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| faq [2023/06/11 16:18] – WSL/WSL2 mister_x | faq [2024/01/10 16:38] – [What is the best wireless card to buy ?] Add AWUS036AXML and AWUS036AXM mister_x |
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| Which card to purchase is a hard question to answer. Each person's criteria is somewhat different, such as one may require 802.11ax capability, or may require it to work via virtualization. However, having said that, then the following cards are considered the best in class: | Which card to purchase is a hard question to answer. Each person's criteria is somewhat different, such as one may require 802.11ax capability, or may require it to work via virtualization. However, having said that, then the following cards are considered the best in class: |
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| | * Alfa AWUS036AXML (a/b/g/n/ac/ax) is the best performing card, with a stable driver |
| | * Alfa AWUS036AXM (a/b/g/n/ac/ax) has been reported as a bit less sensitive than the AWUS036AXML |
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| * Alfa AWUS036ACH (a/b/g/n/ac) is the best performing card, but the driver can be unstable enough to crash your kernel | * Alfa AWUS036ACH (a/b/g/n/ac) is the best performing card, but the driver can be unstable enough to crash your kernel |
| * Alfa AWUS036ACM (a/b/g/n/ac) is the highest performing of the STABLE devices, but it requires kernel 4.19.5 or higher, and the driver doesn't work on the Raspberry Pi 3 yet; it works on the Raspberry Pi 4. | * Alfa AWUS036ACM (a/b/g/n/ac) is the highest performing of the STABLE devices, but it requires kernel 4.19.5 or higher, and the driver doesn't work on the Raspberry Pi 3 yet; it works on the Raspberry Pi 4. |
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| Runner ups: | Older adapters: |
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| * Alfa AWUS036H [b/g USB] | * Alfa AWUS036H [b/g USB] |
