No IP Address For TP-LINK TL-WN725N V2.1

[SpaceCowboy]

I installed a TP-LINK TL-WN725N V2.1 wifi dongle and I'm not getting an ip address for the wlan0.

Here is what I did:

Looked at the kernel version to get the proper driver

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uname -a
Kernel: 3.18.7-v7+ #755

Got the driver and installed using the following commands:

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wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80256631/8188eu-20150212.tar.gz
tar -zxvf 8188eu-20150212.tar.gz
sudo install -p -m 644 8188eu.ko /lib/modules/3.18.7-v7+/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
sudo insmod /lib/modules/3.18.7-v7+/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/8188eu.ko
sudo depmod -a
sudo modprobe 8188eu

My /etc/network/interfaces file looks like this:

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auto lo

iface lo inet loopback
iface eth0

allow-hotplug wlan0
iface wlan0 inet manual
wpa-roam /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
iface default inet dhcp

My /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf looks like this:

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ctrl_interfaces=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev

network={
         ssid="my ssid name"
         psk="my ssid password"
        }

After rebooting, I looked form the IP address of the wlan0

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ifconfig

eth0:	(I get the normal information)

lo	(I get the normal information)

wlan0	Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr c4:6e:1f:24:ca:83
	UP BROADCAST MULTICAT MTU:1500
	RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
	TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
	collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
	RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

When in the GUI wifi configuration, I see the Adapter wlan0 and the Network ssid. However, it continuously scans, then shows a 4-Way Handshake (station) on the status, then loops again over and over. If I select the Disconnect button, it stops... the Adapter still shows wlan0 but the Network is blank. The Status says 'Could not get status from wpa_supplicant. Last Message says '- signal 15 received. If I click the Scan button, it show no available wifi connections.

Just to mention that if I install this wifi dongle on my Windows box, it works just fine. That tells me the hardware device is good.

I'm at a loss right now and would appreciate some assistance.

Thanks

[MrEngman]

I installed a TP-LINK TL-WN725N V2.1 wifi dongle and I'm not getting an ip address for the wlan0.

Here is what I did:

Looked at the kernel version to get the proper driver

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uname -a
Kernel: 3.18.7-v7+ #755

Got the driver and installed using the following commands:

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wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80256631/8188eu-20150212.tar.gz
tar -zxvf 8188eu-20150212.tar.gz
sudo install -p -m 644 8188eu.ko /lib/modules/3.18.7-v7+/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
sudo insmod /lib/modules/3.18.7-v7+/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/8188eu.ko
sudo depmod -a
sudo modprobe 8188eu

I'm at a loss right now and would appreciate some assistance.

Thanks

You downloaded the wrong driver version.

Try this instead

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wget https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/80256631/8188eu-v7-20150212.tar.gz
tar -zxvf 8188eu-v7-20150212.tar.gz
./install.sh

Note the additional "-v7" in the driver filename for the Pi 2 B. Have another look at viewtopic.php?p=462982#p462982 and check the driver names again.


MrEngman

[SpaceCowboy]

Many thanks MrEngman! I'll try it this evening after I get home.

[SpaceCowboy]

That worked. Thanks again!