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||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;">'''Contents'''[[BR]][[TableOfContents]]||
= Wireless Network Interfaces =		 ||<tablestyle="float:right; font-size: 0.9em; width:40%; background:#F1F1ED; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;" style="padding:0.5em;"><<TableOfContents>>||
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Please put in exact model numbers where possible, see also WiFiHowto. If you are buying a new computer, it is best to select one with a wireless component that is designed for free software like Linux. A card designed for free software gives you improved support. Free software compatible devices also work out of the box.
  * [[https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/net/wireless/cards.html|The Free Software Foundation]] recommends a few chipsets including: Ralink 2500/RT2400 (802.11G), Realtek RTL8180 (802.11G), and the Atheros AR9170 chipset (802.11N).
  * [[http://thinkpenguin.com/| ThinkPenguin.com]] currently offers a 802.11N USB card with the AR9170 chipset that guarantees free software compatibility. Also available are MiniPCI wifi cards for laptop computers and USB Bluetooth adapters to connect Bluetooth wireless devices.
  * [[http://www.passys.nl/wirelessnetwork|Passys]] sells a PCI card that is Linux compatible (although not free software compatible) for desktop computers.
  * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open_source_wireless_drivers|Wikipedia]] has additional information on which chipsets and drivers are free software compatible.
  * Some other cards are Linux compatible, but not free software compatible. These usually work, but in some cases may not.
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To determine what wireless card/chipset you have, open up a terminal and type the following.
{{{
lspci -v | less
}}}
Then, scroll to find your wireless device and note down its details.

Wireless support varies with architecture. For example, ndiswrapper will work on the x86 architechture. A list of card that work with ndiswrapper is available at http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/List .

If you are going wireless card shopping, please look at this searchable list of cards which are supported under Linux at http://linux-wless.passys.nl/ . Make sure you buy wireless cards supported fully under Linux. It is worth noting that the [https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/net/wireless/cards.html Free Software Foundation recommends the Ralink 2500/RT2400 and Realtek RTL8180 chipsets].

