[PLUG] recommendations for a usb wireless adapter

Russell Senior russell at personaltelco.net
Wed Jul 8 23:23:11 UTC 2020


Clarification/Correction:

The usb-wifi radio I had from years ago is an rtl8812au (the vendor is
Edimax, but that shouldn't matter) and I used this:

  https://github.com/gnab/rtl8812au.git

I haven't actually confirmed it still works. I'm running kernel v5.7.7 on
this laptop and it at least built and loaded.

On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 1:42 PM Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
wrote:

> >>>>> "Cathy" == Smith, Cathy <Cathy.Smith at pnnl.gov> writes:
>
> Cathy> Can some recommend a WiFi usb adapter that is compatible with
> Cathy> Ubuntu?  I have a Dell workstation that I want run Ubuntu.  The
> Cathy> nearest ethernet port is 2 rooms away.  Using a wireless adapter
> Cathy> would be easier than stepping over an ethernet cable.  The
> Cathy> workstation belongs to my employer, so buying a NIC card is not
> Cathy> worth the money.  I tried to use a Linksys AC600 WiFi adapter but
> Cathy> I couldn't find a driver.
>
> I got one of these recently:
>
>   https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085ZLKRLV/
>
> It is a Realtek, RTL8811CU (according to the description). Be aware that
> the driver, though available on github, is not upstream. I'm not sure
> why. I've had another one for a number of years with the same chipset
> and it has worked previously.
>
> Another option, and something to have on hand anyway, is a usb ethernet
> dongle. They are pretty cheap, $10-$20, and almost always work right out
> of the box.
>
>
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