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I am attempting to use a Netgear A6100 wireless USB WIFI adapter on my Sony Vaio laptop with Ubuntu 14.04. The pre-installed wireless card lost bars of signal from my wifi router after installing Ubuntu, so I bought this USB wireless adapter to solve my connection issues.



This is the output for lsusb:



Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 5986:02d3 Acer, Inc
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 3938:1032
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0846:9052 NetGear, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


This is the output for sudo lshw -c network:



*-network 
description: Wireless interface
product: AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 01
serial: 08:ed:b9:b8:88:cb
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k driverversion=3.16.0-46-generic firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.11 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
resources: irq:16 memory:c0600000-c067ffff memory:c0680000-c068ffff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 07
serial: 30:f9:ed:af:9f:a4
size: 10Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4 03/27/12 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
resources: irq:43 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:c0404000-c0404fff memory:c0400000-c0403fff
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@3:2
logical name: wlan1
serial: 6c:b0:ce:22:ed:3a
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8812au driverversion=3.16.0-46-generic firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=unassociated









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  • lost bars doesn't actually mean anything. what matters is actual network performance

    – mchid
    Sep 7 '15 at 22:02











  • Frankly, I'd rather troubleshoot the internal wireless.

    – chili555
    Sep 7 '15 at 22:50











  • ive tried troubleshooting the internal but i couldnt get a working answer

    – Billy Welsh
    Sep 7 '15 at 23:35











  • Please start a new question and give me the details of the internal: lspci -nn | grep 0280 and we'll help.

    – chili555
    Sep 8 '15 at 1:03











  • chili555 heres the link to the new question

    – Billy Welsh
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I am attempting to use a Netgear A6100 wireless USB WIFI adapter on my Sony Vaio laptop with Ubuntu 14.04. The pre-installed wireless card lost bars of signal from my wifi router after installing Ubuntu, so I bought this USB wireless adapter to solve my connection issues.



This is the output for lsusb:



Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 5986:02d3 Acer, Inc
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 3938:1032
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0846:9052 NetGear, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


This is the output for sudo lshw -c network:



*-network 
description: Wireless interface
product: AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 01
serial: 08:ed:b9:b8:88:cb
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k driverversion=3.16.0-46-generic firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.11 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
resources: irq:16 memory:c0600000-c067ffff memory:c0680000-c068ffff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 07
serial: 30:f9:ed:af:9f:a4
size: 10Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4 03/27/12 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
resources: irq:43 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:c0404000-c0404fff memory:c0400000-c0403fff
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@3:2
logical name: wlan1
serial: 6c:b0:ce:22:ed:3a
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8812au driverversion=3.16.0-46-generic firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=unassociated









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  • lost bars doesn't actually mean anything. what matters is actual network performance

    – mchid
    Sep 7 '15 at 22:02











  • Frankly, I'd rather troubleshoot the internal wireless.

    – chili555
    Sep 7 '15 at 22:50











  • ive tried troubleshooting the internal but i couldnt get a working answer

    – Billy Welsh
    Sep 7 '15 at 23:35











  • Please start a new question and give me the details of the internal: lspci -nn | grep 0280 and we'll help.

    – chili555
    Sep 8 '15 at 1:03











  • chili555 heres the link to the new question

    – Billy Welsh
    Sep 9 '15 at 22:34













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I am attempting to use a Netgear A6100 wireless USB WIFI adapter on my Sony Vaio laptop with Ubuntu 14.04. The pre-installed wireless card lost bars of signal from my wifi router after installing Ubuntu, so I bought this USB wireless adapter to solve my connection issues.



This is the output for lsusb:



Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 5986:02d3 Acer, Inc
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 3938:1032
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0846:9052 NetGear, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


This is the output for sudo lshw -c network:



*-network 
description: Wireless interface
product: AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 01
serial: 08:ed:b9:b8:88:cb
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k driverversion=3.16.0-46-generic firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.11 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
resources: irq:16 memory:c0600000-c067ffff memory:c0680000-c068ffff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 07
serial: 30:f9:ed:af:9f:a4
size: 10Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4 03/27/12 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
resources: irq:43 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:c0404000-c0404fff memory:c0400000-c0403fff
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@3:2
logical name: wlan1
serial: 6c:b0:ce:22:ed:3a
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8812au driverversion=3.16.0-46-generic firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=unassociated









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I am attempting to use a Netgear A6100 wireless USB WIFI adapter on my Sony Vaio laptop with Ubuntu 14.04. The pre-installed wireless card lost bars of signal from my wifi router after installing Ubuntu, so I bought this USB wireless adapter to solve my connection issues.



