This one can be had for $9: http://www.eachbuyer.net/300mbps-usb-wireless-adapter-wifi-lan-network-card-ieee-802-11b-g-n-pc-laptop-p224097.html and the Chip: Reatek 8192SU is supported in linux but for $9 no big loss if there is a problem.
On 24/05/14 23:33, Jeremy Visser wrote: > On 23/05/2014 12:31, Bianca Gibson wrote: >> - reliable under fedora >> - compact enough I can leave it in at all times, including while >> transporting the laptop >> - decent range. My temporary borrowed USB wifi is pretty slow in the corner >> of the office. > ...pick one. ;-) > > But seriously, if I were you, I would spend more time on sorting out why > the Wi-Fi is flaky. Might be that it's missing a proprietary firmware > blob or something? > > The other thing is, most PCs have their internal Wi-Fi in the form of a > mini-PCIe card hidden under a panel similar to (if not the same as) the > one you would use to replace the RAM. > > This means the Wi-Fi card is often replaceable. I have a one or two > mini-PCIe Wi-Fi cards lying around that I salvaged from otherwise broken > PCs that work well in Linux. There are far too many cards that work > under Linux to list them all, but you may be able to obtain a card or > smashed up laptop off eBay that you can salvage a card from. > > Down the rabbit hole you go... > > _______________________________________________ > luv-main mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main > _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list [email protected] http://lists.luv.asn.au/listinfo/luv-main
