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clownfish

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Registered: 2006-09-04

Posts: 72

Which wireless card?

Hi Forum,

I'm going to trash my TP-Link TL-WN722N wireless adapter (USB). If I boot into windows after using the adapter under Arch, then I need to plug it out and in again, else it doesn't work under Windows. It's a desktop PC, so it doesn't need to be an external USB adapter - I would prefer an internal PCI(e) card. But if USB adapters work better, then it also would be OK.
There are a lot of resources about Linux compatibility, like https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiD … sSupported or http://linux-wless.passys.nl/ (both from the Arch Wiki article about wireless setup). But I didn't find an advice like "Buy this one, it's awesome and the best choice to use with Linux".

The only two requirements are:
1) Work out of the box. I don't want to install additional drivers or firmware.
2) At least 150 Mbps, 300 Mbps would be nice.

I found the TP-Link WN951N, which should work well according to the mentioned lists. But I'm not sure.

Which can you recommend?

meph

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Registered: 2011-06-06

Posts: 160

Re: Which wireless card?

"Buy this one, it's awesome and the best choice to use with Linux".

Think it's because there isn't one It doesn't matter that much, as long as it offers the features you need, the card you linked should be amongst the better ones. From what I googled it uses ath9k driver, which is a part of linux kernel and will work without any problems. If you want to make 100% sure then try to find someone actually using this card, but generally speaking any new wifi card should just work, especially TP-LINK which I consider the best brand out there when it comes to wireless stuff.

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Gusar

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Registered: 2009-08-25

Posts: 3,607

Re: Which wireless card?

It seems to me your issue isn't with Linux, but with Windows. So what guarantee do you have that the new card won't have the same problem? And what good are people's experiences with Linux in determining a Windows issue?

/dev/zero

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From: Melbourne, Australia

Registered: 2011-10-20

Posts: 1,247

Re: Which wireless card?

When I google for people using Linux having problems with that card, I don't get many results. In the results I do get, it's either people who clearly have no idea what they're talking about, or else maybe their card is out of range of their router.

Sounds like a safe bet to me, if your computer is anywhere near your router.

algebraist

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Registered: 2012-10-15

Posts: 4

Re: Which wireless card?

I am also considering this adapter (TP-Link WN951N), but this post https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=134009 suggests that maybe wireless-N isn't working for it, and it reverts to wireless-G (and a maximum of 54Mb/s).  Anybody see that (or see it working fine)?  Or have a PCI wireless adapter that gets good reception (across the house from the router) that they'd recommend?

Thanks.

Last edited by algebraist (2012-10-15 21:33:15)

jasonwryan

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From: .nz

Registered: 2009-05-09

Posts: 30,426

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Re: Which wireless card?

Necrobumping a shopping thread? Please don't do that.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … Bumping.27

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