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Posted February 06, 2018
I don't currently have access to anything but Wi-Fi internet, and unfortunately I cannot get my current (crappy) little USB Wi-Fi Adapter to work in Ubuntu. It's one of those USB's that acts like a storage drive when you plug it in so it can auto-install its drivers under Windows. (Actiontec USB Wireless Adapter)

I know a number of people here are advocates of Linux. So I need advice. Should I look into purchasing something with better compatibility? (Suggestions please if so) Should I try a different distro of Linux? Is there something I'm missing here? Like a Linux compatible driver?

Any advice at all would be appreciated. I downloaded Ubuntu 17.10.1, made a boot USB, installed it, it booted fine. Literally the only thing blocking me seems to be this USB adapter. Googling this didn't net much but a bunch of dead ends...
Posted February 07, 2018
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CARRiON-XCII: I don't currently have access to anything but Wi-Fi internet, and unfortunately I cannot get my current (crappy) little USB Wi-Fi Adapter to work in Ubuntu. It's one of those USB's that acts like a storage drive when you plug it in so it can auto-install its drivers under Windows. (Actiontec USB Wireless Adapter)

I know a number of people here are advocates of Linux. So I need advice. Should I look into purchasing something with better compatibility? (Suggestions please if so) Should I try a different distro of Linux? Is there something I'm missing here? Like a Linux compatible driver?

Any advice at all would be appreciated. I downloaded Ubuntu 17.10.1, made a boot USB, installed it, it booted fine. Literally the only thing blocking me seems to be this USB adapter. Googling this didn't net much but a bunch of dead ends...
Google says the important thing to look at is the chipset. Have a look at this article, maybe it can help I don't have specific knowledge of Linux.

http://www.wirelesshack.org/top-linux-compatible-usb-wireless-adapters.html
Posted February 07, 2018
Model number of the adapter?

I see a method of pulling up a log on what's happening. Can you give that a try please?

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1964872

I;m pretty much FreeBSD so I;m winging this.
Posted February 07, 2018
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CARRiON-XCII: I don't currently have access to anything but Wi-Fi internet, and unfortunately I cannot get my current (crappy) little USB Wi-Fi Adapter to work in Ubuntu. It's one of those USB's that acts like a storage drive when you plug it in so it can auto-install its drivers under Windows. (Actiontec USB Wireless Adapter)

I know a number of people here are advocates of Linux. So I need advice. Should I look into purchasing something with better compatibility? (Suggestions please if so) Should I try a different distro of Linux? Is there something I'm missing here? Like a Linux compatible driver?

Any advice at all would be appreciated. I downloaded Ubuntu 17.10.1, made a boot USB, installed it, it booted fine. Literally the only thing blocking me seems to be this USB adapter. Googling this didn't net much but a bunch of dead ends...
Hi, I checked a bit, what you're looking for is a program called "usb-modeswitch" which is available for Ubuntu 17.10. I didn't give an in depth look so you might have to read a bit about it but you're on the right track. :-)
Posted February 07, 2018
I'm using a TP-LINK TL-WN822N wireless USB adapter. It's not too expensive, and it works in both Linux and Windows, but for a while it needed a cludge/patch to work fully. But it seems to be working fully these days even without the patch.
Posted February 07, 2018
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Darvond: I'm using a TP-LINK TL-WN822N ...
Thats fun! TP-Link TL-WN722N here, no problems for like 3 or 4 years, no firmware needed.

But also stuff in Intel-based notebooks and NUCs worked no problem. I think I only had problem with some realtek wifi dongle, it ended up trashed, was actually possibly defective.
Posted February 07, 2018
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Lin545: Thats fun! TP-Link TL-WN722N here, no problems for like 3 or 4 years, no firmware needed.

But also stuff in Intel-based notebooks and NUCs worked no problem. I think I only had problem with some realtek wifi dongle, it ended up trashed, was actually possibly defective.
For me, it was a Netgear dongle before, a...WNA3100.
Posted February 07, 2018
After banging my head on the wall all day long trying every possible suggestion to get this thing working, I'm just going to grab a new adapter. I've needed a new one for a long time now anyways. The one I currently have drops constantly even in Windows.

Thank you, Darvond, I'll look into the one you are using.
Post edited February 07, 2018 by CARRiON-XCII
Posted February 07, 2018
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CARRiON-XCII: After banging my head on the wall all day long trying every possible suggestion to get this thing working, I'm just going to grab a new adapter. I've needed a new one for a long time now anyways. The one I currently have drops constantly even in Windows.

Thank you, Darvond, I'll look into the one you are using.
Indeed. Just do a little research before you buy, in case there's a newer/better model or you see a catch you can't work with, okay?
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