I carry a couple of these for those occasions when an end-user laptop radio is fubar and they don't believe it:
https://www.amazon.com/Linksys-Wireless-Mini-Adapter-AE6000/dp/B00BWT1IFE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1503960935&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=Linksys+AE6000&psc=1 The drivers autoinstall on Windows. I have not measured the performance but it seems decent when I have used it. Few people these days I think will apply the effort to research and replace the internal radio. Thanks, -- Curtis K. Larsen Senior Network Engineer University of Utah IT/CIS ________________________________________ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv <[email protected]> on behalf of Johnson, Christopher <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 28, 2017 4:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] 5GHz Micro Adapters Good Evening, 1. Has anyone had any experience and would recommend a particular 5GHz Wifi Micro USB adapter for students that have a Windows Laptop with a 2.4GHz only integrated adapter? 2. How is the quality/performance of a 5GHz Micro USB Adapter? a. I can’t imagine it performing as well as a laptop with Wi-Fi antennas integrated throughout the monitor. b. Would it be better to recommended the internal Wi-Fi NIC be swapped out for another compatible model – although I could see this being an issue if the antennas weren’t dual-band capable. Thank you and have a great night! Christopher Johnson Wireless Network Engineer AT Infrastructure Operations & Networking (ION) Illinois State University (309) 438-8444 Stay connected with ISU IT news and tips with @ISU IT Help on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/ISUITHelp/> and Twitter<https://twitter.com/ISUITHelp> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/discuss.
