Salix OS

Hi,

I'm running Salix Mate (1.16.1) on a thinkcerter tower. My usb wifi adapter is dead (a D-link DWA160) but have worked fine for 6 year. I'm trying to replace it and have tried three different one without success. My linux don't see em.

The only one that work actually is a very very old one, a linksys 802.11G WUSB54G but you can imagine that it is very slow.

Can you recommend me a new usb wifi adapter that work easily.


Thank you.

I think that first of all, we should try to make the ones you already have work. What's the output of the command after you plug each one of them in?

I'm guessing that one or more of them have a broadcom chipset, which requires extra firmware to work.

i have purchase a new linksys WUSB6400M-CA
Bus 001 Device 025: ID 13b1:0043 Linksys

but if you know one that is easy to use i will buy it

An online search reveals that the linksys wifi adapter you have includes the Realtek rtl8812bu chipset. You should be able to use it by installing these drivers:
https://github.com/ulli-kroll/rtl8822bu
and then load the module with You'll need to have the kernel-source package installed.

If everything goes well, you should see a new device shown in NetworkManager.

I don't have such a wireless adapter, so I can't really tell if it works, but it should.

sebaz wrote: ↑7. Oct 2019, 20:28 i have purchase a new linksys WUSB6400M-CA

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sudo lsusb

Bus 001 Device 025: ID 13b1:0043 Linksys

It appears to be a Realtek chip which needs the rtl8812au driver. It needs to be built. I found this thread in the Salckware forum https://www.linuxquestions.org/question ... 175606244/
which has a slackbuild in post #4. I copied it into a text file and ran it. It downloaded the driver source from git and seemed to build a package without problems, but of course I can't test it.

Thank you laprjns and gapan,

i have tried both solution and

https://www.linuxquestions.org/question ... 175606244/

and both dont work easely for me. I've tried but did not succed.

But i have found there
https://www.linuxquestions.org/question ... 175654596/

that talk about the Panda PAU05 usb wifi adapter

Alien Bob wrote: According to its modinfo output, the rt2800usb driver in the Linux kernel (part of Slackware 14.2 and -current where I checked) supports your Panda PAU05 USB device with ID 148f:5372.

The linksys WUSB6400M will go back to the store, and will buy and try the Panda PAU05.

I use Panda PAU05 on one box and it works flawlessly with Slackware and Salix. It was plug and play. I did have to use Network Manager as for some reason Wicd kept wanting to have a random MAC and the WiFi security wanted the MAC to stay the same.

Tank you ChuangTzu, that is good news!

I have ordered one. I will give feedback when i try it

Some wifi sticks make your computer life easy, some make it difficult. I have one here called PW-DN4210D, which might be old. Plugged it in, no problems. Instant wireless connection avaiable on a Salix desktop.