[PLUG] wireless adapter recommendation for a Lenovo desktop

[Vince Winter]

Hey Dennis,

It is not a complete list but a list of wifi adapters that we have tested
at Free Geek that are plug and play. (tested in linux mint)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LK27wLlamiQxdHFaM_aGaGz33jBooeBD834fiFqrkl8/edit?usp=sharing

On Wed, Aug 25, 2021 at 9:38 PM Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com>
wrote:

> What you recommended was delivered.  Unfortunately to the wrong address, as
> we have moved and I neglected to change the Amazon account.  So a neighbor
> is retrieving it.  I will get in on Friday. This moving business is a royal
> pain,  Not having done it for 40 years means that we are grossly
> inexperienced, and have made a number of mistakes.
>
> Thanks, Russell.
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 6:28 AM Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Downside of a PCI connected device is that it is buried behind a steel
> > box. It is generally easier to move around a USB device (on the end of
> > a USB extension cable). The ar9271 chipset has good linux support:
> > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FVRKCZJ/. Even the firmware is
> > open-sourced, very rare! Some of the newer ac devices don't have an
> > "upstreamed" driver, which means you are constantly having to find
> > some dodgy github version or someone's Nth generation mostly abandoned
> > fork of unknown completeness. Not to say good options don't exist, I
> > just don't happen to know what they are.
> >
> > Also, I would not give up on finding a way to get a wire to your
> > machine. Wires++.
> >
> > On Tue, Aug 24, 2021 at 5:53 AM Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, 23 Aug 2021, Denis Heidtmann wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am looking for recommendations for adding wireless. I have been
> > assuming
> > > > a USB unit would be the choice, but there are 3 or 4 slots available.
> > >
> > > Hi Denis,
> > >
> > > There are USB adapter yet I suggest you consider an internal NIC such
> as
> > > these from Newegg: <www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=wireless+nic>. Years ago I
> > had a
> > > couple but they ended up at Free Geek. Since the NIC is on the system
> bus
> > > it's much quicker than an external USB device and takes up no
> desk/table
> > > space.
> > >
> > > Stay well,
> > >
> > > Rich
> >
>


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