If you find that your device is supported by a driver included with Ubuntu, but the driver is not loaded automatically, please file a bug in [http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/ Ubuntu Bugzilla]! These are easy to fix.		 Even if your wireless card does not have a driver designed for Ubuntu, you may be able to get it to work using [[http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/|NDISWrapper]] and a Microsoft Windows driver. This comes at the expense of functionality and reliability. If you get this method working your Internet connection will most likely be very unstable.
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 * [wiki:WifiDocs Central page for Wifi info]
 * WirelessTroubleshootingGuide (work in progress)		  * [[WifiDocs|Central page for Wifi info]]
 * WifiDocs/WirelessTroubleShootingGuide
 * WirelessTroubleshootingProcedure
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== PCI, miniPCI, cardbus or inbuilt ==
||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a"> '''Make''' || '''Model''' || '''Chipset/ Driver''' || '''Supports network install?''' || '''Supported in installed system?''' || '''Works "out of the box"''' || '''Comments''' || '''Last Updated''' || '''Type''' ||
|| 3com || 3CRWE154A72 || ndiswrapper || No || No || No || Use instructions from Ubuntu Wiki. Active scanning network manager causes connection drop. || 15/11/2005 || PCMCIA ||
|| 3com || 3CRWE154G72 || prism54 || Yes?(since Hoary) || Yes || Yes || Painless ! The only bad point is that the driver doesn't support signal strenght detection. Not a big deal anyway || 21/08/2005 || PCMCIA ||
|| 3com || 3CRSHPW196 || atmel || Yes? || Yes || Yes? || Get the atmel wireless drivers from synaptic (atmelwlandriver-source) if you are having problems. The card has been buggy in the past, but appears to work well now. The retractable Xjack antenna makes it worth having! || || ||
|| Accton|| EN-1216|| Broadcom|| No || No || No || needs ndiswrapper || 2005-12-20 || ||
|| Acer || Aspire 5021WLMi / 5020 || Broadcom || No || No || Looks like yes || Instructions for Ubuntu 64 bits at: ["WifiDocs/Acer5021WLMi_Amd64"] || 2005-11-06 || ||
|| Acer || IPN2220 || ndiswrapper + neti2220.inf || No || No || No || Works with ndiswrapper. || 2005-04-15 || ||
|| Adaptec || AWN-8030|| prism2_cs || No || No || No || Method should work for other prism2 based pcmcia cards: ["WifiDocs/WlanngHoary"] || 2005-04-26 || ||
|| Airlink || AWLH4030|| Atheros || No ||Yes || Yes || Works out of the box in Breezy via the madwifi linux-restricted-kernel that is included by default. No tweaking required. || 2005-9-29 || ||
|| Atlantis``Land || A02-WP-54G || Atheros || Yes ||Yes || Yes || Works out of the box in Breezy via the madwifi. No tweaking required. || 2005-12-6 || ||
||Asus||WL-107G|| rt2500 ||?||No||Yes||Card works fine in Breezy with no special setup. Is not detected at install, but if you go to network settings and put ra0 where it says lo it will be detected. Probably have to manually put in the ssid. This card is recommended because of GPL drivers which are quickly advancing and will soon be in the official kernel.||2006-05-21||PCMCIA||
|| Belkin || F5D6020 || atmel_cs || No || No || No || Requires the atmel-firmware package || || PCMCIA ||
|| Belkin || F5D6020 version 2 || atmel_cs || ? || Yes || Yes || Just works on Hoary, Warty requires simple workaround (bug [https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/pcmcia-cs/+bug/12005 12005]) || || PCMCIA ||
|| Belkin || F5D6020 Ver .3002uk || Ndiswrapper + edited version of Bel6020.inf with rtl8180.sys || no || no || no || Works well, eventually! Edited file Bel6020.inf to change every reference of Bel6020.sys to rtl8180.sys. || 2006-03-08 || PCMCIA ||
||Belkin|| F5D7000 || ndsiwrapper + bcmw15a.inf || no || no || no || See Belkin belkin F5D7011ef. Have to manually set frequency to that of your router using sudo iwconfig <wlan0> channel <channel>. To find your router's frequency use iwlist <wlan0> scan. bcmw15a.inf can be found as part of R74092us.exe|| 2005-12-16 || PCI ||
|| Belkin || [http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=136479 F5D7000 v3] || rt2500 || ? || Yes || Yes || Work out of the box with WEP and Breezy. WPA support is easy using ["WifiDocs/Driver/RalinkRT2500"]. NB Does not support SMP kernels http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=21485 || 2006-01-26 || PCI ||
|| Belkin || F5D7010 || rt2500 || ? || Yes || Yes || This card will actually work out of the box with Breezy. For Hoary/Warty use the instructions at ["WifiDocs/Driver/RalinkRT2500"] to install a driver. || 2005-06-22 || PCMCIA ||
|| Belkin || F5D7010 rev03 ver4000 || Broadcom 4306 / ndiswrapper + bcmwl5.inf || No || No || No || Need to install ndiswrapper-utils and your windows driver. In Hoary you also need to change value of radiostate from 1 to 0. '''New''' - As an alternative, see Linksys WPC54GS with Speed``Boost below.|| 2006-3-16 || PCMCIA ||
|| Belkin || F5D7011 || ndiswrapper + BCMWL5.INF (from CD-ROM)|| ? || No || No || Followed [http://czarism.com/easy-peasy-wireless-w-ubuntu-debian-linux these instructions] and it worked. Only tried with no encryption so far|| 2006-05-05 || PCMCIA ||
|| Belkin || F5D7011ef || ndiswrapper + bcmwl5a.inf || ? || No || No || It is recognized by Ubuntu as Broadcom Corporation BCM4306 80211b/g Wireless Lan Controler. See Truemobile 1350 below || || PCMCIA ||
|| Belkin || F5U222et || ? || ? || Yes || Yes || Tested on Ubuntu 5.04 "The Hoary Hedgehog" || 2005-08-21 || PCMCIA ||
|| Belkin || FSD6001_Ver3 || Realtek 8180 || No || No || No || Used on Breezy Badger, using Ndiswrapper, but took some tweaking, see [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/List Ndiswrapper Wiki] || 21/04/06 || PCI ||
|| Blitzz || BWP712 || Atheros || ? || Yes || Yes || Tested on Ubuntu 5.04 "The Hoary Hedgehog" || 2005-10-05 || CardBus ||
|| Broadcom || BCM4306 || ndiswrapper + bcmwl5a.inf || No || No || No || see Truemobile 1350 below || || ||
|| Buffalo || WLI-CB-G54'''L''' || acx111 || No || Yes || No || Copy FwRad16.bin from driver CD in to /lib/hotplug/firmware and '''remove all other firmwares''' from that directory. Note that filename is case sensitive. || 2005-08-22 || PCMCIA ||
||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a"> '''Make''' || '''Model''' || '''Chipset/ Driver''' || '''Supports network install?''' || '''Supported in installed system?''' || '''Works "out of the box"''' || '''Comments''' || '''Last Updated''' || '''Type''' ||
