Here is a list of wireless cards supported by Ubuntu. Please feel free to add to it. Please put a yes/no under the version name. If you tested it on a beta, please say so.
For clarity's sake, please put yes in bold, unknowns in italics and no's in normal text and sort them in alphabetical order, first by manufacturer and then model.
USB Interface
Brand |
Name/Product Number |
6.06 Dapper Drake |
6.10 Edgy Eft |
7.04 Feisty Fawn |
7.10 Gutsy Gibbon |
8.04 Hardy Heron |
9.10 Karmic Koala |
10.04 Lucid Lynx |
10.10 Maverick Meerkat |
Penguin 802.11N USB |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
3Com |
3CRUSB10075 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes - works perfectly out of the box |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
A-Link |
WL54USB-A |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes - had to manually run dhcp-client though |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Airlink |
AWLL3026 |
Yes -Need to load new driver there are tutorials out there. |
Yes - works perfectly |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Ativa |
Wireless G |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes, works out of the box |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Conceptronic |
C54RU |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes, works out of the box |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Digicom |
8E4213 USB Wave 54 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes, works out of the box (8.04) |
Yes - Works out of the box |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Hawking |
HWU54G rev Z2 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes - works perfectly out of the box |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Linksys |
WUSB54G (v4) |
Yes - works from the install CD; NOTE: hard lockups if network-manager is used to activate the interface; WEP and WPA functionality unknown |
Unknown |
Yes - use manual configuration and set other connections in roaming or disabled; WEP functionality: Yes |
Yes - works out of the box |
No. (Finally installed ndiswrapper and windows rt2500usb drivers to get it working) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Linksys |
WUSBF54G (v1.1) |
unknown |
unknown |
unknown |
Yes - out of the box |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
SMC |
SMC2662W |
Yes - it is detected and can connect |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
U.S.Robotics |
USR5423 Wireless USB Adapter |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes - out of the box |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Zonet |
ZEW2500P |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes (on Mythbuntu Gutsy) - requires Serial Monkey rt73 drivers. See this HOWTO. |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
PCI Interface
Brand |
Name/Product Number |
6.06 Dapper Drake |
6.10 Edgy Eft |
7.04 Feisty Fawn |
7.10 Gutsy Gibbon |
Airlink |
AWLH4030 |
Unknown |
Yes - works perfectly |
Yes - works perfectly out of the box |
Unknown |
Belkin |
Yes - follow this guide |
Yes - same as dapper. |
Yes - same as dapper. |
Yes - same as dapper. |
|
Belkin |
F5D7000 v. 5100 |
Unknown |
Yes Works out of the box |
Yes Works out of the box |
Unknown |
CompUsa |
RealTek 8185L |
Unknown |
Yes Works out of the box |
Yes Works out of the box |
Unknown |
D-Link |
Yes - works perfectly |
Yes - works perfectly |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Netgear |
WPN311 |
Yes - works perfectly |
Yes - works perfectly |
Yes - works perfectly |
Yes - works perfectly |
TP-Link |
TL-WN551G |
Yes - works perfectly |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
TP-Link |
TL-WN550G |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes - works perfectly (AR5005G) |
Unknown |
CNet |
CWP-854 |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Yes - out of the box |
Cardbus/PCMCIA Interface
Brand |
Name/Product Number |
6.06 Dapper Drake |
6.10 Edgy Eft |
7.04 Feisty Fawn |
7.10 Gutsy Gibbon |
Belkin |
ME-1002NB v. 1000 |
Unknown |
Yes - works out box, LEDs do not work |
Unknown |
Unknown |
D-Link |
DWL-650 rev C2 |
Unknown |
Yes - works out of the box |
Yes Needs linux-restriced-modules installed. |
Unknown |
Linksys |
Unknown |
Yes - needs Broadcom drivers; ["WifiDocs/Driver/bcm43xx" see here] |
Unknown |
Unknown |
|
Trendnet |
TEW-501PC |
Unknown |
Yes - works out box |
Yes Needs linux-restriced-modules installed. |
Unknown |
TP-Link |
TL-WN510G |
Yes - works perfectly |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Intersil Corp. |
ISL3890 (Prism GT/Prism Duette) |
Unknown |
Yes - works fine |
Yes - works |
Unknown |