This is the output for lsusb:



Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 5986:02d3 Acer, Inc
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0024 Intel Corp. Integrated Rate Matching Hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 3938:1032
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 0846:9052 NetGear, Inc.
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub


This is the output for sudo lshw -c network:



*-network 
description: Wireless interface
product: AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Qualcomm Atheros
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:01:00.0
logical name: wlan0
version: 01
serial: 08:ed:b9:b8:88:cb
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress bus_master cap_list rom ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=ath9k driverversion=3.16.0-46-generic firmware=N/A ip=192.168.1.11 latency=0 link=yes multicast=yes wireless=IEEE 802.11bgn
resources: irq:16 memory:c0600000-c067ffff memory:c0680000-c068ffff
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0
bus info: pci@0000:03:00.0
logical name: eth0
version: 07
serial: 30:f9:ed:af:9f:a4
size: 10Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm msi pciexpress msix vpd bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=half firmware=rtl8168e-3_0.0.4 03/27/12 latency=0 link=no multicast=yes port=MII speed=10Mbit/s
resources: irq:43 ioport:2000(size=256) memory:c0404000-c0404fff memory:c0400000-c0403fff
*-network
description: Wireless interface
physical id: 1
bus info: usb@3:2
logical name: wlan1
serial: 6c:b0:ce:22:ed:3a
capabilities: ethernet physical wireless
configuration: broadcast=yes driver=rtl8812au driverversion=3.16.0-46-generic firmware=N/A link=no multicast=yes wireless=unassociated






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  • lost bars doesn't actually mean anything. what matters is actual network performance

    – mchid
    Sep 7 '15 at 22:02











  • Frankly, I'd rather troubleshoot the internal wireless.

    – chili555
    Sep 7 '15 at 22:50











  • ive tried troubleshooting the internal but i couldnt get a working answer

    – Billy Welsh
    Sep 7 '15 at 23:35











  • Please start a new question and give me the details of the internal: lspci -nn | grep 0280 and we'll help.

    – chili555
    Sep 8 '15 at 1:03











  • chili555 heres the link to the new question

    – Billy Welsh
    Sep 9 '15 at 22:34

















  • lost bars doesn't actually mean anything. what matters is actual network performance

    – mchid
    Sep 7 '15 at 22:02











  • Frankly, I'd rather troubleshoot the internal wireless.

    – chili555
    Sep 7 '15 at 22:50











  • ive tried troubleshooting the internal but i couldnt get a working answer

    – Billy Welsh
    Sep 7 '15 at 23:35











  • Please start a new question and give me the details of the internal: lspci -nn | grep 0280 and we'll help.

    – chili555
    Sep 8 '15 at 1:03











  • chili555 heres the link to the new question

    – Billy Welsh
    Sep 9 '15 at 22:34
















lost bars doesn't actually mean anything. what matters is actual network performance

– mchid
Sep 7 '15 at 22:02





lost bars doesn't actually mean anything. what matters is actual network performance

– mchid
Sep 7 '15 at 22:02













Frankly, I'd rather troubleshoot the internal wireless.

– chili555
Sep 7 '15 at 22:50





Frankly, I'd rather troubleshoot the internal wireless.

– chili555
Sep 7 '15 at 22:50













ive tried troubleshooting the internal but i couldnt get a working answer

– Billy Welsh
Sep 7 '15 at 23:35





ive tried troubleshooting the internal but i couldnt get a working answer

– Billy Welsh
Sep 7 '15 at 23:35













Please start a new question and give me the details of the internal: lspci -nn | grep 0280 and we'll help.

– chili555
Sep 8 '15 at 1:03





Please start a new question and give me the details of the internal: lspci -nn | grep 0280 and we'll help.

