@Joseph-TP Um, so how are we supposed to prioritize network cards that support Linux, when fewer and fewer (like this one) support it?

Hello @Joseph-TP 

Thank you for your previous responses and your willingness to support. I would like to describe my situation in more detail and kindly ask whether you could help.
 

I am a long-time TP-Link customer and a strong advocate of your products. I regularly recommend TP-Link to my friends and family due to the excellent balance of price and quality. Personally, I have built my entire home network using TP-Link products, including:

- TP-Link RE315 Range Extenders (three units)

- TP-Link TL-PA7017P Powerline Adapters (approximately five units)

- TP-Link Deco BE25 for an outdoor home mesh setup

- TP-Link Archer AXE300 as my previous main router
 

Recently, I decided to upgrade my network to Wi-Fi 7 and purchased the TP-Link Archer BE550 router. After discussing this upgrade with my son, who is a Linux enthusiast, we also decided to purchase the TP-Link Archer BE9300 PCIe adapter for his PC to fully utilize Wi-Fi 7 capabilities without any validation due to trust resource.

Unfortunately, shortly after the purchase, we discovered that there is currently no Linux driver available for the Archer BE9300. Upon further investigation, I learned that the underlying MediaTek MT7927 chipset does not have Linux support. This was quite disappointing and has caused me to reconsider future hardware purchases, as TP-Link has historically been a brand I trusted without hesitation.
 

I would prefer not to replace this network adapter, because doing so would likely consider another vendor and potentially a different networking ecosystem, which I would like to avoid for the reasons mentioned above.
 

I work in the same industry and understand how such situations can arise. Therefore, I kindly ask if you could reach out to the appropriate hardware or management team responsible for coordinating with MediaTek and request a customer complaint ticket be created regarding the lack of Linux support for the MediaTek MT7927 chipset. For a company of MediaTek’s scale, supporting Linux should not be a significant technical obstacle, and I believe this is primarily a management decision.
 

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Best regards,
Nickolas
 

  @Joseph-TP 

Thanks for the information about supported linux pcie devices.

TX401, TX201 are not wifi devices they're ethernet.
TL-WN881ND wifi device has reached end of life and is no longer available as it's obsolete.

I dont think anyone expects tp-link to provide linux drivers for consumer wifi 7 devices although it would be nice.

I think what customers would like is just for MediaTek to provide the firmware/driver for their MT6639/7927 wifi 7 chipsets and the linux community will add support for tp link devices to make them work.

Its frustrating that these chipsets are being widely adopted as an upgrade to 7925 but MediaTek wont provide the firmware/drivers to make them work on anything but windows 11 which a lot of people that actually adopt the latest network equipment don't want to use.

MediaTek are definitelty capable of doing this if they see demand for it.

  @Joseph-TP 

Hello,

I’m writing this as a long-time TP-Link customer. I simply want to express genuine frustration with the current lack of Linux support for some TP-Link hardware.

I recently purchased a TP-Link device expecting to use it on a Linux system, which is a completely reasonable assumption for many technical and professional users today. Only after the purchase did I realize that there are no available Linux drivers, effectively rendering the device unusable on my system.

Linux is not a niche or experimental platform. It powers servers, development environments, research, and millions of personal computers worldwide. When hardware is sold without Linux support, or without clearly stating this limitationm it creates a poor customer experience and erodes trust in the brand.

What is most disappointing is not just the absence of drivers, but the silence around it. As a customer, this leaves me feeling excluded despite investing in your products. It also forces me to reconsider future purchases and to look more seriously at vendors that actively support Linux or release open drivers.

I understand that chipset vendors are often involved in driver development, but prioritization and customer pressure come from the product manufacturers as well. This is why I’m leaving this message publicly: to ask whether Linux support is being considered at all, or if there is any plan to address this issue.

I would like to continue using and recommending TP-Link products, but for many users like myself, Linux support is no longer optional, it’s a deciding factor.

  @Joseph-TP Can TP-Link submit a request to MediaTek for Linux support for the MT7927 since Linux support for the MT7925 already exists and they are architecturally almost identical?