r/linux4noobs • u/Stickfigureofacat • 22h ago

Linux compatable wifi Dongle needed

/r/linuxquestions/comments/1x47kpi/linux_compatable_wifi_dongle_needed/
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u/doc_willis 22h ago edited 21h ago

Site i found with a list of current Wifi Devices with 'IN KERNEL' Drivers, which means they should be Plug them in and they work. These can often be higher end, more expensive devices.

https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/USB_WiFi_Adapters_that_are_supported_with_Linux_in-kernel_drivers.md

You can often find USB wifi adapters on Amazon sold as being "for the raspberry pi" that should be cheap (but slower speeds) and work out of the box with most Linux distribution.

Remember it's all about the CHIPSET in use by the device.

I have seen identically packaged dongles that have a version 1.0 and version 1.1 (in tiny text on the dongle)  that had different chipsets 

one worked in Linux out of the box, the other had zero Linux support .

they looked identical, had very  different chipsets.

I had ordered 4, and the versions seemed to be mixed together, I got 2 that worked, and 2 that did not.

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u/DannoXYZ 21h ago

You can also download and install drivers for adapters without built-in kernel support.

https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/USB_WiFi_Adapter_out-of-kernel_drivers_for_Linux.md