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Welcome to Wireless Fidelity This portal deals with the installation and configuration of WiFi devices. Device installation is essentially a two-part process: 1) installing the driver (also called a module) and 2) setting up your WiFi interface. Introduction A WiFi device operates on an electronic chip called a 'chipset'. We can find the same chipset in several different devices.

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Consequently, the driver/module for one chipset will work for all wireless devices using that chipset. Free software based systems such as Debian depend on the cooperation between manufacturers and developers to produce and maintain quality drivers and firmware. Drivers and firmware are what determine if, and how well, your hardware works.

Debian's Social Contract mandates the freeing of the distribution. In practice this means manufacturers are required to cooperate by releasing specifications and free drivers that can be worked on by the community. Newer versions of Debian (6+) do not include non-free drivers or firmware.

Non-free drivers and firmware are produced by entities refusing or unable to cooperate with the free software community. With non-free drivers and firmware support is often unavailable or severely constrained. For instance features are often left out, bugs go unfixed, and what support does exist from the manufacture may be fleeting.

By encouraging good social practices the community is able to support end-users. Complex installation procedures are no longer required and support may continue long after a product has been discontinued. Availability of compatible WiFi chipsets Currently there are only a few modern wifi chipsets readily available that work with free software systems. For USB wifi devices this list includes the Realtek RTL8187B chipset (802.11G) and the Atheros AR9170 chipset (802.11N). For Mini PCIe all cards with an Atheros chipset are supported. Wifi has always been a problem for free software users.

USB Wifi cards are becoming less free. With the older 802.11G standard many USB wifi cards had free drivers and did not require non-free firmware. With 802.11N there is only one chipset on the market, from Atheros, which is completely free. One company which specializes in free software and sells 802.11N USB wifi cards, has indicated the availability of free software supported 802.11N USB wifi cards is disappearing. Solving this problem will require more demand than currently exists.

Next time you purchase a piece of hardware ask yourself if it is free software compatible. Simple guide The following devices have been tested and are confirmed to work with FOSS software only with the latest Debian. Device Confirmed = one user editing this has tested this himself; it is still working without problems and does not require any other steps than those under 'Guide' Drawbacks/Comments e.g. Price or bugs (check issues) Guide TP-Link TL WN821N - The original code of the driver is copyrighted and later contributors don't know by whom. The driver download does not contain license information.

(Most C files are licensed under GNU General Public License (GPL), version 2.) - Only works when disabling random MAC addresses. It used to be noisy 1. Update: sudo apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && && apt-get dist-upgrade and reboot if you updated the kernel 2.

Connect the device. Lsusb should show 2357:0107 3. Install required packages: sudo apt-get install gcc-6 git build-essential 4.

Get the latest driver from GitHub and install it: git clone cd rtl8192eu-linux-driver sudo make sudo make install 5. Reboot and check that the kernel module is loaded by running: lsmod 6. Use your network-interface to connect to the WLAN. You could use the pre-installed for that. (7.) Edit.conf as root: sudo kate /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf Append the following: device wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no Save and run: /etc/init.d/network-manager restart Devices that might work According to some users/reviewers these devices might possibly work with the latest Debian. They need to be confirmed and need specific guides. Furthermore, they might only work with proprietary firmware ( FOSS-column).

In the Count reviewers (date/Debian version)-column the Debian version used by the reviewer, the name of the Debian-based distribution, and/or the year of the review is given in brackets. PP stands for a review that says it's working Plug&Play, nPP for one explicitly saying that it's not working Plug&Play or describing a guide that's not Plug&Play.

B stands for a review that says it's buggy. The number curly brackets show how many users rated a review helpful / voted it up. Additional types could get added to the type-column. (with antenna) refers antennas attached by wire.

Device Type Count reviewers (date/Debian version) Draft guide and notes FOSS Panda Wireless PAU06 USB adapter 'install ralink driver in Debian repository', 'set wifi.scan-rand-mac-address=no' Atheros 9280 PCI card (half-size) Airlink101 AWLL5088V2 USB adapter According to some it does not have WPA2. TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300 PCI card Alfa AWUS036NHA USB adapter Panda N600 USB adapter TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 N900 PCI card Glam Hobby OURLINK AC600 USB adapter github Realtek rtl8812AU/8821AU driver? Buffalo AirStation N150 USB adapter, Edimax EW-7811Un USB adapter For a guide see multiple in the Amazon reviews. There seems to be a problem with this dongle's range.

Protronix 802.11N/G USB USB adapter 'install the driver from the 'non-free' repo' iKross AC1200 USB adapter Broadcom BCM94352HMB 1 (2016,nPP(?) TOMTOP 300Mbps USB USB adapter TP-Link TL-WN851ND PCI card PP? Atheros AR5B95 AR9285 PCI-E Card Blurex Long Range Wireless-N USB adapter (with antenna) 'Ralink rt2870/rt3070'. 'OpenWRT has a driver in their latest version, so if you have installed OpenWRT on your router and it has a USB port, plug this in and restart your router and it will come up with an extra WiFi interface: now it's a WiFi repeater or an access point with an outdoor antenna' Alfa 2000mW 2W USB adapter (with antenna) CSL Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Dongle USB adapter (with attached antenna), 'apt-get install firmware-realtek' Prerequisites A WiFi interface is an Ethernet interface which also provides WiFi-specific configuration parameters.

