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Favorite USB wireless card for Ubuntu?

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Dear LazyWeb,

Do you have a favorite USB wifi network card for a laptop running Ubuntu?

Sincerely, Xaprb

Written by Baron Schwartz

November 28th, 2007 at 1:44 pm

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  1. No experience with USB wireless, but I found this a while back looking for pci comapable cards. They list USB as well

    https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported

    William Newton

    28 Nov 07 at 4:18 pm

  2. I have a TP-LINK TL-WN321G USB wireless “stick”. I use it on my Feisty desktop with the rt73 drivers from http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com/ – these may be in Gutsy by default, I’m not sure. It’s all a bit manual (have to compile a kernel module, and getting WPA working requires some custom pre-up commands) but it’s worked flawlessly since I got it running.

    Hope this helps!

    John Dalton

    28 Nov 07 at 8:13 pm

  3. I have a Linksys WUSB i bought 2 years ago (http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US/Layout&cid=1115416827517&pagename=Linksys/Common/VisitorWrapper) from maplin in England. Works relatively well it was well supported for wireless network cracking. It also uses the rt2x00 driver (rt70 it seems).

    Morgan Christiansson

    29 Nov 07 at 1:44 am

  4. I also have a TP-LINK TL-WN321G. Currently struggling to get it working.

    Cypress

    3 Feb 08 at 10:08 am

  5. I’ve been using a SMC EZ Connect g – model = SMCWUSB-G

    It worked plug and play in gutsy, haven’t tested hardy yet. An iwlist scan directly after plugging it in displayed all networks and connecting was a breeze. I highly recommend using Wicd in conjunction with this stick, its a sweet tool. Good luck!

    Sileonz

    1 Aug 08 at 8:21 pm

  6. I am happy with the Alfa AWUS063H. It is a 500mW device, high power, 27db gain, extended range. Came right up and it works with Back-Track.

    Rader Cad

    27 Jul 09 at 11:25 am

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