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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 |
MA401RA |
? |
orinoco or hostap |
No |
The MA401RA use the orinoco or the hostap drivers. To avoid a complete freeze of the system when the card is inserted, you may have to include a line "exclude=irq3" in /etc/pcmcia/config.opts. Once done, everything works well. In Dapper, if you want to use (k)networkmanager, you may want to use the hostap driver instead of the orinoco one. See this thread. |
2006-05-03 |
MA401RA Eval-RevA |
? |
orinoco_cs or hostap_cs |
No |
Works with orinoco_cs, but works better with hostap_cs (ie network manager works. See this thread for details). Make sure to add to /etc/pcmcia/config.opts 'exclude irq 3', 'exclude irq 4', and 'exclude irq 7'. |
07-28-2007 |
MA401(RA) Rev.A |
? |
orinoco_cs or hostap_cs |
No |
Didn't work with orinoco_cs driver, changed to hostap_cs and works fine now. |
02-06-2007 |
MA401(RA) Rev.D |
? |
orinoco_cs |
No |
The card will be recognized by the system and all seems ok, but there is no chance to get an IP address via DHCP or any other network communication (no matter with or without encryption). There is no label on the card that it is MA401RA, but the system says it is one. It can't be the same card as described above, because hostap doesn't work at all. Accesspoint used is Trendnet TEW-310APB; card is used in a Laptop Asus A1000 |
2007-03-01 |
MA401 |
? |
? |
No |
Didn't work at first. Did apt-get install pcmcia-cs wireless-tools dhcpcd but said no to removing ubuntu packages and then it worked. |
|
MA521 |
Realtek |
ndiswrapper |
Yes |
Worked out of the box in Lucid. |
2010-09-30 |
WG511T |
Atheros Super-G AR5212 |
madwifi |
Yes |
Works in Gutsy Gibbon with WPA. |
2007-1-21 |
WG511 |
Prism |
? |
Yes |
v1 Taiwan works with Feisty. |
2007-05-09 |
WG511 v2 |
Marvell |
ndiswrapper |
No |
HowTo"Made in China" version. Must use ndiswrapper. The driver is not easily accessible on the CD but the WG311 driver works as it is the same chipset. Tested on Jaunty Server |
2010-08-13 |
WG511 v3 |
Prism |
ndiswrapper |
No |
howto "Made in China" version. Must use ndiswrapper and a few tweaks. |
2005-10-15 |
WPN511 |
Atheros AR5212 |
madwifi |
Yes |
Works in Lubuntu natty on a pIII 600 mhz Compaq Armada m300. |
2011-05-27 |
PCI
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
MA311 (PCI) |
Prism 2.5 |
? |
No |
Detected as eth0 and started working after modules.conf was edited (wlan0 to eth0). |
|
MA521 |
Realtek 8180 |
ndiswrapper |
No |
|
2005-11-30 |
WAG311 |
Atheros AR5212 (a/b/g) |
madwifi |
Yes |
Card natively recognized under Feisty (7.04). |
2007-08-28 |
WG311v2 |
Texas Instruments ACX 111 |
acx |
No |
Did not work with Jaunty. Not compatible with NetworkManager. See http://acx100.sourceforge.net/wiki/Distribution_list/Ubuntu |
2009-10-14 |
WG311v3 |
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88w8335 [Libertas] 802.11b/g Wireless (rev 03) |
ndiswrapper |
No |
Hardy worked after installing ndiswrapper and a Windows driver. WPA not supported. Follow instructions at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WifiDocs/Device/Netgear_WG311_v3 |
|
WG311T |
Atheros AR5212 |
madwifi |
No |
Detected in Network Settings as ath0 and started working once the WAP details were input. used for WEP and/or WPA. Also works out of the box on Feisty with NetworkManager. |
2007-07-30 |
WGT311TFS |
? |
? |
No |
In Edgy, detected in Network Settings as ath0 and started working once the WAP details were input. |
|
WG311TGE (sold as WG311T) |
? |
? |
Yes |
works out of the box on Dapper 6.06. |
|
WN311B |