These parameters are controlled using the program. Best way to express dust particles in the air. Debian Reference Chapter 5 - Network setup. For basic command line usage:. tool for manipulating Linux Wireless stack via cfg80211/nl80211., tools for manipulating Linux Wireless Extensions (installed by default on Desktop & Laptop installations).

For GUI systems:. A wired and wireless manager, installed by default on Gnome-Desktop & Laptop installation, configuration access via nm-applet., a wired and wireless manager, is recommended for other environments without GNOME dependencies such as XFCE, Fluxbox, Openbox, Enlightenment.

I used to be able to access internet via wifi from my room when my Acer 2480-2551 was running Windows XP. I have no problem surfing via wifi in my room using any other device either. However, after I replaced Windows XP with Lubunto, I can no longer access the internet from my room - even though I do get wifi connection. The signal bar would show 2.5 bar out of 4. And if I move right next to my wifi router, I'd get 3 or 4 bars and everything would be just fine (except occasional connect/disconnect notifications). Any suggestions?

Here's my network info: sudo password for henry. Code:.-network description: Ethernet interface product: 88E8038 PCI-E Fast Ethernet Controller vendor: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. You seem to be using WPA/WPA2 mixed mode with TKIP in your router. Please change it to pure WPA2-PSK with AES (CCMP), that will slightly improve the signal quality too, besides making the encryption better and more efficient than TKIP. Also, why have you kept the SSID hidden? If it is for security, be informed that it is no more secure than those with SSID.

I suggest you give your AP/router a suitable SSID (simple, short containing no special characters or blank spaces). Although the hidden ssid issue doesn't seem to be related with the current problem, it can confuse the driver in other ways.

Reboot the router after saving the change and retry to connect. Try the 'nohwcrypt=Y' parameter again with the changed encryption too, it works better with AES. I am actually at different residence during the weekends - so my wireless-script dump was for a different network than my original post, with a different SSDI and security, but the same behavior. I didn't think it mattered in my case as it seemed to be driver related than router related. This morning I took the laptop to my kid's karate which has free wifi.

Lubuntu actually froze after I get wifi connection and entered the guest password. So there's some underlying problem for sure. But I totally agree it's time to migrate out of the TKIP, which obviously was there for historic reason. My wife, however, refuses to expose our SSID. How is hiding SSID not 'a bit' more secure? I could not field that question.

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Anyways, I took your suggestions and configure my weekend 'B' router to use WPA2/AES and shortened password, and temporarily unhide the SSID. And it actually improved and operated under lower signal strength (2-2.5 bars out of 4)!!!

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I will need to bring my laptop back to my original weekday 'A' router to see what happens, though. Technically I have NOT done anything to the Lubuntu configuration at all, only changing the 'B' router. So I am not holding my breath. Any post bootup mod to the wifi connection would fail. How do I make the mod permanent so I can attempt connection on bootup?

Just in case there is any info to glean, here's the wireless-script dump after changing the 'B' router config and the (failed) attempt to enable nohwcrypt. How is hiding SSID not 'a bit' more secure? I could not field that question.Hiding SSID only prevents 'Accidental' access.

It is the security key that prevents the intended attempt from unauthorized people. If someone has the security key, 'Hiding' is meaningless (they will already have a saved profile with security key, or can create one).

If someone doesn't have it, they will be stopped at authentication stage when making an attempt to connect. If someone is an attacker (knowledgeable about techniques, or a stupid with tools meant for that purpose), they don't rely on SSID at all. Even the most basic tools (not even meant for an attack) can detect the existence of your network and its other settings required to uniquely identify it (for example the 'iwlist scan' command we used in the script). Rest of the process to attempt a connection/attack remains the same whether you are advertising your SSID or not. So hiding it is fundamentally pointless. If an authorized person wants to connect to it, they can and will whenever they want.

If an unauthorized person want's to 'attack', they can and will whenever they want. It won't take them more than two seconds to see how many networks are active near them, and not more than half a minute to figure out how many of them are really accessible/vulnerable. In order to connect to a network, a system MUST advertise its ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) packets - it is the fundamental requirement for a networking to work. But I'm afraid I don't have enough knowledge about ARP packets to explain clearly how it works and why it is necessary, and any attempt to do so may result in wrong and confusing information. If you are interested, search and you'll find plenty of information on it. Sorry for a late reply, deadlines are killing me.

The only thing we can do about signal strength at the OS side is to try increasing the Tx Power, but that is already 20 dBm which is quite sufficient (and max for most regions). So I don't think we can do anything about it in your case. However, the 'iwconfig' part shows the connection speed to be 36 Mbps, while 'nm-tool' part shows it to be 1 Mbps. So it seems the speed is badly fluctuating depending on the signal strength. See if setting it to a fixed value can help.