– chili555
Sep 8 '15 at 1:03













chili555 heres the link to the new question

– Billy Welsh
Sep 9 '15 at 22:34





chili555 heres the link to the new question

– Billy Welsh
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Your device uses the rare and elusive driver 8812au. Please get a temporary wired ethernet or similar connection, open a terminal and do:



sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential git
git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
cd ~/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8812au


Your wireless should now be working.



When Update Manager installs a later linux-image, recompile:



cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux/
make clean
make
sudo make install
sudo modprobe 8812au


Please retain the file and these instructions for that time.



We probably need to blacklist the internal driver to keep from interfering. Please tell me its driver from the command:



 sudo lshw -C network


I will then edit this answer to provide instructions.






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  • how do i use it to connect to the internet?

    – Billy Welsh
    Sep 7 '15 at 21:15






  • 1





    Did you successfully install the driver? Do available networks appear when you click the Network Manager applet?

    – chili555
    Sep 7 '15 at 21:27











  • I can confirm this works well on this device. In order to use 5G, you need to properly set regdom in /etc/default/crda and/or run iw reg set followed by the correct code and restart network-manager

    – mchid
    Sep 7 '15 at 22:00












  • how do i tell if the driver has been successfully installed?

    – Billy Welsh
    Sep 7 '15 at 23:29






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    Please see: askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

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In addition to chilli's instructions above, the dkms option is also available with this driver.



cd
git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
sudo cp -R . /usr/src/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux-1.0
sudo dkms add -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
sudo dkms build -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
sudo dkms install -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0


This way, you don't have to re-compile the driver every time you update your kernel.






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    For 16.04



    There is a more up to date version of this driver that works much better on newer kernels 4+. The WPS LED light works and the connection is more consistent with more range as well.



    Run the following commands to install:



    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential git gcc-5
    git clone https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU.git
    make CC=/usr/bin/gcc-5
    sudo make install
    sudo modprobe 8812au
    echo 8812au | sudo tee -a /etc/modules


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      I don't have enough "reputation" on this site to comment on mchid's recommendation to use the diederikdehaas driver, but as of this writing, the diederikdehaas driver does not work for the Netgear A6100. There are some files missing from it. In order to get a module that works for the A6100, CONFIG_RTL8821AU needs to be enabled during compile and then there is a build failure due to missing header files. See https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU/issues/99



      I stumbled onto a similar Github repository that appears more complete: https://github.com/Rajpratik71/Realtek-rtl8811AU_8812AU_8821AU_linux-source-code.git The 8812au driver produced by this repository works with a6100.



      Also working is the rtl8812au driver from https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux



      All of these drivers appear to be based on MS Window device driver code from Realtek, but there is no attribution and I didn't see where the source code came from.



      The 8812au above driver has about 20% dropped packets; the rtl8812au driver drops something like 300%.



      With the 4.4.0 kernel source there is a driver for the 8821ae, which is PCI, not USB. Maybe this one can be adapted.






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        Your device uses the rare and elusive driver 8812au. Please get a temporary wired ethernet or similar connection, open a terminal and do:



        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential git
        git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
        cd ~/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
        make
        sudo make install
        sudo modprobe 8812au


        Your wireless should now be working.



        When Update Manager installs a later linux-image, recompile:



        cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux/
        make clean
        make
        sudo make install
        sudo modprobe 8812au


        Please retain the file and these instructions for that time.



        We probably need to blacklist the internal driver to keep from interfering. Please tell me its driver from the command:



         sudo lshw -C network


        I will then edit this answer to provide instructions.






        share|improve this answer



























        • how do i use it to connect to the internet?

          – Billy Welsh
          Sep 7 '15 at 21:15






        • 1





          Did you successfully install the driver? Do available networks appear when you click the Network Manager applet?

          – chili555
          Sep 7 '15 at 21:27











        • I can confirm this works well on this device. In order to use 5G, you need to properly set regdom in /etc/default/crda and/or run iw reg set followed by the correct code and restart network-manager

          – mchid
          Sep 7 '15 at 22:00












        • how do i tell if the driver has been successfully installed?

