On 10/08/2014 04:56 PM, Matt Melvin wrote: > Pluggers, > > I need to find a decent USB wifi adapter, with either a high gain or > detachable antenna, that supports master (AP) mode in Linux. Also, > signal strength is much more important than throughput, so I don't > care whether it's G, N, or AC. The problem seems to be that many > products on Amazon or Newegg don't list the actual chip in their > specifications, so it's difficult to figure out what's really in them. > SOME products list this, so in the case that I find some decent > adapters, what's generally the best brand of chip to look for? I've > heard good things about the Atheros drivers in general, Realtek has > been hit or miss for me, and Ralink seems to be more miss than hit. > My mPCI-E Intel chip in my laptop has worked well for all modes in the > past, but I haven't run across many (or any?) Intel USB adapters... > > Does anybody know of a good source that actually lists all of the > needed information? Or a good model off the top of your head? What > route would you suggest I take to find what I need?
I can't answer your question as to where to find this information, but I have been down this road before, and I never found a satisfactory solution. If it's possible, my advice is to buy a regular wireless access point and use it in bridge mode and hang it off of an ethernet port. It probably won't cost much more than a good, known-to-work, Linux-compatible USB wireless adapter. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