|| Cisco || Aironet CB21AG || ath* (madwifi) || ? || Yes || Yes || Tested on Hoary. See also CB21AGHowto || 2005-07-20 || Cardbus ||
|| Cisco || Aironet 4800,35x || airo_cs || Yes || Yes || Yes || Make sure latest firmware is installed.|| || PCMCIA ||
|| Cisco || Aironet 350 Series || airo, airo_cs || ? || Yes || Yes || || || PCMCIA and MPCI ||
|| Conceptronic || C54RC || rt2500 || ? || Yes || No || Tested on Hoary, see ["WifiDocs/Driver/RalinkRT2500"] || 2005-04-15 || ||
|| Conceptronic || C54RC || rt2500 || ? || Yes || Yes || Tested on Breezy, on a nearly fresh installed system. Worked like a charm, without any problem. || 2005-10-23|| ||
||Conceptronic || C54RC || rt61 || No || No || No || This is sold as C54RC, but as a "version 2.0" sticker at the backside. Working with instructions from http://www.ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-132980.html || 2006-03-28 || ||
|| Conceptronic || C54C || Atheros || ? || Yes || No || || || ||
|| Dell || DW1390 - Wireless 1390 - WLAN (802.11g) ExpressCard || Broadcom || || || No || Requires ndiswrapper. Use instructions in [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/InstallationNdiswrapper ndiswrapper wiki]. Used the driver from the WindowsXP driver from the [http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&releaseid=R115321&SystemID=INSPIRON%20B120&os=WW1&osl=en&deviceid=11410&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=3&formatcnt=1&fileid=152055 Dell driver download page]. Unzipped the .EXE file, and found the driver in DRIVER directory. I also compiled and installed the latest version of ndiswrapper, per [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=104539 instructions]. Not sure if this is necessary. Also, this driver did not work until I ran ndiswrapper by calling it with it's entire path from the terminal. I tried twice installing the driver by calling simply ndiswrapper but it did not work. I checked the path of the command ($ which ndiswrapper) and it said /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper. $ /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper Perhaps it was coincidence that it just happened to cooperate with me just as I decided to call it using its full path? Not sure. || 2006-03-21 || MiniPCI ||
|| Dell || Truemobile 1150 || orinoco_cs || Yes || Yes || Yes || || || ||
|| Dell || Truemobile 1180 || ndiswrapper || No || No || No ||see Truemobile 1350 below || || ||
|| Dell || Truemobile 1300 || ndiswrapper + bcmwl5a.inf || No || No || No ||see Truemobile 1350 below || || ||
|| Dell || Truemobile 1350 || ndiswrapper + bcmwl5a.inf || No || No || No || [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/InstallationNdiswrapper instructions] [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?Distributions "Debian" instructions] [http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/List Driver list] [http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/howto/helpcenterhowto.2004-10-07.7773155363 Ubuntu Documentation] || || ||
|| Dexlan || 30221 || orinoco_cs || ? || Yes || Yes || ? || || ||
|| D-Link || DWL-650 || orinoco_cs || Yes || Yes || Yes || Automatically detected, setup even asks for the WEP key || || ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G630 || ? || ?? || Yes || Yes, though CD-installer doesn't recognize it || Works in Breezy (just configure it from the gnome network config tool), though it isn't recognized durring installation. Works only via ndiswrapper in Warty and Hoary. || || ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G630 H/W Ver.:C2 F/W Ver.:3.01 || Atheros/madwifi || ? || Yes || ? || driver in linux-restricted-modules || 20-Dec-2005 || PCMCIA ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G630 H/W Ver.:E1 F/W Ver.:5.0 || RT61 / Ralink provided || No || No || No || Revision E1 has changed chipset from rev. D. Chipset manufacturer has driver source at http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm (Look for "RT61", D-Link product name is not mentioned). Driver sources are GPL, but attached firmware files apparently carry no explicit license. || 04-Jan-2006 || PCMCIA ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G510 || Atheros || ? || Yes || Yes || revision B1 4.10 || || PCI ||
||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a"> '''Make''' || '''Model''' || '''Chipset/ Driver''' || '''Supports network install?''' || '''Supported in installed system?''' || '''Works "out of the box"''' || '''Comments''' || '''Last Updated''' || '''Type''' ||
|| D-Link || DWL-520 E1 || prism2 || No || No || No || See ["WifiDocs/Device/DWL-520vE1"] || 2005-04-25 || ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G520 || Atheros AR5212 || Yes || Yes || Yes || BREEZY: Works out of the box with breezy. Works well, even with WEP. (Note: Some G520 may use acx100 instead.) HOARY: Rev. B of this card will not work out-of-the-box with Hoary--the madwifi drivers that shipped with Hoary are too old. An updated linux-restricted-modules* package is available [http://ubuntupc.com/ubuntu/public-sources/linux-restricted-modules-2.6.10-5-386_2.6.10.5-1gb_i386.deb here] Note that this package is not officially supported. Some users have reported problems with WPA in the forums.||2005-12-16 ||PCI ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G520+ || acx111 || Yes || Yes || Yes || Works fine together with AirPort Express, using 128 bit WEP. || 2006-03-11 || PCI ||
|| D-Link || DWL-520+ || acx100 || Yes || Yes || Yes || Just Works, only distro that autodetects this one || || ||
|| D-Link || DWL-650+ || acx100 || Yes || Yes || Yes || Automatically detected, works with and without WEP. Did not test 22Mb/sec mode || || ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G650 || Atheros AR5212 / ath_hal || ?? || Yes || Yes || Only Open-Key WEP with Netgear DG834G || || ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G650 || Atheros AR5212, Version C2, Firmware 3.1.6 / ath_pci, ath_hal || Should work (Card is recognized and kernel drivers loaded, so connecting to a unsecure Open System A.P. while installing should work) || Yes || Yes || Open System Access Point and WEP work out of the box. For WPA-PSK I needed to install wpasupplicant (not included in Ubuntu). I used the Debian Sid package without any problem. This card also works with ndiswrapper. I used a D-Link DI-624+ router to test it. (upgraded firmware of the router, not related to linux nor the wifi card, router rebooted itself even when connecting a windows machine with a ethernet cable, applied last firmware, now doing fine) || || ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G650+ || acx100 || No || No || No || Does not work for me unless I recompile the pci_acx module with latest patches. After that it works. WEP not yet supported for acx111 cards. Added_note: I confirm this card does not work with a default Hoary install: despite the fact that it worked fine with my Hoary install from Array 5. Go figure. The fault seems to be related to an error in loading the firmware which is present in the hotplug firmware folder. || || ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G650+ || ndiswrapper +gplus.inf (xp) || No || Yes || No || Works with WEP. It is out-of-the box as much as ndiswrapper can be (manually install of win drivers). However, it shows 100% range all the time|| || ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G650+ || acx100 || No || No || No || Work quite well with latest driver from Davis Vlasenko. (0.3.10 work well, but some earlier version may work also). || 2005-09-22 || PCMCIA ||
