Looking for ideas for a new wifi adapter
by mw.decavia from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6KSZR)
After a misadventure **, I need a new wifi adapter
must be:
(sadly) not a realtek
usb
dual-band 2.4ghz and 5ghz
802.11ac on 5ghz
have connection(s) for external antenna(s)
hardware must be bullet-proof against badly written drivers.
And of course, Linux compatible, preferably without my needing to compile the driver.
**
I have been using a rtl8812au (dual band 802.11ac) usb adapter for a short while now.
After I updated to the most recent linux driver (20210820), it was downgraded to a generic realtek 802.11n wifi. - and xfinitywifi only does 5ghz "ac" or "a", not "n". Leaving me with only 6megabit "a".
I rolled back the linux driver to "20210629", but the downgrade in my wifi appears persistent, now it still is detected as a generic realtek 802.11n
I would guess that perhaps the newest driver wrote something to the wifi adapter's eeprom (??)
must be:
(sadly) not a realtek
usb
dual-band 2.4ghz and 5ghz
802.11ac on 5ghz
have connection(s) for external antenna(s)
hardware must be bullet-proof against badly written drivers.
And of course, Linux compatible, preferably without my needing to compile the driver.
**
I have been using a rtl8812au (dual band 802.11ac) usb adapter for a short while now.
After I updated to the most recent linux driver (20210820), it was downgraded to a generic realtek 802.11n wifi. - and xfinitywifi only does 5ghz "ac" or "a", not "n". Leaving me with only 6megabit "a".
I rolled back the linux driver to "20210629", but the downgrade in my wifi appears persistent, now it still is detected as a generic realtek 802.11n
I would guess that perhaps the newest driver wrote something to the wifi adapter's eeprom (??)