>>>>> "Charles" == Charles Hill <crh...@gmail.com> writes:
Charles> I’ve been distro jumping the last few months, Xubuntu, Linux Charles> Mint, Linux Mate, “Ubuntu 16.04” just to name a few and I Charles> constantly run into Wi-Fi connectivity issues. Disconnects, low Charles> signal, etc. I’m using a Lenovo laptop G50 with the dreaded Charles> Realtek RL8723BE wireless card. Charles> What wireless card works well “most” of the time with various Charles> distro’s? So far I know Realtek and Broadcom cards basically Charles> suck without mods and hacks. Atheros (or QCA) and Intel radios generally have the best driver support for client devices. Atheros/QCA can do most operational modes (including AP-mode), while Intel generally can't afaik. In a laptop, this probably isn't an important distinction, but it's something I notice. Replacing a radio in a laptop, particularly in a Lenovo laptop might not be a straightforward operation. The vendor BIOS often "locks" the hardware to certain radio models, for FCC compliance reasons. At least, they have in the past. It might just work, and/or there may be workarounds, but be prepared for the laptop to not boot if you have swapped out radios. -- Russell Senior, President russ...@personaltelco.net _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
