[vox-tech] Seeking recommendation: USB or low-profile PCI WiFi adapter

[John Reed]

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 <nbs at 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!
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