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TP-Link 802.11ac WLAN Adapter

TP-Link Archer T2U Plus
TP-Link AC600 USB WiFi Adapter
Realtek RTL8812AU

10ec:0120

not-specified

USB

guix

5.11.15-gnu

yes

rtl88XXau

This [p]This is a dual-band wifi USB adapter with a large antenna and activity indicator LED. LED.[/p]

Please [p]Please note that the vendor id on this page [i]10ec[/i] is copied from another TP-Link branded product on H-Node, as a temporary workaround since the actual inaccurate. The correct vendor ID returned by [i]lsusb[/i] id is 2357 but this is not yet in H-Node's database. There is an issue requesting to add it: https://h-node.org/issues/view/en/380[/p]

[h1]Driver[/h1]

The [p]The status of Realtek's driver for this product is unclear, but it seems likely that it is not actively maintained. maintained.[/p]

The [p]The Aircrack-ng project has created a working driver based on Realtek's driver for this product. As of spring 2021 this project appears to be actively maintained. On Guix, the Aircrack-ng driver is available as the package [i]rtl8812au-aircrack-ng-linux-module[/i]. The source code may be found here: [a]https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au[/a][/p]

[a]https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au[/a] [p]Some versions of this product may be using RTL8811AU rather than RTL8812AU. This article only refers to the RTL8812AU (feel free to update if you have tested the RTL8811AU version).[/p]

[h1]Functionality[/h1]

Using [p]Using the Aircrack-ng driver, the device has worked on linux-libre kernel version 5.11 and several earlier 5.x kernels. Driver support tends to lag behind kernel upgrades by roughly a few weeks, so be aware that it won't always work with the very latest kernel. kernel.[/p]

Both [p]Both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands work well individually. They have not been tested simultaneously. simultaneously.[/p]

[h1]Detailed information[/h1]

[b]lsusb -v[/b]
[code]Bus 001 Device 004: ID 2357:0120 TP-Link 802.11ac WLAN Adapter
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.10
bDeviceClass 0
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x2357 TP-Link
idProduct 0x0120
bcdDevice 2.00
iManufacturer 1 Realtek
iProduct 2 802.11ac WLAN Adapter
iSerial 3 00e04c000001
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 0x003c
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0xe0
Self Powered
Remote Wakeup
MaxPower 500mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 6
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
iInterface 2 802.11ac WLAN Adapter
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x84 EP 4 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 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
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x87 EP 7 IN
bmAttributes 3
Transfer Type Interrupt
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0040 1x 64 bytes
bInterval 3
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x08 EP 8 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 0x09 EP 9 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Binary Object Store Descriptor:
bLength 5
bDescriptorType 15
wTotalLength 0x0016
bNumDeviceCaps 2
USB 2.0 Extension Device Capability:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 16
bDevCapabilityType 2
bmAttributes 0x00000002
HIRD Link Power Management (LPM) Supported
SuperSpeed USB Device Capability:
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 16
bDevCapabilityType 3
bmAttributes 0x00
wSpeedsSupported 0x000e
Device can operate at Full Speed (12Mbps)
Device can operate at High Speed (480Mbps)
Device can operate at SuperSpeed (5Gbps)
bFunctionalitySupport 1
Lowest fully-functional device speed is Full Speed (12Mbps)
bU1DevExitLat 10 micro seconds
bU2DevExitLat 1023 micro seconds
Device Status: 0x0001
Self Powered
[/code]