||D-Link || WNA-2330 || Atheros AR5212 v: A1 || ? || ? || ? || Used on Dapper/Testing with madwifi-ng with no troubles. Believe this is a replacement for the dwl-g650 || Feb 09 2006 || PCMCIA/Cardbus ||
|| Edimax || EW-7106PC || niswrapper -i NET8180.INF || No || No || No || Work with WEP || || ||
|| Edimax || EW-7128g || rt2500 || No || No || No || Works with WEP and WPA. See ["WifiDocs/Driver/RalinkRT2500"] || || ||
|| Edimax || EW-7128g || RT61 || No || No || No || This seems to be another version of this card! Tested on Breezy and Dapper Flight 6. Breezy: must compile source code from Ralink website, and perform a few other steps. I will write a howto of my method. Dapper: as yet (Flight 6 version), the card is recognised and driver loaded, but doesn't seem to work as cannot connect to router. || 2006-04-06|| PCI || || ||
|| Gigabyte Technology || GN-WPKG || rt2500 || ? || ? || Yes || FSF recommended, GPL drivers, works automatically in breezy. Highly recommended. || PCI || || ||
|| HP || WL220 PCI || acx100 || Yes || Yes || Yes || I don't bring it to work on an running Hoary System. After a new Install of Warty it works out of the box, Installation asks for ESSID and WEP-Key. Works great. || || ||
|| Hawking || HWC54D || rt2500 || No || No || No || Needs driver added in Warty See:http://www.ralinktech.com/supp-1.htm || 2005-10-04 || PCMCIA ||
|| Hawking || HWC54D || rt2500 || ??? || YES || YES || Only Tested on Breezy Preview.|| 2005-10-04 || PCMCIA ||
|| Hawking || HWC54D || rt2500 || ??? || YES || YES || Works out of the box in Dapper - easy! || 2006-05-29 || PCMCIA ||
|| Hawking || HWC54G Rev T || acx111? ndiswrapper TNET1130.INF works || No || Yes || No || Copy FwRad16.bin from driver CD in to /lib/hotplug/firmware and '''remove all other firmwares''' from that directory. Note that filename is case sensitive. || 9/06/2005 || cardbus ||
||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a"> '''Make''' || '''Model''' || '''Chipset/ Driver''' || '''Supports network install?''' || '''Supported in installed system?''' || '''Works "out of the box"''' || '''Comments''' || '''Last Updated''' || '''Type''' ||
|| Intel || PRO/Wireless 2100 (Centrino) || ipw2100 || Yes? || Yes ||Yes || Automatically detected since the first installation steps || 2005-12-09 || MPCI ||
|| Intel || PRO/Wireless 2200 (Centrino) || ipw2200 || Yes* || Yes* || Yes* || Automatically detected since the first installation steps. [http://nickselby.com/articles/technology/index.htm?a=1807 Driver Upgrade How-To] [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=26623 WPA How-To]|| 2005-12-09 || MPCI ||
|| Intel || Wireless 802.11b MiniPCI Adapter || orinoco_pci || ?? || Yes || Yes || Automatically detected in ThinkPad X30 || || MPCI ||
|| KCorp || KLG-520 || Atheros AR5212 || ? || Yes || Yes || Detected in Network Settings as ath0 and started working once the WAP details were input || || ||
|| Linksys || WMP54G (Ver.4) || Ralink || ? || Yes || Yes || Detected in Network Settings as ra0 and started working after WAP details were input || 2005-10-17 || PCI ||
|| Linksys || WPC 11 (Ver.2.5) || orinoco_cs || No || Yes || No || run "cardctl ident" and add info to /etc/pcmcia/config under wireless network adapters section. Be sure to include manfid and bind to orinoco_cs. Then just reboot and run "gksudo network-admin" in console and configure eth0...works like a champ! || || ||
|| Linksys || WPC 11 (Ver.3) || Prism/Intersil || Yes || Yes || Yes || Detected in Network Settings as eth0 and started working after WAP details were input || 2005-08-15 || PCMCIA ||
|| Linksys || WPC 11 (Ver.4) || Realtek || ? || Yes || No || Works great. Use XP driver here here: http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-3.aspx?Keyword=8180 || 2005-11-04 || PCMCIA ||
|| Linksys || WPC54G (ver 1.2) || Broadcom (BCM4306 rev3) || ? || Yes (after fix) || No || Get recognized in the setup process, but unable to use it. After setup completes, the card is shown in the network interfaces (as eth0, all hardware details are shown too), but the system is unable to activate it. Updating the firmwares (read how at http://bcm43xx.spugna.org/index.php?topic=29.0) fixes the problem || 2006-03-14 || PCMCIA ||
|| Linksys || WPC54G (Ver.2) || Texas Instruments ACX111 || ? || No || No || Haven't managed to get it working yet! || || PCMCIA ||
|| Linksys || WPC54G (Ver.4) || ? with ndiswrapper || ? || Yes (with windows drivers and ndiswrapper) || Yes (with windows drivers and ndiswrapper) || This card type is very tricky to get working, must have drivers for the SPECIFIC version of the card. || 2005-12-27 || PCMCIA ||
|| Linksys || WPC54GS with Speedboost || Broadcom (BCM4306 rev3) || ? || No || No || Card works well with windows driver (from CD) and ndiswrapper - the instructions on [http://www.kosmaczewski.net/blogs/tech/archives/2006/02/how_to_install_1.php] were simple and effective. The instructions also worked for my Belkin F5D7010 card (rev3, listed above) without alteration. || 2006-03-16 || PCMCIA ||
|| Linksys || WPC54G v3 || Broadcom(?) with ndiswrapper || ? || Yes (with windows driver from cd)|| Yes (with windows driver from cd) || Couldn't get any of the windows drivers from linksys.com to work (they don't have a version 3 one listed right now) but I tried the driver off the installation cd with ndiswrapper and it worked like a charm! Just follow normal ndiswraper driver installation with the NT driver from the linksys install cd that comes with the card || 07-27-2005 || PCMCIA ||