          – Billy Welsh
          Sep 7 '15 at 23:29






        • 1





          Please see: askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

          – chili555
          Jul 23 '16 at 15:33















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        Your device uses the rare and elusive driver 8812au. Please get a temporary wired ethernet or similar connection, open a terminal and do:



        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential git
        git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
        cd ~/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
        make
        sudo make install
        sudo modprobe 8812au


        Your wireless should now be working.



        When Update Manager installs a later linux-image, recompile:



        cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux/
        make clean
        make
        sudo make install
        sudo modprobe 8812au


        Please retain the file and these instructions for that time.



        We probably need to blacklist the internal driver to keep from interfering. Please tell me its driver from the command:



         sudo lshw -C network


        I will then edit this answer to provide instructions.






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        • how do i use it to connect to the internet?

          – Billy Welsh
          Sep 7 '15 at 21:15






        • 1





          Did you successfully install the driver? Do available networks appear when you click the Network Manager applet?

          – chili555
          Sep 7 '15 at 21:27











        • I can confirm this works well on this device. In order to use 5G, you need to properly set regdom in /etc/default/crda and/or run iw reg set followed by the correct code and restart network-manager

          – mchid
          Sep 7 '15 at 22:00












        • how do i tell if the driver has been successfully installed?

          – Billy Welsh
          Sep 7 '15 at 23:29






        • 1





          Please see: askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

          – chili555
          Jul 23 '16 at 15:33













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        Your device uses the rare and elusive driver 8812au. Please get a temporary wired ethernet or similar connection, open a terminal and do:



        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential git
        git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
        cd ~/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
        make
        sudo make install
        sudo modprobe 8812au


        Your wireless should now be working.



        When Update Manager installs a later linux-image, recompile:



        cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux/
        make clean
        make
        sudo make install
        sudo modprobe 8812au


        Please retain the file and these instructions for that time.



        We probably need to blacklist the internal driver to keep from interfering. Please tell me its driver from the command:



         sudo lshw -C network


        I will then edit this answer to provide instructions.






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        Your device uses the rare and elusive driver 8812au. Please get a temporary wired ethernet or similar connection, open a terminal and do:



        sudo apt-get update
        sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential git
        git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
        cd ~/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
        make
        sudo make install
        sudo modprobe 8812au


        Your wireless should now be working.



        When Update Manager installs a later linux-image, recompile:



        cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux/
        make clean
        make
        sudo make install
        sudo modprobe 8812au


        Please retain the file and these instructions for that time.



        We probably need to blacklist the internal driver to keep from interfering. Please tell me its driver from the command:



         sudo lshw -C network


        I will then edit this answer to provide instructions.







        share|improve this answer















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        • how do i use it to connect to the internet?

          – Billy Welsh
          Sep 7 '15 at 21:15






        • 1





          Did you successfully install the driver? Do available networks appear when you click the Network Manager applet?

          – chili555
          Sep 7 '15 at 21:27











        • I can confirm this works well on this device. In order to use 5G, you need to properly set regdom in /etc/default/crda and/or run iw reg set followed by the correct code and restart network-manager

          – mchid
          Sep 7 '15 at 22:00












        • how do i tell if the driver has been successfully installed?

          – Billy Welsh
          Sep 7 '15 at 23:29






        • 1





          Please see: askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

          – chili555
          Jul 23 '16 at 15:33

















        • how do i use it to connect to the internet?

          – Billy Welsh
          Sep 7 '15 at 21:15






        • 1





          Did you successfully install the driver? Do available networks appear when you click the Network Manager applet?

          – chili555
          Sep 7 '15 at 21:27











        • I can confirm this works well on this device. In order to use 5G, you need to properly set regdom in /etc/default/crda and/or run iw reg set followed by the correct code and restart network-manager

          – mchid
          Sep 7 '15 at 22:00












        • how do i tell if the driver has been successfully installed?

          – Billy Welsh
          Sep 7 '15 at 23:29






        • 1





          Please see: askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

          – chili555
          Jul 23 '16 at 15:33
















        how do i use it to connect to the internet?

        – Billy Welsh
        Sep 7 '15 at 21:15





        how do i use it to connect to the internet?

