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Summary
- Model - This is the full device model as noted on the box.
Chipset - Chipset vendor name, chipset name, vendor code, and device code. For example, if one was looking for a PCI device:
lspci -vvnn | grep Network 04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter [10ec:8176] (rev 01)
It's the 'Realtek', 'RTL8188CE', and '[10ec:8176] (rev 01)'.
Driver - For a PCI device:
lspci -vvnn | grep -A 9 Network | grep Kernel Kernel driver in use: rtl8192ceIt's the 'rtl8192ce'.
- Works "out of the box"
- Yes - It works perfectly with no manual modifications, or degraded performance.
- No - It doesn't work at all, has degraded performance, or requires manual configuration to make it work. Please add a comment to what you had to do to get it to work if this was possible, as well as a URL to an outstanding Launchpad bug report to address the issues encountered.
PCMCIA
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
WL-107G |
rt2500 |
? |
Yes |
Works in Gusty. |
2007-12-27 |
F3JM-AK029P |
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG |
? |
Yes |
Card works fine in Feisty with no special setup. Detected automatically on install. |
2007-04-24 |
PCI
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
PCE-N10 |
Realtek RTL8188CE [10ec:8176] (rev 01) |
rtl8192ce |
No |
Please see here. |
2015-04-19 |
PCI-G31 |
RaLink RT2561/RT61 |
rt61pci |
Yes |
Automatically recognized by NetworkManager in 10.04, plug and play. For other distros, if there are problems, Linux driver is included on the driver CD or can be downloaded from Asus: http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=i7CffhTc7IDHv5rA |
2011-01-03 |
WL-138G V2 |
Broadcom BCM4318 |
bcm43xx |
No |
Automatically detected by karmic; firmware may be easily fetched by restricted-manager. |
2010-03-06 |
USB
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
WL-167G V2 |
RT2500 |
? |
No |
Tested in 7.10. Gives errors in dmesg but once I clicked on the nm-applet and selected Manual Configuration, I was able to put in my SSID, etc. I also had to enter DNS info manually. Then I just had to run ifdown wlan0 && ifup wlan0 and I was online. Worked for me with a Linksys router running DD-WRT and WPA-TKIP. |
2008-01-16 |
WL-167G |
USB IDs 0b05:1706, 0b05:1707 |
rt25 |
No |
Detected and loaded OK. Detects networks, however cannot establish encrypted connection under 9.10 with WEP/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. Well documented issues out of the box. |
2009-10-07 |
WL-167G |
(USB IDs 0b05:1723, 0b05:1724) |
rt73 |
Yes |
Using 8.04 works fine out of the box! If you have any issue (e.g. slow connection) try to install linux-backports-modules-hardy (For older version of Ubuntu you must instal GPL RT73 driver. Follow the instructions at the bottom of this guide WifiDocs/Driver/RalinkRT73). |
2008-05-26 |
WL-167G V2 |
USB ID 0b05:1723 |
rt73usb |
Yes |
Worked out-of-the-box on 7.10/amd64/Desktop using nm-applet and WPA-PSK. |
2008-05-02 |
USB-AC51 |
USB ID 0b05:17d1 |
? |
No |
Tested on 16.04 |
2018-01-09 |