Affordable 802.11n USB dongle that IS supported in Fedora

[JD]

On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:59 PM, bruce <badouglas at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 11:38 PM, JD <jd1008 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, Aug 3, 2014 at 9:20 PM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote:
>>> I spent 30 min going through all the 'clearance' open boxes at MicroCenter
>>> today with my notebook, trying to see if any came up as supported.  None
>>> did.  I went to the section with the unopen items and found the Asus
>>> claiming Linux support.  So much for that; looks like you have to build it
>>> yourself and hope for the best.
>>>
>>> So is there a USB 11n dongle that IS supported and can be had for < $20?
>>> Actually an external antenna is a plus as it will be on a server that at
>>> times will be a client and times an AP.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You cannot determine if a usb wifi dongle is supported by linux by
>> just plugging it in, nor by brand name.
>> You have to know the chipset inside it.
>>
>> For example, see
>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers
>> and since you are looking specifically for USB dongles, see
>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Devices/USB
>>
>>
> umm..
>
> if i plug in a usb wifi.. and NM comes up, and I can access a network
> via the dongle.. then yeah, I'd argue that you can determine if the
> dongle is supported by linux fedora by plugging it in!
>
>

Not necessarily every time for every dongle.
Often, the driver has not been installed, or is still in development
or sometimes, the device is not supported.
In such situations, consult the links I provided.