On Fri, Nov 14, 2014 at 10:08 PM, Michael Torrie <[email protected]> wrote: > On 10/15/2014 05:19 PM, Matt Melvin wrote: > Did you make any more progress on your raspberry pi project with wifi? > > I'd like to get my pi up and running on a project this winter, and I > need wifi on it. I'm hoping that external power to the Pi direct from a > power brick will provide enough current to run it.
This is the adapter that was everything I wanted: http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-Wireless-Adapter-External-RNX-N250UBE/dp/B006WWN016 I tried the Alfa adapter that was suggested, and it LOOKED perfect, but it was just flaky with hostapd. I couldn't ever pin down exactly what the issue was, whether it was an inconsistent driver, firmware, or whether my unit was just bad, but I gave up after several days of trying everything I could think of/find. That Rosewill adapter, however, has a chipset that works perfectly (Realtek RTL8192CU) with hostapd, the signal strength is impressive, it has detachable antennas, and it's $16. If you want something a little more compact, the unit I mentioned from adafruit has the same chipset and a smaller form factor, but it's $20 + shipping: https://www.adafruit.com/products/1030. You probably have a few more options for the really compact solutions, but with their inherently weaker signal, it's not something that I looked into. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
