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What are some good USB Wi-Fi adapters are natively supported by the Linux kernel? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have single board computers running Armbian, and so far I've just been communicating with them over UART, but obviously I need network connectivity for them. Are there any USB Wi-Fi adapters that are natively supported by the Linux kernel without needing to download something first? I really prefer to just plug a USB dongle in and just have the board boot up with Wi-Fi, especially since my router is in an extremely hard to access place and needing a wired network before Wi-Fi will work is going to get real old real fast since I plan on tinkering with and re-flashing some of them frequently. Can anyone recommend anything?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 years ago

https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi#Availability_of_compatible_WiFi_chipsets

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago

Im using Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. I switched from WIndows 10 and have always used a USB Wi-Fi dongle. On windows I installed some driver, but I think that was just some bloatware. I use Netgear A6210-100PES (USB 3.0), which works flawlessly for me.

I'm quite new to linux, so no idea if this works on Armbian, but thats my experience.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 years ago

https://h-node.net is usefull for this, for WIFI you can look here: https://h-node.org/wifi/catalogue/en/1/1/undef/undef/yes/USB/wifi-works/undef to get a list of reports on USB-WIFI adapters.

WIFI modules with the AR9271 chipset are known to be working native. I know Olimex sells such USB-WIFI adapters.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 years ago

Almost every WiFi extensor by USB from TP-Link.