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Linux USB Wireless Adapters

  • 26-12-2011 3:20am
    #1
    theflash800
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 97 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    Just wanted to throw a quick question out there. I'm getting a new desktop during the week and I'm planning on putting Linux on it. I use Linux full-time on all my other machines, no dual-boots or anything. But I just wanted to ask, what are people's experiences with USB Wireless Adapters and Linux?

    What I mean is, I've had a tonne of problems with netbook and laptop wireless cards and Linux. It's been nothing but a headache. Am I expecting the same sort of thing with Linux and a USB Wireless Adapter?

    The computer is going to be situated a fair distance from any reachable Ethernet connection, so a Wireless adapter is the only realistic option.

    I'm more than likely going to use something like Ubuntu, Mint, Fedora maybe. Not really sure/

    Anyway, just wondering what has been the general experience of USB Wireless Adapters and Linux?

    Any suggestions for ones that people are certain have Linux compatibility? I could just Google search, but in reality I'd prefer to get one that is available locally.

    Any help would be great lads,

    Happy Christmas.


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  • #2
    pacquiao
    Closed Accounts Posts: 465 ✭✭pacquiao


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  • #3
    Johnboy1951
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,049 ✭✭✭✭Johnboy1951


    Get details of what is available locally and then ask if anyone has used them ...... or their chipsets.

    I haven't had any difficulties in the last number of years ..... but have used mostly Belkin and Phillips and a couple of others I don't recall.

    Rule of thumb .... if the chipset has been released a year or two you should have no problem ..... but that *might* be dependent on the distro you select.

    PCLinuxOS has some of the best hardware detection out of box of all distros. Some other distros are not near as good.


  • #4
    Jagera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 910 ✭✭✭Jagera


    I tried to set up a USB Wireless Adapter on Ubuntu and Mint recently and it was a nightmare. I never sorted it in the end.

    I posted a question in here and ubuntuforums unfortunately with no response in either.

    I can't remember the make of the adapter.


  • #5
    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,553 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    You could try getting a second wireless router, set it up as a repeater of the first one (the one your broadband is connected to), and then connect to the second router with ethernet.

    In Cavan there was a great fire / Judge McCarthy was sent to inquire / It would be a shame / If the nuns were to blame / So it had to be caused by a wire.



  • #6
    ZENER
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,163 ✭✭✭ZENER


    Have you tried here ?

    I've had various levels of success with Realtek chipsets. There seems to be decent support for Atheros chipsets too. The best approach I find is to determine which chipset has the best support in Linux then find an adaptor with that chipset.

    A word to the wise though, Belkin use several different chipsets in Adaptors with the same model number. Printed somewhere on the device will be a version number, i.e. v1, v2 etc.. Other manufacturers do likewise so be careful to note which version of the adaptor is supported.

    Other good places to look are aircrack-ng or the Ubuntu help site.

    Ken


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