I've been using an Alfa long range wifi unit on Mint KDE for a few years , & it works very well. My Alfa is model # AWUS036H. It has the Realtek 8187 chipset. I don't use Ubuntu, so I don't know how well it will work with that distro. A lot of my friends have used Ubuntu with their Alfas of various chpsets & models, and they've had good results.
cheers, Elcaset On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 2:59 PM, Roderick A. Anderson <raander...@gmail.com>wrote: > On 02/02/2013 10:51 AM, Diane Petersen wrote: > > I have an Acer Aspire netbook running Ubuntu 12.04-32 bit, and the > > internal wireless network adapter has gone intermittent. I will be > > traveling soon and decided to go ahead and get a USB adapter with long > > range capabilities instead of replacing the internal one. I have done > > research, primarily on the Alfa units. It seems I should be looking > > at chipset and compatibility with my kernel version. It looks like > > these units are using a variety of Realtek, Ralink, and Atheros sets. > > Linux drivers are incredibly hard to find. I'm coming up on Google > > with vague "it sort of works but your have to…" over things I cannot > > understand. > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833166056 > > I've installed one of these for a couple of friends and both worked out > of the box. A another friend recommended it and likes it so much he has > had extras on hand that I've bought from him. > One install was for Windows Vista machine and the CD had the driver > (if that interests anyone.) > > Signal-wise it far exceeded my ASUS Netbook's wireless. I saw about 3 > to 4 times as many access points around my house with it. > > > Rod > -- > > I'd like to see if anyone is using a unit that works under the Ubuntu > > 12.04 kernel. Brand is unimportant, but it has to be available in the > > marketplace. A recommendation would save me headaches of buying > > something that does not work. I don't need full monitoring capability > > or the ability to use tools to hack networks. I just want to find > > available weak/distant free open wifi any hour of every day, and not > > just when my internal unit decides to function. 802.11n would be > > really nice but I will take what I can get. Selling one? Even > > better. > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > -- Free Geek Seattle- Helping The Needy Get Nerdy http://www.freegeekseattle.org/ https://groups.google.com/group/freegeek-seattle/topics?hl=en K Desktop Environment- Experience Freedom & User Friendliness http://kde.org/ Free Lossless Audio Codec https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Flac Protect your digital freedom and privacy, eliminate DRM, learn more at http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
