I think this is what you're looking for http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004YD7UBQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
mj/v On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 7:06 PM, Michael Torrie <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
