Revision - wifi card TP-LINK TL-WN725N v2 [Realtek RTL8188EUS]
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model: TP-LINK TL-WN725N v2 [Realtek RTL8188EUS](model id: 1277)
possible other names of the device:
TP-LINK TL-WN725N 150Mbps Wireless N Nano USB Adapter.
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter.
COMFAST CF-WU810N.
CD-R King CW-5370 Wireless-N USB Network Adapter (150Mbps)
vendor:
Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
VendorID:ProductID code of the device:
0bda:8179
year of commercialization:
2013
interface:
USB
tested on:
Debian GNU/Linux 8 jessie
Debian GNU/Linux 9 stretch
Trisquel 6.0 Toutatis
Trisquel 7.0 Belenos
Trisquel 8.0 Flidas
tested with the following kernel libre:
3.13-gnu
4.4.0-119-generic
does it work with free software?
no
free driver used:
rtl8188eu
Description:

This is the second version of the device with the same name, TL-WN725N. Please note it uses a different chip.

The RTL8188EUS chip requires nonfree firmware. The driver is not yet included in Linux, the kernel, and can be downloaded from here.

lsusb -v
$ lsusb -vvv
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0bda:8179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter
Couldn't open device, some information will be missing
Device Descriptor:
  bLength                18
  bDescriptorType         1
  bcdUSB               2.00
  bDeviceClass            0 (Defined at Interface level)
  bDeviceSubClass         0 
  bDeviceProtocol         0 
  bMaxPacketSize0        64
  idVendor           0x0bda Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
  idProduct          0x8179 RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter
  bcdDevice            0.00
  iManufacturer           1 
  iProduct                2 
  iSerial                 3 
  bNumConfigurations      1
  Configuration Descriptor:
    bLength                 9
    bDescriptorType         2
    wTotalLength           39
    bNumInterfaces          1
    bConfigurationValue     1
    iConfiguration          0 
    bmAttributes         0xa0
      (Bus Powered)
      Remote Wakeup
    MaxPower              500mA
    Interface Descriptor:
      bLength                 9
      bDescriptorType         4
      bInterfaceNumber        0
      bAlternateSetting       0
      bNumEndpoints           3
      bInterfaceClass       255 Vendor Specific Class
      bInterfaceSubClass    255 Vendor Specific Subclass
      bInterfaceProtocol    255 Vendor Specific Protocol
      iInterface              0 
      Endpoint Descriptor:
        bLength                 7
        bDescriptorType         5
        bEndpointAddress     0x81  EP 1 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     0x02  EP 2 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     0x03  EP 3 OUT
        bmAttributes            2
          Transfer Type            Bulk
          Synch Type               None
          Usage Type               Data
        wMaxPacketSize     0x0200  1x 512 bytes
        bInterval               0
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