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USB WiFi Adapter Information for Linux

10 mentions on Hacker News by 10 people: 2 stories, 8 comments · first 2021-10-18 · latest 2025-02-06

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  1. …drivers are decent too. Mediatek MT76xx/79xx (mt76 driver) are also considered very good. See https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/USB_WiFi... (yes this is specifically about USB adapters, but usually the same driver is used…
  2. …[2] https://pipci.jeffgeerling.com/boards_cm/seaberry.html [3] https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/issues/137#issuecomment...
    comment by geerlingguy · 2023-11-07 · in Still no love for WPA3 on the Raspberry Pi 5
  3. Yes, see https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/ for an overview. Despite being hosted on GitHub and having an issue tracker, it is a documentation-only project, not software.
  4. …very excellent Linux wifi resource, https://docs.raspap.com/faq/#where-can-i-find-a-list-of-usb-... https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/USB_WiFi... MediaTek had been the only thing modern & well supported upstream but…
  5. If you are using Linux-based infrastructure, this list contains some recommended Wifi chipsets. https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/The_Shor... In particular, ALFA AWUS036ACHM has a combination of long range and low cost…
  6. …For MT7612U, get any other adapter but NOT this one. I don't know why this is a problem but it is. https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/issues/75 Maybe someone more knowledgeable than me will be able to provide some insight.
  7. …up to date, the buying guide is sensible and this repo always has drivers not yet in mainline. [0] https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi
  8. …general is notorious for having issues with USB WiFi adapters. More info on that can be found here https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi
    comment by prophesi · 2021-10-18 · in NixOS on Framework Laptop