I've never had noticeable issues with USB WiFi on Ubuntu. I use a cheapie Edimax just fine. Can't go wrong for the price($9). Signal strength *might* be an issue since it's so small. The small size is what makes it a useful tool to have around the house.
I also have a Rosewill with dual antennas if you want to test it out. I can lend both of them to you. Ubuntu 16 comes out in two days, btw. John On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 8:28 PM, Bill Kendrick <n...@sonic.net> wrote: > > We received a second-hand desktop PC (I know, right!?) that > we've set up for my older son to use. We recently moved it > far, far away from our home office, and I don't want to even > contemplate wiring up Ethernet across the house for it. > > It's a Small Form Factor (SFF) Dell Optiplex 745, and IIRC has one > low-profile PCI Express slot available right now. > (Specs for the thing are here, if you're curious: > > https://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/opti_745techspecs.pdf > ) > > But, it also has a bunch of unused USB ports, too. > Now, I've heard that USB WiFi on Linux is: "do not want", > because the drivers are crap, but it also seems like the > easiest plug-and-play solution, if it'd work. > > So I was wondering if anyone has recommendations for > Linux-friendly (*Ubuntu) WiFi devices in either of > these form-factors... (low-profile PCI, or USB)? > > Thanks in advance! > > > -- > -bill! > Sent from my computer > _______________________________________________ > vox-tech mailing list > vox-tech@lists.lugod.org > http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech > -- (Sent from my Atari 2600)
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