The mission of this site is to provide educational information, reviews of USB WiFi adapters and links to specific adapters that are known to perform well with Linux ( see The Plug and Play List ).

Note: Please use Issues to post problems, ask questions and read news.

Note: Please start by reading the first menu item, USB WiFi adapter information for Linux.

1. USB WiFi adapter information for Linux

2. The Plug and Play List - 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 🚀 USB WiFi adapters that are supported with Linux in-kernel drivers

   • Recommended Adapters for Kali Linux
   • Recommended Bluetooth Adapters for Linux - soon to be added.

3. USB WiFi Chipset information for Linux

   • iw_list - Chipset technical information

4. Realtek out-of-kernel drivers for Linux

5. Speed Comparison Test

6. How to Modeswitch

7. Firmware - How to install or update firmware for Mediatek and RTW88 based USB WiFi adapters

8. AP Mode - How to build a bridged wireless access point

   • Example hostapd.conf for WiFi6 with mt7921au chipset based adapters
   • Example hostapd.conf for WiFi7 with mt7925 chipset based adapters - alpha 2

9. Monitor Mode - Help with starting and using monitor mode

   • Using a USB Adapter in VirtualBox

10. How to install multiple gcc compiler versions

11. Compiling the Linux Mainline Kernel

12. FAQ - soon to be added.

Please report broken links or inaccurate information in any of the documents.

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Note: While this site is maintained by Linux users for Linux users, Windows users are welcome also. No, we don't intend to add support for USB WiFi adapter use on Windows but the list of adapters shown in menu item 2 contains information and links to a lot of good quality adapters that also work well in Windows...this will prove beneficial to you Windows users when you try Linux...and we know you will.

Any information and links you can provide are welcome. Submit the information and links by clicking on Issues.

Regards,

@morrownr