Recommend me a USB Wifi Dongle please?
Hi,
I am a new user to Trisquel, My laptop has a Wifi Module that does not have a Free driver, so I need either a USB or PCMCIA Dongle.
I don't know which one works the best with this OS, so can some one recommend me one? Preferably on the cheaper side as I am a full time college student with VERY limited income.
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Hello,
Welcome to Trisquel, I hope you are finding it to be a nice distribution despite the inconvenience of the wifi not working. I would reccomend several options.
1. You can purchase a wifi card from Think Pengun for around $44. You will get a fully functioning wireless USB card and 25% of your purchase will be donated to Trisquel to help support the project.
2. If that is too expensive, you can check out H-node which is a database of hardware that supports free software. They have a comprehensive list of wireless usb cards that work with trisquel and you can usually find one on ebay for around $10. I personally picked up a Netgear wireless usb card from ebay for $8 and it works just fine.
I hope that you find a card that fits your budget and your needs. Thanks for using trisquel and if you have any more questions feel free to ask!
- Lev
I will look into getting the one from Think Penguin.
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Definitely Think Penguin.
They have the only wireless N solution I can find that can be used by 100% free software with no non-free drivers or firmware.
They have a router as well with DD-WRT pre-installed.
I will look into getting the one from Think Penguin.