        – Billy Welsh
        Sep 7 '15 at 21:15




        1




        1





        Did you successfully install the driver? Do available networks appear when you click the Network Manager applet?

        – chili555
        Sep 7 '15 at 21:27





        Did you successfully install the driver? Do available networks appear when you click the Network Manager applet?

        – chili555
        Sep 7 '15 at 21:27













        I can confirm this works well on this device. In order to use 5G, you need to properly set regdom in /etc/default/crda and/or run iw reg set followed by the correct code and restart network-manager

        – mchid
        Sep 7 '15 at 22:00






        I can confirm this works well on this device. In order to use 5G, you need to properly set regdom in /etc/default/crda and/or run iw reg set followed by the correct code and restart network-manager

        – mchid
        Sep 7 '15 at 22:00














        how do i tell if the driver has been successfully installed?

        – Billy Welsh
        Sep 7 '15 at 23:29





        how do i tell if the driver has been successfully installed?

        – Billy Welsh
        Sep 7 '15 at 23:29




        1




        1





        Please see: askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

        – chili555
        Jul 23 '16 at 15:33





        Please see: askubuntu.com/questions/762254/…

        – chili555
        Jul 23 '16 at 15:33













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        In addition to chilli's instructions above, the dkms option is also available with this driver.



        cd
        git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
        cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
        sudo cp -R . /usr/src/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux-1.0
        sudo dkms add -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
        sudo dkms build -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
        sudo dkms install -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0


        This way, you don't have to re-compile the driver every time you update your kernel.






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          In addition to chilli's instructions above, the dkms option is also available with this driver.



          cd
          git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
          cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
          sudo cp -R . /usr/src/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux-1.0
          sudo dkms add -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
          sudo dkms build -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
          sudo dkms install -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0


          This way, you don't have to re-compile the driver every time you update your kernel.






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            In addition to chilli's instructions above, the dkms option is also available with this driver.



            cd
            git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
            cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
            sudo cp -R . /usr/src/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux-1.0
            sudo dkms add -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
            sudo dkms build -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
            sudo dkms install -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0


            This way, you don't have to re-compile the driver every time you update your kernel.






            share|improve this answer














            In addition to chilli's instructions above, the dkms option is also available with this driver.



            cd
            git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
            cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux
            sudo cp -R . /usr/src/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux-1.0
            sudo dkms add -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
            sudo dkms build -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0
            sudo dkms install -m rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux -v 1.0


            This way, you don't have to re-compile the driver every time you update your kernel.







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            answered Sep 14 '15 at 3:24









            mchidmchid

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                For 16.04



                There is a more up to date version of this driver that works much better on newer kernels 4+. The WPS LED light works and the connection is more consistent with more range as well.



                Run the following commands to install:



                sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential git gcc-5
                git clone https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU.git
                make CC=/usr/bin/gcc-5
                sudo make install
                sudo modprobe 8812au
                echo 8812au | sudo tee -a /etc/modules


                click here for more info






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                  For 16.04



                  There is a more up to date version of this driver that works much better on newer kernels 4+. The WPS LED light works and the connection is more consistent with more range as well.



                  Run the following commands to install:



                  sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential git gcc-5
                  git clone https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU.git
                  make CC=/usr/bin/gcc-5
                  sudo make install
                  sudo modprobe 8812au
                  echo 8812au | sudo tee -a /etc/modules


                  click here for more info






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                    For 16.04



                    There is a more up to date version of this driver that works much better on newer kernels 4+. The WPS LED light works and the connection is more consistent with more range as well.



                    Run the following commands to install:



                    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential git gcc-5
                    git clone https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU.git
                    make CC=/usr/bin/gcc-5
                    sudo make install
                    sudo modprobe 8812au
                    echo 8812au | sudo tee -a /etc/modules


                    click here for more info






                    share|improve this answer














                    For 16.04



                    There is a more up to date version of this driver that works much better on newer kernels 4+. The WPS LED light works and the connection is more consistent with more range as well.



