No it won't matter for you, just get whatever fits the slot you have

On Aug 12, 2017 5:33 AM, "Michael" <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
maybe I'm confused.... is the pci-e standard new. From the photographs of it it looks to short to fit in the slots that are like that (the extension with two tabs that drop down). Like this:
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 more to the point how many different pci cards are there? the one computer has NO room for more cards and I will need to remove a pci card but the main computer has a few free slots. one pci and a few of the other; are those pci-e?

Well.... I just googled it  and it appears those are pci-e slots.Is it really that critical I have pci-e? I mean should I cancel my order and change it?

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 7:05 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
I need two because I have two computers..... the tv server and my work horse.

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 6:58 PM, Michael Butash <michael@butash.net> wrote:
Using 2 usb nics will not help here, in fact, it's just going to probably freak out your system.  Just don't do that as a friendly recommendation.

Atheros and Realtek tend to have good linux support these days, I can't remember the last time I picked up a random usb stick and did NOT have it work.  Definitely better than 5-10 years ago with hacks and manual patching kernels.  If nothing else, figure out the vendor wifi chip the units have (the googles tend to find this with some persistence in searching), and then search that plus linux.

Someone prior mentioned getting a usb nic with external antennas, I second that.  I have an atheros-based chip with dual antennas I got years ago I use for wireless surveys, you can unscrew those and put up a bigger gain antenna if needed, or an extension cable with a free-standing antenna if you want to get fancy.

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On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
well.... I decided on: 
2 of Netis WF2118 Wireless N 300Mbps PCI Adapter with Two 5dBi Antennas and Low-profile Bracket
the price was right and they seem to work on Linux.

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 5:05 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
What about 
Will I likely have the same issue?
I don't really want to spend $76 on two 
And what is the difference between the previously mentioned donge and 
https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-g-usb-adapter ? I see one uses N and one uses G but what does that mean? google seems to imply n is better. So do you think two of the N dongles will fix the problem?

On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 4:19 PM, Brien Dieterle <briend@gmail.com> wrote:
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

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On Fri, Aug 11, 2017 at 1:03 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
I hate it..... I need to reconnect often!

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:35 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 7:24 PM, Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com> 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" <cryptworks@gmail.com> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com> 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 <bmike1@gmail.com> wrote:
I went to cnn.com with no problems to repoport

On Sun, Aug 6, 2017 at 8:45 PM, Michael <bmike1@gmail.com> 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 <briend@gmail.com> 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" <bmike1@gmail.com> 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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