|| Longshine || LCS-8531 G2 || acx111? || No || No || No || worked the first time i booted with hoary array 6 live CD, but then datarate slowed down, and never came up anymore, even not after multiple reboots and anything || 2005-03-05 || ||
|| MSI || MP54G2 || rt2500 || ? || yes || yes || Works out of the box with Breezy. See also ["WifiDocs/Driver/RalinkRT2500"] || || ||
|| MSI || MP54G4 || rt2500 || ? || yes || yes || Works out of the box with Dapper. Untested on Breezy. || 2006-04-11 || MPCI ||
|| Netcomm || NP542 || Texas Instruments ACX 111 || ? || ? || Yes || Worked out of the box with Hoary provided WEP is not used. If you want WEP, it works fine with ndiswrapper. || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a"> '''Make''' || '''Model''' || '''Chipset/ Driver''' || '''Supports network install?''' || '''Supported in installed system?''' || '''Works "out of the box"''' || '''Comments''' || '''Last Updated''' || '''Type''' ||
|| Netgear || WG311v2 || Texas Instruments ACX 111 || ? || Yes || Yes || Worked out of the box with Breezy. WEP now works 100%! || || ||
|| Netgear || WG311T || Atheros AR5212 || No || Yes || Yes || Detected in Network Settings as ath0 and started working once the WAP details were input || || ||
|| Netgear || WG511 || Prism || Yes || Yes || Yes || v1 Taiwan works out of the box with Hoary || 2005-04-23 || PCMCIA ||
|| Netgear || WG511 v2 || Prism || ? || Yes || No || [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=76804 howto] "Made in China" version. Must use ndiswrapper and a few tweaks - Substitute the v3 drivers in the howto for the Win2000 drivers off the netgear cd.|| 2006-02-13 || PCMCIA ||
|| Netgear || WG511 v3 || Prism || ? || Yes || No || [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=76804 howto] "Made in China" version. Must use ndiswrapper and a few tweaks. || 2005-10-15 || PCMCIA ||
|| Netgear || WG511T || Atheros Super-G || Yes || Yes || Yes || Has been reported to work out of the box, but a large number of users have had problems. See this [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=38972&page=1&pp=10 HowTo] for further details || 2005-11-16 || PCMCIA ||
|| Netgear || MA401|| prism1? || ? || Yes || Yes? ||Didn't seem to work at first did: apt-get install pcmcia-cs wireless-tools dhcpcd but said no to removing ubuntu packages and then it worked? || || ||
|| Netgear || MA401RA|| orinoco or hostap || ? || Yes || No - Need some tweaks || Be careful, this card is not the same as the Netgear MA401 (without RA) which uses the prism driver. 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: http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=169222&highlight=knetworkmanager || 03-May-2006 || PCMCIA ||
|| Netgear || MA311 (PCI)|| Prism 2.5 || Yes || Yes || Yes || Detected as eth0 and started working after modules.conf was edited (wlan0 to eth0) || || ||
|| Netgear || MA521 || Realtek 8180 || ? || No || No || Success with ndiswrapper and win2000 driver under breezy || 2005-11-30 || PCI ||
|| Netgear || MA521 || Realtek / netma521.inf || ? || No || No || Works with ndiswrapper in hoary. Briefly worked in breezy, lots of problems. || 2005-10-17 || PCMCIA ||
|| Netgear || WPN311 || Atheros 5212 || ? || Yes || Yes || Detected as ath0, network manager configures it fine || 2006-01-04 || PCI ||
|| Proxim/ Orinoco || pci a/b/g gold || Atheros/madwifi || no || yes || Yes || "just works(tm)" || || ||
|| Proxim/ Orinoco || pci a/b/g gold || Atheros/madwifi || no || yes || Yes || "just works(tm)" || || ||
|| SMC || SMC2835W V2 || prism54 || No || Yes || Yes || The V2 part is important! || || ||
|| SMC || SMC2632W V2 || atmel_cs || No || No || Yes* || The V2 part is important! (see bug [http://bugzilla.ubuntu.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2313 2312] for details on enabling it) || || ||
|| SMC || SMCWCB-G || ath_pci/ath_hal || ? || Yes || No || Run 'update-pciids' otherwise the card will not be recognized || 2006-1-1 || PCMCIA ||
|| SMC || SMCWPCI-G || ath_pci/ath_hal || ? || Yes || Yes || || || ||
||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a"> '''Make''' || '''Model''' || '''Chipset/ Driver''' || '''Supports network install?''' || '''Supported in installed system?''' || '''Works "out of the box"''' || '''Comments''' || '''Last Updated''' || '''Type''' ||
|| Topcom || Skyracer Pro PC Card 3054 || Atheros/Madwifi || ? || Yes || Yes || automaticly detected and set up as ath0, if the card is inserted after a boot you have to run 'sudo ifconfig ath0 up' or activate it through network settings to start the card. booting with the card inserted its started automaticly || 2005-11-02 || PCMCIA ||
|| Topcom || Skyr@cer wifi card 4054G || Maverick || ? || Yes || Yes || No Linux driver, but not difficult to install (only tested on Ubuntu 5.10): Use ndiswrapper with the mrv8335.inf file from the Drivers/win98 folder on the setup CD. Does in some cases not support 128-bit encryption, but did work with 64-bit. More info: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/6917 || 2006-01-11 || PCMCIA ||
|| TRENDnet || TEW-221PC || adm8211 || ? || ? || No || No WEP; Detected only after manual intervention (not on boot) || || ||
|| TRENDnet || TEW-423PI || ndiswrapper || ? || Yes || No || Build ndiswrapper as described on this page, ["WifiDocs/Driver/Ndiswrapper"], and it'll work as long as you follow the directions exactly. || 2005/10/23 || PCI ||
|| TRENDnet || TEW-443PI || Atheros AR5212/ath* || ? || Yes || yes || Easiest wireless setup I have ever done, Use Ubuntu's network GUI and just add WEP key, enable and activate. Works with both 802.11b&g. || 2005/11/19 || PCI ||
|| Trust || Speedshare Turbo Pro || Atheros AR5212 || ? || Yes || Yes || Detected in Network Settings as ath0 and started working once the WAP details were input || || ||
|| U.S.Robotics || WIreless Turbo Pc Card 5410|| acx111|| Yes (colony 3)||Yes||Yes||Works great||2005-09-01|| PCMCIA ||
|| Zonet || ZEW1501 || rt2500 || ? || Yes || Yes || This card does not want to hotplug, so you have to plug it in and restart the computer, and then activate in network settings || 2006-01-01 || PCMCIA ||
|| Zonet || ZEW1601 || rt2500 || No || Yes || No || See ["WifiDocs/Driver/RalinkRT2500"]. Find reference to Zonet on that page for additional information. || 2005-10-21 || PCI ||
|| Zyxel || Zy``Air B-220 || Zydas || No || No || No || Compiling driver problems - see [http://linux-lc100020.sourceforge.net/ here] || 2005-03-26 || ||
|| Various || Various || Atheros/madwifi || No || Yes || No || || || ||
|| Various || Various PCI devices || Atmel AT76c50x || No || Yes || No || || || ||		 = Wireless Cards =