                    Run the following commands to install:



                    sudo apt-get install linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential git gcc-5
                    git clone https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU.git
                    make CC=/usr/bin/gcc-5
                    sudo make install
                    sudo modprobe 8812au
                    echo 8812au | sudo tee -a /etc/modules


                    click here for more info







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                        I don't have enough "reputation" on this site to comment on mchid's recommendation to use the diederikdehaas driver, but as of this writing, the diederikdehaas driver does not work for the Netgear A6100. There are some files missing from it. In order to get a module that works for the A6100, CONFIG_RTL8821AU needs to be enabled during compile and then there is a build failure due to missing header files. See https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU/issues/99



                        I stumbled onto a similar Github repository that appears more complete: https://github.com/Rajpratik71/Realtek-rtl8811AU_8812AU_8821AU_linux-source-code.git The 8812au driver produced by this repository works with a6100.



                        Also working is the rtl8812au driver from https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux



                        All of these drivers appear to be based on MS Window device driver code from Realtek, but there is no attribution and I didn't see where the source code came from.



                        The 8812au above driver has about 20% dropped packets; the rtl8812au driver drops something like 300%.



                        With the 4.4.0 kernel source there is a driver for the 8821ae, which is PCI, not USB. Maybe this one can be adapted.






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                          I don't have enough "reputation" on this site to comment on mchid's recommendation to use the diederikdehaas driver, but as of this writing, the diederikdehaas driver does not work for the Netgear A6100. There are some files missing from it. In order to get a module that works for the A6100, CONFIG_RTL8821AU needs to be enabled during compile and then there is a build failure due to missing header files. See https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU/issues/99



                          I stumbled onto a similar Github repository that appears more complete: https://github.com/Rajpratik71/Realtek-rtl8811AU_8812AU_8821AU_linux-source-code.git The 8812au driver produced by this repository works with a6100.



                          Also working is the rtl8812au driver from https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux



                          All of these drivers appear to be based on MS Window device driver code from Realtek, but there is no attribution and I didn't see where the source code came from.



                          The 8812au above driver has about 20% dropped packets; the rtl8812au driver drops something like 300%.



                          With the 4.4.0 kernel source there is a driver for the 8821ae, which is PCI, not USB. Maybe this one can be adapted.






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                            16.04 Xenial



                            I don't have enough "reputation" on this site to comment on mchid's recommendation to use the diederikdehaas driver, but as of this writing, the diederikdehaas driver does not work for the Netgear A6100. There are some files missing from it. In order to get a module that works for the A6100, CONFIG_RTL8821AU needs to be enabled during compile and then there is a build failure due to missing header files. See https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU/issues/99



                            I stumbled onto a similar Github repository that appears more complete: https://github.com/Rajpratik71/Realtek-rtl8811AU_8812AU_8821AU_linux-source-code.git The 8812au driver produced by this repository works with a6100.



                            Also working is the rtl8812au driver from https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux



                            All of these drivers appear to be based on MS Window device driver code from Realtek, but there is no attribution and I didn't see where the source code came from.



                            The 8812au above driver has about 20% dropped packets; the rtl8812au driver drops something like 300%.



                            With the 4.4.0 kernel source there is a driver for the 8821ae, which is PCI, not USB. Maybe this one can be adapted.






                            share|improve this answer
















                            16.04 Xenial



                            I don't have enough "reputation" on this site to comment on mchid's recommendation to use the diederikdehaas driver, but as of this writing, the diederikdehaas driver does not work for the Netgear A6100. There are some files missing from it. In order to get a module that works for the A6100, CONFIG_RTL8821AU needs to be enabled during compile and then there is a build failure due to missing header files. See https://github.com/diederikdehaas/rtl8812AU/issues/99



                            I stumbled onto a similar Github repository that appears more complete: https://github.com/Rajpratik71/Realtek-rtl8811AU_8812AU_8821AU_linux-source-code.git The 8812au driver produced by this repository works with a6100.



                            Also working is the rtl8812au driver from https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux



                            All of these drivers appear to be based on MS Window device driver code from Realtek, but there is no attribution and I didn't see where the source code came from.



                            The 8812au above driver has about 20% dropped packets; the rtl8812au driver drops something like 300%.



                            With the 4.4.0 kernel source there is a driver for the 8821ae, which is PCI, not USB. Maybe this one can be adapted.







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