On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:20 PM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I spent 30 min going through all the 'clearance' open boxes at MicroCenter > today with my notebook, trying to see if any came up as supported. None > did. I went to the section with the unopen items and found the Asus > claiming Linux support. So much for that; looks like you have to build it > yourself and hope for the best. > > So is there a USB 11n dongle that IS supported and can be had for < $20? > Actually an external antenna is a plus as it will be on a server that at > times will be a client and times an AP. > > You cannot determine if a usb wifi dongle is supported by linux by just plugging it in, nor by brand name. You have to know the chipset inside it. For example, see http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers and since you are looking specifically for USB dongles, see http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Devices/USB -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org