To determine what wireless card/chipset you have, first determine whether it is a separate device plugged into the computer or not. If it is a separate USB device, open up a terminal and type the following:
{{{
lsusb
}}}
and look for words like "wireless" to find your card type.

For chips that are not USB but included in the computer, type:
{{{
lspci -v
}}}
and read the last section.

== By Manufacturer ==

The Community has created articles for the following Manufacturers:

{{{#!wiki comment/dotted
In an effort to help with the cleanup of this page, I modified these links to show up within the article as just the manufacturers' names instead of the full URL path. On each manufacturer's page, while working on the clean up, I'm separating them by card type and then linking to them here. This is in an effort to streamline the code and make the documents more organized.}}}
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== Wireless USB Adapters ==
||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a"> '''Make''' || '''Model''' || '''Chipset/ Driver''' || '''Supports network install?''' || '''Supported in installed system?''' || '''Works "out of the box"''' || '''Comments''' || '''Last Updated''' || '''Type''' ||
|| A-Link || WLAN54MB || zd1211 || Yes? || Yes || Yes || Seems to work fine on Breezy || 2005-11-14 || USB ||
|| ADDON ||ADD-GWU180|| zd1211 || ? || Yes || Yes || Works fine on Dapper RC1 || 2006-05-28 || USB ||
|| AVM GmbH || Fritz!WLAN USB Stick || TNETW1450 / fwlanusb || No || No || No || See ["WifiDocs/Device/Fritz!WLAN_USB_Stick"] for details, works with Breezy & Dapper || 2006-03-25 || USB ||
|| Buffalo || WLI-USB-L11G || orinoco_usb || No || No || No || Follow instructions on ["WifiDocs/Device/BuffaloWLIL11GUSB"] || 2005-09-06 || USB ||
|| Dell || Truemobile 1180 Wireless USB Adapter || prism2_usb? || ? || ? || ? || || 2006/06/06 || USB ||
|| Dell || Wireless 1450 Wireless USB Adapter || - || No || No || No || Tested on Hoary || || USB ||
|| D-Link || DWL-122 || prism2_usb || No || No || No || Needs linux-wlan-ng and manual configuration. See ["WifiDocs/Device/DWL-122"] || 2005-11-14 || USB ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G122 || A2/prism || No || Yes || No || USB stick - works well in Breezy with ndiswrapper (the one provided in synaptic), with the drivers provided on the CD || 15/Oct/2005 || ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G122 || B1/ralink || No || No || No || There are quite a different number of versions floating around, and this one is D-link DWL-G122 REV H/W ver B1 F/W 2.02. The usb id is 2001:3c00. The drivers are from the [http://www.ralinktech.com/drivers/Linux/RT25USB-SRC-V2.0.4.0.tar.gz Ralink]. || 11/25/2005 || usb ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G122 || B1/ralink || No || No || No || Used the drivers specified above. Can connect to unencrypted wireless networks but with minimal stability, and cannot use WEP/WPA. Not recommended || 1/19/2006 || usb ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G122/B1 || rt2500 / rt2570 || Yes/No || Yes/No || No || Works well with WEP and WPA on Breezy & Dapper see ["WifiDocs/Device/DWL-G122 (Rev B)"] || 2006-03-25 || USB ||
|| D-Link || DWL-G122/C1 || rt73 / Ralink rt73 || No || No || No || No problem connecting to OPEN wireless network. Still haven't managed to get WEP working. See ["WifiDocs/Driver/RalinkRT73"] || 2006-06-13 || USB ||
|| D-Link || DWL-650 P1 || prism2_usb || No || No || No || [http://home.columbus.rr.com/andrewbarr/linux/dwl520e1.html Howto] || || ||
|| Hawking || HWL-2 || Zydas 1211 || No || No || No || use driver at http://www.zydas.com.tw/downloads/download-1211.asp || 2005-10-04 || USB ||
|| Linksys || WUSB54G (Ver.1 & 2) || ndiswrapper || No || No || No || || || ||
|| Linksys || WUSB11B Ver.2 || ? || Unknown/Likely || Yes || Yes || No command-line needed, works perfect the first try. Tested on Dapper Beta 2 || 2006/05/09 || USB ||
|| Netgear || MA111v1 || prism2_usb || ? || Yes || Yes || Works with ndiswrapper and netma111.inf driver. See ["WifiDocs/Device/NetgearMA111"] || 2005-10-09 || ||
|| Netgear || WG111v1 || ndiswrapper + netwg111.inf || No || No || No || Works with ndiswrapper and the CDROM provided by netgear. See ["WifiDocs/Device/NetgearWG111"] || 2005/09/09 || ||
|| Compaq || W200 || orinoco_usb || No || No || No || Following Self:WifiDocs/Device/CompaqW200 WEP works, not tried WPA || 2005-01-25 ||
||U.S.Robotics|| 802.11g Wireless USB Adapter 5420|| use lsusb in the terminal and check for ID = 0baf:0111 || ? || ? || No || The latest ndiswrapper release source must be downloaded from [http://sourceforge.net/projects/ndiswrapper/] and the directions for building SetupNdiswrapperHowto followed while replacing ndiswrapper-1.1 with the version downloaded (i.e. latest at time of writing = ndiswrapper-1.5); everything works except the signal strength monitor, probably because it gets compiled against version 17 of the wireless extensions instead of 18; lastly, you'll probably need to install gcc3.4 using Synaptic otherwise build will fail || 2005-11-01 || USB ||
|| Zonet || ZEW2501 || Zydas || No || No || No || Instructions for building and installing module here http://zd1211.ath.cx/ || 2005-11-16 || USB ||
|| Zyxel || AG-225H || Zydas || No || No || No || Getting info from http://zd1211.ath.cx/ and waiting for Zydas 2.3 driver included //UPDATE on 2006-02-10, successfully installed with r52 and r52plus-2.4.0.0-1.patch from zd1211.ath.cx site(need to add vendor and product id to zdusb.c)|| 2006-01-15 || USB ||
|| Various (SMC, Belkin...) || Various USB devices || Atmel AT76C503A || ? || Yes || Yes || Plug it and go the the network administration to enable it. Nothing more, it works fairly well || 2005-09-27 || USB ||		 ||<rowbgcolor="#d9bb7a"> '''Manufacturer''' ||<-5>'''Card Type''' ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCards3com | 3Com]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCards3com#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCards3com#PCI | PCI]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCards3com#PCILowProfile | PCI Low Profile]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCards3com#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsA-Link | A-Link]] || || || || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsA-Link#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAccton | Accton]] || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAccton#PCI | PCI]] || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAdaptec | Adaptec]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAdaptec#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAdvent | Advent]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAdvent#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsADDON | ADDON ]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsADDON #USB | USB ]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAirlink101 | Airlink101]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAirlink101#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAirlink101#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAirlink101#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAptiva | Aptiva ]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAptiva#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAriaextreme | Aria Extreme]] || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAriaextreme#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAsus | Asus]] || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAsus#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAsus#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAsus#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAtlantisLand | Atlantis Land]] || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAtlantisLand#PCI | PCI]] || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAvm | AVM]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsAvm#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBelkin | Belkin]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBelkin#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBelkin#PCI | PCI]] ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBelkin#EXPRESSCARD34 | ExpressCard/34]] ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBelkin#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBlitzz | Blitzz]] || || || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBlitzz#Cardbus | Cardbus]] || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBroadcom | Broadcom]] ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBroadcom | miniPCI]] || || || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBuffalo | Buffalo]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBuffalo#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBuffalo#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsBuffalo#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCableWireless | Cable & Wireless]] || || || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCableWireless#Cardbus | Cardbus]] || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCisco | Cisco]] || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCisco#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCisco#Cardbus | Cardbus]] || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCnet | Cnet]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCnet#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCnet#PCI | PCI]] || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCompaq | Compaq]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCompaq#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCompUsa | CompUSA/Realtek]] || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsCompUsa#PCI | PCI]] || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsConceptronic | Conceptronic]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsConceptronic#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDell | Dell]] || || || || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDell#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDexlan | Dexlan]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDexlan#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDigicom | Digicom]] || || || || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDigicom#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink | Digitus]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink#PCI | PCI]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink#Unknown | Unknown]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink#USB| USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink | D-Link]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink#PCI | PCI]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink#Unknown | Unknown]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsDlink#USB| USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsEdimax | Edimax]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsEdimax#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsEdimax#PCI | PCI]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsEdimax#Unknown | Unknown]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsEdimax#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsEHome | eHome]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsEHome#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsEncore | Encore]] || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsEncore | PCI | PCI]] || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsEncore#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsGigabyteTechnology | Gigabyte Technology]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsGigabyteTechnology#miniPCI | miniPCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsGigabyteTechnology#PCI | PCI]] || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsHawking | Hawking]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsHawking#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsHawking#PCI | PCI ]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsHawking#Cardbus | Cardbus]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsHawking#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsHp | HP]] || || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsHp#PCI | PCI]] || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsIntel | Intel]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsIntel#miniPCI | miniPCI]] || || || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsKcorp | KCorp]] || || || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsKcorp#Cardbus | Cardbus]] || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsLevelOne | Level One]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsLevelOne#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsLinksys | Linksys]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsLinksys#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsLinksys#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsLinksys#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsLongshine | Longshine]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsLongshine#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsMotorola | Motorola]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsMotorola#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsMsi | MSI]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsMsi#miniPCI | miniPCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsMsi#PCI | PCI]] || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsMyEssentianls | MyEssentials]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsMyEssentianls#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNetcomm | Netcomm]] || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNetcomm#PCI | PCI]] || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNetcore | Netcore]] || || || || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNetcore#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNetgear | Netgear]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNetgear#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNetgear#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNetgear#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNovatech | Novatech]] || || || || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsNovatech#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsOrient | Orient]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsOrient#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsPheenet | Pheenet]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsPheenet#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsProxim | Proxim/Orinoco]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsProxim#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsProxim#PCI | PCI]] || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkReal | RealTek]] || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsRealTek#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsRealTek#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsRetailPlus | RetailPlus]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsRetailPlus#USB | USB]]||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsRosewill | Rosewill]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsRosewill#USB | USB]]||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSierra | Sierra]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSierra#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSitecom | Sitecom]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSitecom#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSitecom#PCI | PCI]] || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSmc | SMC]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSmc#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSmc#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSmc#USB | USB]]||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSweex | Sweex]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSweex#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSweex#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsSweex#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTenda | Tenda]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTenda#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTenda#PCI| PCI]] || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTenda#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTopcom | Topcom]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTopcom|PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || || || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTP-Link | TP-Link]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTP-Link#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTP-Link#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTP-Link#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTrendnet | Trendnet]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTrendnet#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTrendnet#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTrendnet#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTrust | Trust]] || || || ||[[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsTrust#Unknown | Unknown]] || ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsUsRobotics | US Robotics]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsUsRobotics#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsUsRobotics#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsVeho | Veho]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsVeho#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsWestell | Westell]] || || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsWestell#USB | USB]] ||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsZonet | Zonet]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsZonet#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsZonet#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsZonet#USB | USB]]||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsZyxel | Zyxel]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsZyxel#PCMCIA | PCMCIA]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsZyxel#PCI | PCI]] || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsZyxel#USB | USB]]||
|| [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsVarious | Various]] || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsVarious#miniPCI | miniPCI]] || || || || [[HardwareSupportComponentsWirelessNetworkCardsVarious#USB | USB]] ||

