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differences in the entry: vendor
Atheros
differences in the entry: model name
Atheros Communications Inc TP-Link TL-WN821N v3.1 [Atheros AR9002]
differences in the entry: possible other names of the device
TP-LINK 300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter
Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link TL-WN821N v3 802.11n [Atheros AR7010+AR9287]
differences in the entry: VendorID:ProductID code of the device
0cf3:7015
differences in the entry: year of commercialization
2010
differences in the entry: interface
USB
differences in the entry: GNU/Linux distribution used for the test
trisquel_4_5 , trisquel_5_0 trisquel_5_0, trisquel_5_5
differences in the entry: tested with the following kernel libre
2.6.35-28-generic, 2.6.38-11-generic 2.6.38-11-generic, 3.0.0-19-generic
differences in the entry: does it work with free software?
no
differences in the entry: free driver used
ar9170usb, ath9k_htc
differences in the entry: Description
Recognize the device from the model name through:
- Ver 3.1 (added with a sticker on the device box)
- the VendorID:ProductID code (0cf3:7015)
Product page: [a]http://uk.tp-link.com/products/details/?categoryid=240&model=TL-WN821N[/a]
Output of lsusb -v for the [b]TP-LINK TL-WN821N v3 802.11n [Atheros AR7010+AR9287][/b]
[code]Bus 002 Device 008: ID 0cf3:7015 Atheros Communications, Inc. TP-Link TL-WN821N v3 802.11n [Atheros AR7010+AR9287]
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bDeviceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bDeviceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x0cf3 Atheros Communications, Inc.
idProduct 0x7015 TP-Link TL-WN821N v3 802.11n [Atheros AR7010+AR9287]
bcdDevice 2.02
iManufacturer 16
iProduct 32
iSerial 48
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 60
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 500mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 6
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 0
bInterfaceProtocol 0
iInterface 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 1
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x04 EP 4 OUT
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 1
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x05 EP 5 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x06 EP 6 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
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