I'm using Lubuntu 15.04 - 64 bit, kernel 3.19.0-18-generic.
My TPlink, is always with low signal(normally 2%). The other computers are working just fine with other wireless pens, with good quality signal.
1 - first part (http://linuxforums.org.uk/index.php?topic=11261.0):
Open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run these commands in sequence:
sudo apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-generic git
mkdir ~/RTL8188EU
cd ~/RTL8188EU
git clone git://github.com/lwfinger/rtl8188eu
cd ~/RTL8188EU/rtl8188eu
make
sudo make install
sudo cp -v ~/RTL8188EU/rtl8188eu/rtl8188eufw.bin /lib/firmware/rtlwifi/
sudo depmod -a
sudo update-initramfs -u
sudo modprobe 8188eu
then, second part to make sure the correct driver is loaded (Low wireless signal with TP-Link TL-WN725N WiFi dongle):
added this line: blacklist r8188eu
In
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
Save and Quit from Text Editor
Then in
sudo gedit /etc/modules
I added this line at the end of the configuration: 8188eu. Save and Quit from Text Editor again
Then you do
sudo depmod -a
sudo update-initramfs -u
And before you reboot the system it is important to test these commands:
Check if the module you already blacklisted with
lsmod | grep r8188eu
If it's not removed then remove it with
sudo rmmod r8188eu
And finally you do
sudo rmmod 8188eu
sudo modprobe 8188eu
To refresh the module and you'll have a working with full signal wireless
Reboot!
now, I have a 100% signal connection with ip address, but unable to connect to internet.
The output of iwconfig&ifconfig:
wlan0 unassociated Nickname:"<WIFI@REALTEK>"
Mode:Managed Frequency=2.462 GHz Access Point: Not-Associated
Sensitivity:0/0
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:0 Signal level:0 Noise level:0
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 30:b5:c2:19:a3:13
inet addr:192.168.180.192 Bcast:192.168.180.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::32b5:c2ff:fe19:a313/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:9 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:35 errors:0 dropped:3 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:2890 (2.8 KB) TX bytes:3714 (3.7 KB)
what's missing?
@Pilot6 route -n output:
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
0.0.0.0 192.168.180.1 0.0.0.0 UG 1024 0 0 wlan0
192.168.180.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 wlan0
route -n
. – Pilot6 Jun 05 '15 at 17:56