== By Version ==
See this page: [[WifiDocs/WirelessCardsByVersion]]

== By Card ==

Please take a moment and add your card to the wiki if there isn't a page on that device yet. It's very simple, try to follow the format of template but don't worry too much about following guidelines. It's much more important to document your experience for others.

To create a page, simply enter the model # and version in the box (example: dwl-g650vB5) and then click on the Create Device Page button. If there is a page on your device already, open it and add your comments/experience to the existing page.

<<NewPage(WifiDocs/Device/Template,Create Device Page,WifiDocs/Device,%s)>>


<<FullSearch(title:WifiDocs/Device)>>
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CategoryHardware CategoryNetworking ##wiki comment: CategoryHardware appeared 4 times. Removed 3 of them. CategoryNetworking appeared twice. Removed one of them.
CategoryHardware CategoryNetworking CategoryWireless

If you are buying a new computer, it is best to select one with a wireless component that is designed for free software like Linux. A card designed for free software gives you improved support. Free software compatible devices also work out of the box.

  • The Free Software Foundation recommends a few chipsets including: Ralink 2500/RT2400 (802.11G), Realtek RTL8180 (802.11G), and the Atheros AR9170 chipset (802.11N).

  • ThinkPenguin.com currently offers a 802.11N USB card with the AR9170 chipset that guarantees free software compatibility. Also available are MiniPCI wifi cards for laptop computers and USB Bluetooth adapters to connect Bluetooth wireless devices.

  • Passys sells a PCI card that is Linux compatible (although not free software compatible) for desktop computers.

  • Wikipedia has additional information on which chipsets and drivers are free software compatible.

  • Some other cards are Linux compatible, but not free software compatible. These usually work, but in some cases may not.

Even if your wireless card does not have a driver designed for Ubuntu, you may be able to get it to work using NDISWrapper and a Microsoft Windows driver. This comes at the expense of functionality and reliability. If you get this method working your Internet connection will most likely be very unstable.

Other Ubuntu wiki pages on Wireless Networking:

Wireless Cards

To determine what wireless card/chipset you have, first determine whether it is a separate device plugged into the computer or not. If it is a separate USB device, open up a terminal and type the following: 

lsusb

and look for words like "wireless" to find your card type.

For chips that are not USB but included in the computer, type: 

lspci -v

and read the last section.

By Manufacturer

The Community has created articles for the following Manufacturers:

