Note: I'm American so the links here are for the US market, still this should give you some idea of where to start if things dont work. Sure now if a dongle is necessary there are a few that offer Linux support OOTB. Kubuntu picked it up and plugged and played it.
#Panda wireless 802.11n driver install#
Oh and my last computer had a proprietary NIC Windows didn't recognize it and I had to install drivers. Problem is that Linux is only 3% of the market and they can't support everything out of the box. I realize that you are stuck with the NIC that's built into your system unless you want to add a compatible USB Nic and that's frustrating. Actually seems faster than my built in ethernet.īy the way Kubuntu recognized every device including my printer that was connected to the system. Card was instantly recognized and clicked on the correct Wireless, inputted Password.
Bought this card from Amazon for $15.00 Chose it because it's Panda and has reputation for Ubuntu Support.Long story short, as a Linux-friendly, low-cost USB 802.11n WiFi adapter I'm happy with this Panda 300MBps Wireless-N USB adapter that sells for less than $20 and have since ordered more. The actual performance of the device has been fine for my basic wireless needs on these particular systems. The 5dBi antenna led to a great range and better than some of the other WiFi USB adapters I've used that have the antenna built into the housing. When plugging it into some Ubuntu 14.10/15.04 and Fedora 21 boxes around here, the device was working fine with my 802.11g and 802.11n routers around the office with various levels of security. Indeed, this Panda PAU06 wireless adapter worked fine under Linux. The device uses a Ralink RT5372 chipset (0x148f device ID / 0x5372 product ID). While most WiFi adapters work fine under Linux these days without many headaches, it's nice to see Panda Wireless listing Linux support on their products.
The actual product packaging also mentions Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, and OpenSUSE as supported Linux distributions. Aside from the low-cost and good reviews, what led me to this model was that it also very clearly advertises Linux support. This WiFi adapter can be found for $19.99 USD at Amazon where it has more than 500 reviews with a 4.5 star rating. The latest USB WiFi adapters I decided to buy was the Panda PAU06 300Mbps Wireless-N USB Adapter. After being pleased with one of them, I've since ordered a few more of these Wireless-N adapters for Linux usage. As a quick Friday note, if you're looking for a 802.11n/g USB WiFi adapter that's very affordable and will work great with Linux, here's one of my recent purchases.
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