On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 10:27:28AM -0500, Jude DaShiell wrote: > Look up asus: ea-n66 on the internet, one of those entries ought to be an > wifi to ethernet adapter. Unfortunately windows will probably be required > with a modern browser to set it up. I have one of these and couldn't do it > using command line utilities even with javascript enabled. > > On Thu, 18 Feb 2016, Staszek wrote: > > >Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 03:49:48 > >From: Staszek <stf.list.ot...@eisenbits.com> > >To: Debian users mailing list <debian-user@lists.debian.org> > >Subject: connect Ethernet to WiFi? > >Resent-Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2016 08:58:14 +0000 (UTC) > >Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > > >Hi > > > >How do I connect an old laptop without WiFi (but with free USB ports and > >working wired Ethernet card) running Debian stable to a WiFi network, > >without installing non-free software on the laptop? What devices would > >you recommend? > > > > > > --
USB-WiFi dongle - Edimax UW-7811N or some such. Most of the Edimax devices just work. Raspberry Pi official dongle would probably also work. Anything on the FSF free hardware list - what do they suggest? HTH, AndyC