Manufacturer

Card Type

3Com

PCMCIA

PCI

PCI Low Profile

USB

A-Link

USB

Accton

PCI

Adaptec

PCMCIA

Advent

PCMCIA

ADDON

USB

Airlink101

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Aptiva

USB

Aria Extreme

PCMCIA

Asus

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Atlantis Land

PCI

AVM

USB

Belkin

PCMCIA

PCI

ExpressCard/34

USB

Blitzz

Cardbus

Broadcom

miniPCI

Buffalo

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Cable & Wireless

Cardbus

Cisco

PCMCIA

Cardbus

Cnet

PCMCIA

PCI

Compaq

USB

CompUSA/Realtek

PCI

Conceptronic

USB

Dell

USB

Dexlan

PCMCIA

Digicom

USB

Digitus

PCMCIA

PCI

Unknown

USB

D-Link

PCMCIA

PCI

Unknown

USB

Edimax

PCMCIA

PCI

Unknown

USB

eHome

PCMCIA

Encore

PCI

USB

Gigabyte Technology

miniPCI

PCI

Hawking

PCMCIA

PCI

Cardbus

USB

HP

PCI

Intel

miniPCI

KCorp

Cardbus

Level One

PCMCIA

Linksys

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Longshine

PCMCIA

Motorola

PCMCIA

MSI

miniPCI

PCI

MyEssentials

USB

Netcomm

PCI

Netcore

USB

Netgear

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Novatech

USB

Orient

USB

Pheenet

USB

Proxim/Orinoco

PCMCIA

PCI

RealTek

PCI

USB

RetailPlus

USB

Rosewill

USB

Sierra

USB

Sitecom

PCMCIA

PCI

SMC

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Sweex

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Tenda

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Topcom

PCMCIA

TP-Link

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Trendnet

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Trust

Unknown

US Robotics

PCMCIA

USB

Veho

USB

Westell

USB

Zonet

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Zyxel

PCMCIA

PCI

USB

Various

miniPCI

USB

By Version

See this page: WifiDocs/WirelessCardsByVersion

By Card

Please take a moment and add your card to the wiki if there isn't a page on that device yet. It's very simple, try to follow the format of template but don't worry too much about following guidelines. It's much more important to document your experience for others.

To create a page, simply enter the model # and version in the box (example: dwl-g650vB5) and then click on the Create Device Page button. If there is a page on your device already, open it and add your comments/experience to the existing page.

  1. WifiDocs/Device
  2. WifiDocs/Device/ADDON_ADD-GWP110
  3. WifiDocs/Device/AR5006EG
  4. WifiDocs/Device/AR5007
  5. WifiDocs/Device/Actiontec
  6. WifiDocs/Device/Airlink101_AWLL3026
  7. WifiDocs/Device/AirportExtreme
  8. WifiDocs/Device/Atheros/AR9285
  9. WifiDocs/Device/BCM43224 802.11a/b/g/n (rev 01)
  10. WifiDocs/Device/BT_Voyager_1055
  11. WifiDocs/Device/Belkin 300 N F7D2101
  12. WifiDocs/Device/Belkin F5D8053
  13. WifiDocs/Device/Belkin_F5D7050_ver_3000_(Ralink_rt73_driver)
  14. WifiDocs/Device/Belkin_F5D8010
  15. WifiDocs/Device/BuffaloWLIL11GUSB
  16. WifiDocs/Device/CiscoCB21AG
  17. WifiDocs/Device/CompaqW200
  18. WifiDocs/Device/D-Link_WUA-1340
  19. WifiDocs/Device/D-Link_WUA-2340
  20. WifiDocs/Device/DWA-111
  21. WifiDocs/Device/DWA-140
  22. WifiDocs/Device/DWA-552
  23. WifiDocs/Device/DWL-122
  24. WifiDocs/Device/DWL-520vE1
  25. WifiDocs/Device/DWL-G122_(Rev_B)
  26. WifiDocs/Device/DWL-G122_(Rev_C1)
  27. WifiDocs/Device/DWL-G650+
  28. WifiDocs/Device/EdimaxEW7128G
  29. WifiDocs/Device/EdimaxEW7128UG
  30. WifiDocs/Device/EnGenius EUB9603
  31. WifiDocs/Device/F5D7000
  32. WifiDocs/Device/F5D7010
  33. WifiDocs/Device/F7D2102
  34. WifiDocs/Device/Fritz!WLAN_USB_Stick
  35. WifiDocs/Device/ICIDU_NI-707529_150N_ PCI-E
  36. WifiDocs/Device/IntersilPrism25Wavelan
  37. WifiDocs/Device/Linksys WMP600N
  38. WifiDocs/Device/Linksys WUSB600N
  39. WifiDocs/Device/LinksysWPC54GS-UK
  40. WifiDocs/Device/LinksysWUSB11
  41. WifiDocs/Device/LinksysWUSB54GC
  42. WifiDocs/Device/LinksysWUSB54GP
  43. WifiDocs/Device/Linksys_WMP54GX
  44. WifiDocs/Device/Linksys_WUSB54GS_v1_&_v2
  45. WifiDocs/Device/NEXXT NW122NXT12
  46. WifiDocs/Device/NetgearMA111
  47. WifiDocs/Device/NetgearMA111 (shot.png)
  48. WifiDocs/Device/NetgearWG111
  49. WifiDocs/Device/Netgear_WG311_v3
  50. WifiDocs/Device/PENGUIN80211N
  51. WifiDocs/Device/Pentagram_Hornet_USB_Lite
  52. WifiDocs/Device/Proxim RangeLAN-DS
  53. WifiDocs/Device/RT3090
  54. WifiDocs/Device/RTL8180L
  55. WifiDocs/Device/Ralink RT5390
  56. WifiDocs/Device/RalinkRT2860
  57. WifiDocs/Device/Ralink_RT5370
  58. WifiDocs/Device/Realtek 8172
  59. WifiDocs/Device/RealtekRTL8187b
  60. WifiDocs/Device/Rosewill RNX-N150UBE
  61. WifiDocs/Device/Rosewill RNX-N2LX
  62. WifiDocs/Device/RosewillRNXN150UBE
  63. WifiDocs/Device/Sabrent 802.11n Wireless PCI
  64. WifiDocs/Device/Sabrent PCI-G802
  65. WifiDocs/Device/SabrentUSB-G802
  66. WifiDocs/Device/SparkLAN WL-850R
  67. WifiDocs/Device/TL-WN722N
  68. WifiDocs/Device/TP-LINK_TL-WN781ND
  69. WifiDocs/Device/TP-Link_TL-WN620G_(ndiswrapper)
  70. WifiDocs/Device/TP-Link_TL-WN620G_(ndiswrapper) (updated TPLink TL-WN620G 1.5.0.119.rar)
  71. WifiDocs/Device/Tenda W522U USB
  72. WifiDocs/Device/Tenda_W311M
  73. WifiDocs/Device/Topcom_Skyracer_USB_4001g_(WLAN-USB-Stick)
  74. WifiDocs/Device/WG111T
  75. WifiDocs/Device/WG121
  76. WifiDocs/Device/ipn2220
  77. WifiDocs/Device/wpn111
  78. WifiDocs/Device/xg-301

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WifiDocs/WirelessCardsSupported (last edited 2015-04-20 03:46:51 by 84)