driver.

I was having massive internet connection problems with my laptop via wifi. The connection kept dropping every 20 or 30 seconds; so click on a link and it would work. Click on another, wouldn't work for 10 seconds, however many times you'd hit "refresh". Then it worked again; the network status indicator didn't show any problems and I couldn't find any issues with any problem solvers I used (whether Windows' own ones or others downloaded on recommendation). Particularly annoying when trying to complete forms online, as I'd fill out the details required, hit enter and find that the connection had dropped, meaning I had to redo the whole thing! I knew the problem wasn't my router (as all other devices in the house worked perfectly) but just in case, I upgraded that to a different make. Still the same issue. Someone suggested I tried to tether the laptop to my mobile to pinpoint the problem to the laptop itself - I had the same connection issues even though all things internet worked perfectly on the phone. At the end of my own tether (geek based pun intended), I looked on Amazon for a USB wireless adapter and found this one. Under a tenner, small profile, it looked perfect. Once it arrived, I plugged it into the laptop, inserted the CD that came with it to install the drivers, 5 minutes later I was able to connect to the internet without any issues whatsoever! It's hardly noticeable other than a green light that comes on to let you know it's working and connected. I can leave it in the laptop without worrying that it might get knocked off and damaged. This works perfectly, I get a stable connection and an internet speed test online shows a great upload and download speed ,

The USB dongle works straight away without the need for drivers, on windows 10. However the speed is lacking, and loses connection frequently.

Plugged into a 12 year old laptop with dead internal WiFi that had been upgraded from Win7 to Linux Mint. Worked instantly!

Perfekt, köpte en till, r36s och r36max kompatibel med linux gaming hand-held devices

Wi-Fiの接続はスムーズで使い安い

Lo compré para un Mac que tenía la tarjeta de red dañada y funciona a las mil maravillas.

buen adaptador, tiene buena velocidad y alcance, muy buena marca, Recomendado.

Worked with my linux machine. No setup or packages required. Just plug in.