Re: Linux-friendly USB 802.11n
Their wifi adapter is $54 and expressly calls out compatibility with pretty much every modern distro and version. I'll save you my rant about retail economics, but ThinkPenguin sells the same USB adapter on e-Bay for about half the price: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Penguin-802-11N-USB-Wifi-Adapter-Card-for-Wireless- Ubuntu-GNU-Linux-Mint-Zorin-/271222750451?_trksid=p2054897.l4275 -- A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing on usenet and in e-mail? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Linux-friendly USB 802.11n
Gah. Someone pointed out to me that I goofed on the micro-URLization. Here's the *correct* tinyurl: http://tinyurl.com/l4guh9r And, just to be on the safe side, the not-tiny URL, stripped of the unnecessary extra stuff sites love to throw on: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833389004 Sadly, in the interim, they've bumped the price a penny, and there's now $4.99 in SH. (Or I read the page wrong -- always possible. I'd ordered several things together, so I wasn't paying as much attention to SH as I might have normally.) -Ken On 2014-03-16 08:36, virgins...@vfemail.net wrote: I'm looking for a Linux-friendly 802.11n (Wireless N) USB adapter. By Linux-friendly, I mean I'm looking for one that will work with in-kernel drivers (no separate module to compile install), without funky compatability layers (like NDIS wrapper), doesn't require extra firmware, and is free/open source. Funny you should ask. I was asking myself *the exact same question* last week. I bought myself one of these: http://hardkernel.com/main/main.php . And, while it does come pre-loaded with Ubuntu, I wasn't taking bets on proprietary drivers, etc., making the transition to ARM-land. I Googled around, to no (real) avail, and finally decided to take the plunge with the cheapest one I could find on NewEgg: . (My rationalization being two-fold: it was cheap, so no huge loss if it didn't work, and cheap usually means commoditized, so I was hoping it it would be a common, developed-for chipset.) I plugged it in, and lo! Immediately recognized. Very shortly thereafter, I was online. Until I saw your e-mail, though, I was content enough that it was working to not delve into whether I'd found the holy grail, or merely a reasonable facsimile. However, I just looked at my modules, and it's using usbnet and smsc95xx, both of which are in the stock Linux kernel, so I think it's the way to fly. $9.99 and free shipping, and it's yours. -Ken P.S. Of course, I make no guarantees as to whether or not it works for *YOU*, but it seems like a decent choice. Make sure you have smsc95xx.ko, and you're probably safe. Likewise, thus-far I've only used it in the same room as the WAP, so I can't swear as to its throughput, range, etc. /weaselly worded disclaimer ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Linux-friendly USB 802.11n
Hello, all, I'm looking for a Linux-friendly 802.11n (Wireless N) USB adapter. By Linux-friendly, I mean I'm looking for one that will work with in-kernel drivers (no separate module to compile install), without funky compatability layers (like NDIS wrapper), doesn't require extra firmware, and is free/open source. I figure N is mature enough, now, that some hardware like this must exist. Any suggestions? Thanks! ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Linux-friendly USB 802.11n
I was curious about this and googled around. There seem to be a lot of sites identifying compatible adapters, but one of the more interesting site I found that I had never seen before was Think Penguin, a site dedicated to Linux compatible hardware. Their wifi adapter is $54 and expressly calls out compatibility with pretty much every modern distro and version. https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb -Shawn On Mar 16, 2014 1:03 PM, virgins...@vfemail.net wrote: Hello, all, I'm looking for a Linux-friendly 802.11n (Wireless N) USB adapter. By Linux-friendly, I mean I'm looking for one that will work with in-kernel drivers (no separate module to compile install), without funky compatability layers (like NDIS wrapper), doesn't require extra firmware, and is free/open source. I figure N is mature enough, now, that some hardware like this must exist. Any suggestions? Thanks! ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Linux-friendly USB 802.11n
I have a couple of HP Pavilion desktop machines that came with Qualcomm/Atheros ethernet controllers, and RHEL 6 on up and its downstream clones will not give me net on them; I've been through countless sites, RH's support tickets, Bugzilla, the elrepo guys, etc., and there is just not a driver out there yet that will work, and RH says in effect that they're in no hurry to write one, either. I can run Fedora 20 on them without a problem, however, and I didn't have to do anything extra to get the net working; I can also run RH and the clones as vm's under that, as they are forced to use the host's ethernet. But just can't do RH as the host machine on them. That penguin wireless adapter looks interesting but again, not much help for me here: *Trisquel 6, Scientific Linux 6.4, RHEL 6.4, CentOS 6.4, and Debian 7 currently require the installation of a driver, firmware, and/or kernel upgrade. See our support documentation https://www.thinkpenguin.com/support for details.* Except when I look at the documentation link, there is nothing for RH or the clones. On Sun, Mar 16, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Shawn O'Shea sh...@eth0.net wrote: I was curious about this and googled around. There seem to be a lot of sites identifying compatible adapters, but one of the more interesting site I found that I had never seen before was Think Penguin, a site dedicated to Linux compatible hardware. Their wifi adapter is $54 and expressly calls out compatibility with pretty much every modern distro and version. https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb -Shawn On Mar 16, 2014 1:03 PM, virgins...@vfemail.net wrote: Hello, all, I'm looking for a Linux-friendly 802.11n (Wireless N) USB adapter. By Linux-friendly, I mean I'm looking for one that will work with in-kernel drivers (no separate module to compile install), without funky compatability layers (like NDIS wrapper), doesn't require extra firmware, and is free/open source. I figure N is mature enough, now, that some hardware like this must exist. Any suggestions? Thanks! ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/ -- Sent from whatever machine I might be on right now. ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
Re: Linux-friendly USB 802.11n
On 2014-03-16 08:36, virgins...@vfemail.net wrote: I'm looking for a Linux-friendly 802.11n (Wireless N) USB adapter. By Linux-friendly, I mean I'm looking for one that will work with in-kernel drivers (no separate module to compile install), without funky compatability layers (like NDIS wrapper), doesn't require extra firmware, and is free/open source. Funny you should ask. I was asking myself *the exact same question* last week. I bought myself one of these: http://hardkernel.com/main/main.php . And, while it does come pre-loaded with Ubuntu, I wasn't taking bets on proprietary drivers, etc., making the transition to ARM-land. I Googled around, to no (real) avail, and finally decided to take the plunge with the cheapest one I could find on NewEgg: http://tinyurl.sys.comcast.net/ruxhqD . (My rationalization being two-fold: it was cheap, so no huge loss if it didn't work, and cheap usually means commoditized, so I was hoping it it would be a common, developed-for chipset.) I plugged it in, and lo! Immediately recognized. Very shortly thereafter, I was online. Until I saw your e-mail, though, I was content enough that it was working to not delve into whether I'd found the holy grail, or merely a reasonable facsimile. However, I just looked at my modules, and it's using usbnet and smsc95xx, both of which are in the stock Linux kernel, so I think it's the way to fly. $9.99 and free shipping, and it's yours. -Ken P.S. Of course, I make no guarantees as to whether or not it works for *YOU*, but it seems like a decent choice. Make sure you have smsc95xx.ko, and you're probably safe. Likewise, thus-far I've only used it in the same room as the WAP, so I can't swear as to its throughput, range, etc. /weaselly worded disclaimer ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss/
