What USB wifi adapter should I buy for Lucid 528?

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What USB wifi adapter should I buy for Lucid 528?

#1 Post by selvam »

i need to upgrade my lucid 5.2.8 to wifi from ethernet
which usb wifi device should i buy
are all wifi dongle on ebay supported by lucid 5.2.8
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#2 Post by Burn_IT »

Try and get one with an Atheros chipset although it would be even better to get one with the same chipset as that in your usual router as that will give better performance.
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#3 Post by Semme »

Keywords >> 5.2.8 usb wifi tempestuous

This thread :wink: would make a good start.
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Re: What USB wifi adapter should I buy for Lucid 528?

#4 Post by EdD »

selvam wrote: are all wifi dongle on ebay supported by lucid 5.2.8
No, not all. the TP-LINK Model TL-WN722N is one I know of that works with some puppies. haven't tried one on a lupu myself.
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#5 Post by ardvark »

Hi...

According to Jades here, the Netgear WN111v2 should work with Lucid 5.2.8. You can purchase one here. Confirmed that the adapter pictured is the same one that is mentioned here according to the FCC ID number. :)

Hope this helps...

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#6 Post by selvam »

can i use Ralink 5370 150mbps which is cheaper and less than 6usd
can you please tell me if ralink 5370 compatible wifi devices will work
http://www.ebay.com/itm/310664276218?ss ... K:MEWAX:IT&
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#7 Post by ardvark »

selvam wrote:can i use Ralink 5370 150mbps which is cheaper and less than 6usd
can you please tell me if ralink 5370 compatible wifi devices will work
Possibly. From what I've read so far, you will need to install the driver from Tempestuous here. Hopefully, it will work without any further manual configuration changes. :|

Also, make sure your copy of Lucid uses the 2.6.33.2 kernel, otherwise it might not work. You can open a terminal and type in...

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uname -r


to find out. I'm guessing the ".2" at the end probably doesn't matter.

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#8 Post by selvam »

thankyou
i will buy Ralink 5370 from ebay and try it
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#9 Post by ardvark »

selvam wrote:thankyou
i will buy Ralink 5370 from ebay and try it
You're welcome, let us know how it goes. :)

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#10 Post by mikeb »

I have built a couple of drivers for ralink which seems to bring reliable results... they actually give you sources or you can get from thier website if there is not already a built driver here.

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