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Author: Brien Dieterle
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Subject: Re: sporadic connectivity
Don't buy anything unless you can confirm it has 100% linux support. The
PCI version of that card says it has linux support, but PCIe version looks
suspicious. I don't think PCIe cards will work in a PCI slot.

Just get a card from here:

https://www.thinkpenguin.com/catalog/wireless-networking-gnulinux

:-)



On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Michael <> wrote:

> I can't get a manufacturer from this on but it says it is a pci-e card.
> What do you think.... should I get it?
>
> On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:36 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>
>> I hate it..... I need to reconnect often!
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:35 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>>
>>> This one will work. What do you think?
>>> https://www.amazon.com/Netis-Wireless-Advanced-Antennas-Low-
>>> profile/dp/B0051PZSX8/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1502406163&sr=
>>> 8-14&keywords=low+profile+wireless+pci+card
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:24 PM, Brian Cluff <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> More than likely you just need a pcie card. They have antennas on them
>>>> that are much more powerful than the tiny little antennas that are built
>>>> into the USB dongles. I've got a dongle that won't pick on the access
>>>> point at the other end of my house even though my laptop and a computer
>>>> with a PCIe card pick them up fine.
>>>>
>>>> Brian Cluff
>>>>
>>>> On 08/10/2017 04:17 PM, Michael wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I was speaking with my father about this and he said that I probably
>>>> need to update my drivers. Being on Linux means my drivers are updated
>>>> everytimeI update the computer I think. He then said that sometimes they
>>>> work and sometimes they don't and the same thing goes for the cards. So I
>>>> need to ask what cards have people had success with?
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:32 AM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I changed on goals and they think it's appears to have made it better.
>>>>> What do you mean by put to sleep
>>>>>
>>>>> On Aug 8, 2017 11:19 AM, "Stephen Partington" <>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If there is an issue with the dongle or your system trying to put the
>>>>>> USB chain to sleep.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 7, 2017 at 7:42 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Do you think the problem could be the dongle? Would getting a
>>>>>>> wireless card resolve the problem?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:54 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I went to cnn.com with no problems to repoport
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:45 PM, Michael <> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> no I didn't have to do that. this is a private residence with a
>>>>>>>>> non business network
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:43 PM, Brien Dieterle <>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Do you have to click agree on a sign in page when using guest?
>>>>>>>>>> Try going to a url like CNN.com and see if that brings up the captive
>>>>>>>>>> portal sign on page.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 6, 2017 5:30 PM, "Michael" <> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I moved into a new place which offers free wifi (I'm renting a
>>>>>>>>>>> room). I have my wifi dongle plugged in and sometimes wifi works and
>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes it doesn't. Could it be something with Linux because the woman
>>>>>>>>>>> who owns the house says wifi works fine for her. I am on a guest account.
>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>> from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Stephen
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