Hey Dennis, It is not a complete list but a list of wifi adapters that we have tested at Free Geek that are plug and play. (tested in linux mint) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LK27wLlamiQxdHFaM_aGaGz33jBooeBD834fiFqrkl8/edit?usp=sharing
On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 9:38 PM Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> wrote: > What you recommended was delivered. Unfortunately to the wrong address, as > we have moved and I neglected to change the Amazon account. So a neighbor > is retrieving it. I will get in on Friday. This moving business is a royal > pain, Not having done it for 40 years means that we are grossly > inexperienced, and have made a number of mistakes. > > Thanks, Russell. > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 6:28 AM Russell Senior <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Downside of a PCI connected device is that it is buried behind a steel > > box. It is generally easier to move around a USB device (on the end of > > a USB extension cable). The ar9271 chipset has good linux support: > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FVRKCZJ/. Even the firmware is > > open-sourced, very rare! Some of the newer ac devices don't have an > > "upstreamed" driver, which means you are constantly having to find > > some dodgy github version or someone's Nth generation mostly abandoned > > fork of unknown completeness. Not to say good options don't exist, I > > just don't happen to know what they are. > > > > Also, I would not give up on finding a way to get a wire to your > > machine. Wires++. > > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 5:53 AM Rich Shepard <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 23 Aug 2021, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > > > > > > I am looking for recommendations for adding wireless. I have been > > assuming > > > > a USB unit would be the choice, but there are 3 or 4 slots available. > > > > > > Hi Denis, > > > > > > There are USB adapter yet I suggest you consider an internal NIC such > as > > > these from Newegg: <www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=wireless+nic>. Years ago I > > had a > > > couple but they ended up at Free Geek. Since the NIC is on the system > bus > > > it's much quicker than an external USB device and takes up no > desk/table > > > space. > > > > > > Stay well, > > > > > > Rich > > > -- Vince Winter (he/him/they/them) Tech Support Staff 503-232-9350, menu option 6 Tuesday to Saturday 10 AM - 5:45 PM FREE GEEK Including everyone in our digital future 1731 SE 10th Avenue Portland, OR 97214 503-232-9350 Learn more about us at: www.freegeek.org Tweet @FreeGeekPDX or like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/freegeekmothership
