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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 |
TEW-221PC |
ADM8211 |
No |
No WEP; Detected only after manual intervention (not on boot). |
2009-12-30 |
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TEW-421PC |
? |
ndiswrapper |
No |
Detected and set up on 9.04 installation. WPA2 TKIP works great. |
2009-05-09 |
TEW-501PC |
AR5006X |
? |
No |
Works out of box provided linux-restricted-drivers are installed |
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PCI
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
TEW-423PI |
RealTek RTL-8185 |
rtl8180 |
Yes |
Worked out of the box on Karmic. |
2009-10-30 |
TEW-443PI v1 |
Atheros AR5212 |
madwifi |
No |
Use Ubuntu's network GUI and just add WEP key, enable and activate. Works with 802.11b/g. NOTE: linux-restricted-modules need to be installed to work. |
2007-05-28 |
TEW-503PI |
AR5006X |
? |
Yes |
Same as 501PC. |
2007-04-20 |
TEW-423PI |
? |
? |
Yes |
Installed into 10.10 system and began functioning without any modifications. |
18Nov2010 |
USB
Model |
Chipset |
Driver |
Works "out of the box" |
Comments |
Last Updated |
TEW-424UB |
Sis163u chipset |
? |
Yes |
With Lucid Lynx works when adapter plugged in upon installation Compaq Presario 2100. |
2010-07-02 |
TEW-504UB |
? |
ndiswrapper |
No |
Works well in Breezy with ndiswrapper, with the net5523.inf driver provided on the CD. |
2006-10-14 |
TEW-424UB3.1 |
RTL8187B chipset |
? |
Yes |
Worked perfectly in several machines. |
2010-18-07 |
TEW-649UB |
rtl8192su |
r8712u |
No |
Could not get it to work on two computers running 12.04 beta 1. |
2011-22-12 |