I don’t have any answers but found it interesting that the Edimax EW-7711MAC AC450 appears to only be supported for Mac OS X and it only works on 5 GHz.
On Jun 25, 2015, at 11:00 AM, Thomas Carter <tcar...@austincollege.edu> wrote: > We’ve used a number of the Netgear WNA1000M adapters and have been happy, but > the use has just been Windows. It seems USB wifi dongles seem hit or miss > with OSX (is anything “officially” supported?). > > We liked these units due to the small size so they could be used > inconspicuously to avoid disappearing. We’ve used them frequently in > situations where temporary, ad-hoc labs were created with desktops in an area > without easy access to wired connections. > > Thanks, > Thomas Carter > Network & Operations Manager > Austin College > > From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv > [mailto:WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] On Behalf Of Jason Cook > Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 12:36 AM > To: WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Favourite Wifi Dongles > > Just putting out a question to see if anyone has preferences when it comes to > USB dongles. We typically like to have a number available and they have > helped out of few times over the years to deal with broken internal cards, > 2.4ghz only cards and temporary setups etc. We’ve often purchased a couple of > varieties, tested them and stocked up on our favourite. Considering things > like performance, stability, included drivers in OS, supporting multiple > OS’s. > > Our most recent was a few years ago now Edimax AC1200 (EW-7822UAC) but have > also been pretty happy with Linksys. > The edimax performs pretty well and supports Windows, Mac and Linux. > > But it’s time to get a few more. > > > -- > Jason Cook > Technology Services > The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA 5005 > Ph : +61 8 8313 4800 > JabberCall Me > browser-based video chat > e-mail: jason.c...@adelaide.edu.au<mailto:jason.c...@adelaide.edu.au> > > CRICOS Provider Number 00123M > ----------------------------------------------------------- > This email message is intended only for the addressee(s) and contains > information which may be confidential and/or copyright. If you are not the > intended recipient please do not read, save, forward, disclose, or copy the > contents of this email. If this email has been sent to you in error, please > notify the sender by reply email and delete this email and any copies or > links to this email completely and immediately from your system. No > representation is made that this email is free of viruses. Virus scanning is > recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found > athttp://www.educause.edu/groups/. --- Bruce Curtis bruce.cur...@ndsu.edu Certified NetAnalyst II 701-231-8527 North Dakota State University ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