? |
? |
No |
(Lucid v10.04.01LTS 32-bit) Initially appeared undetected. Activated proprietary driver 'Broadcom STA wireless driver', rebooted, and worked great. Activation of driver via System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers did not work, even with Lucid LiveCD. Get list of required .deb packages from System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers, then double click them successively by browsing LiveCD using Nautilus. WEP untested. WPA works |
2011-09-05 |
WPN311 |
Atheros 5212 |
ath5k |
Yes |
With Lucid 32-bit Alpha 2, just plug it in and turn it on. WEP Works. |
2009-12-15 2010-02-06 |
WPN311v1 |
Atheros AR5001X+ |
ath5k |
Yes |
(9.10 32-bit) Works out of the box. WEP & WPA untested. After boot, just select SSID. MAC security(filtering) works. |
2010-04-09 |
WPN311B |
? |
? |
No |
(Lucid v10.04LTS 32-bit) Initially appeared undetected. Activated proprietary driver 'Broadcom STA wireless driver', rebooted, and worked great. Activation of driver via System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers did not work, even with Lucid LiveCD. Get list of required .deb packages from System -> Administration -> Hardware Drivers, then double click them successively by browsing LiveCD using Nautilus. WEP Works. WPA untested |
2011-03-25 |
USB
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
MA101 Rev B |
ATMEL AT76C5XXx |
? |
No |
Does not like WPA |
2007-05-11 |
MA111v1 |
prism2_usb |
? |
No |
See WifiDocs/Device/NetgearMA111 Works also with ndiswrapper and netma111.inf driver. |
2005-10-09 |
MA111v2 |
? |
ndiswrapper |
No |
Works with ndiswrapper and ma111v2.inf file from netgear site's xp driver - tested on Xubuntu |
2007-02-10 |
WG111v1 |
ndiswrapper |
No |
Works with ndiswrapper and the CDROM provided by netgear netwg111.inf. See WifiDocs/Device/NetgearWG111. |
2005-09-09 |
|
WG111v2 |
rtl8187L |
? |
Yes |
Works with 12.04. |
2012-07-29 |
WG111v3 |
rtl8187B |
? |
Yes |
Worked in Lubuntu natty 11.04 out of the box on a plll 600mhz compaq armada m300. |
20011-05-24 |
WG111T |
? |
ndiswrapper |
No |
Works (on 7.10) with ndiswrapper and netwg11t.inf 2.1 drivers from website. You may have remove/reinsert stick and remove/add module to get it to work after reboot. WPA works. Does not appear that the drivers will install properly on 9.10 Karmic Koala |
2010-04-13 |
WG121 |
? |
Prism GT or ndiswrapper |
No |
Follow the guide located here + netwg121.inf to get this card to work with Edgy. |
2006-11-14 |
WN111 |
? |
ndiswrapper |
No |
Follow the sticky on Ubuntu on how to setup ndiswrapper + netmw245.inf. Works with WPA/WPA2 personal. |
2008-12-03 |
WN111 v2 |
Atheros ar9001u |
ath |
Karmic plug and play. N speeds not verified |
2010-01-04 |
|
WNA1100 |
Atheros |
ath9k_htc |
No |
Download the last version of the http://sourceforge.net/projects/ath9...htc-installer/ and execute the .deb packet. Connect the WiFi adapter. |
2011-07-21 |
WNDA3100 V1 |
Atheros AR9001U-2NX |
? |
Yes |
Karmic plug n play. Installed PNP over another wireless connection. N speeds and 5GHz N frequency support not verified. |
2010-01-05 |
WNA1000M |
Atheros |
? |
Yes |
11.10 plug n play. No problem installing, I had to reboot the first time! The switch on the Dell 620 controls the behavior of the device, but once I rebooted worked fine... Less than $25. |
2011-10-20 |
Wpn111 |
? |
ndiswrapper |
No |
Works 12.04 with ndiswrapper 1.58 and drivers from website, tutorial is at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2034452 |
2012-07-29 |
N600 / WNDA3100 |
Broadcom |
? |
No |
Doesn't work with 13.04. Didn't try with ndiswrapper |
2013-05-25 |