On 11/15/2014 12:13 AM, Matt Melvin wrote: > 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.
I've found quite that hostapd was flaky with some chipsets too. > 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. Great! Thanks for the information. Interesting that Newegg's house brand is now selling on Amazon. I've always had good luck with rosewill products. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
