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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…
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    USB-WiFi Main Menu
    story by signa11 · 2024-04-10 · 0 comments
  3. …[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
  4. 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.
  5. …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…
  6. 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…
  7. …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.
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    Detailed list of USB WiFi adapters that work well with Linux
    story by pkkm · 2023-01-08 · 22 comments
  9. …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
  10. …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