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Portal/IDB/logo_portal.png Welcome to Debian Wireless Fidelity

Portal/IDB/icon-wifi-32x32.png This portal deals with the installation and configuration of WiFi devices. Device installation is substantially a two-part process: 1) installing the driver (too called a module) and two) setting upwardly your WiFi interface.

Contents

  1. Introduction
  2. Availability of compatible WiFi chipsets
  3. Unproblematic guide
  4. Devices that might work
  5. Prerequisites
  6. Install Driver
    1. PCI Devices
    2. USB Devices
    3. PC Card (PCMCIA) Devices
    4. Routers
  7. Configure Interface
  8. Troubleshooting
  9. Resource
  10. External Links

Introduction

A WiFi device operates on an electronic flake called a "chipset". We can observe the same chipset in several different devices. Consequently, the driver/module for ane chipset will work for all wireless devices using that chipset.

Free software based systems such as Debian depend on the cooperation betwixt 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 tin can be worked on by the community. Newer versions of Debian (vi+) practice not include non-free drivers or firmware.

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

By encouraging good social practices the customs is able to support finish-users. Complex installation procedures are no longer required and support may go on long after a product has been discontinued.

Availability of compatible WiFi chipsets

Currently there are but 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 ever 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 costless drivers and did not require non-complimentary firmware. With 802.11N there are simply a couple chipsets on the market, from Atheros, which are completely complimentary.

One company which specializes in free software and sells 802.11N USB wifi cards, ThinkPenguin.com, has indicated the availability of free software supported 802.11N USB wifi cards is disappearing. Solving this trouble volition require more demand than currently exists. Next fourth dimension yous purchase a slice of hardware enquire yourself if information technology is free software compatible.

Uncomplicated guide

The following devices have been tested and are confirmed to piece of work with FOSS software only with the latest Debian:

Device

Confirmed

Drawbacks/Comments

Guide

TP-Link TL WN821N

(./)

- The original code of the driver is copyrighted and later contributors don't know by whom.
The commuter download does non contain license data.
(Almost C files are licensed under GNU General Public License (GPL), version ii.)
- Just works when disabling random MAC addresses.

1. Update: sudo apt-become update && apt-get upgrade && && apt-become dist-upgrade and reboot if you updated the kernel
two. Connect the device. lsusb should show 2357:0107
three. Install required packages: sudo apt-get install gcc-6 git build-essential
4. Become the latest driver from ?GitHub and install it:
git clone https://github.com/jeremyb31/rtl8192eu-linux-driver.git
cd rtl8192eu-linux-commuter
sudo make
sudo brand install
5. Reboot and bank check that the kernel module is loaded past running: lsmod
6. Utilize your network-interface to connect to the WLAN. You could apply the pre-installed NetworkManager for that.
(seven.) Edit NetworkManager.conf as root: sudo kate /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
Append the following:
[device]
wifi.browse-rand-mac-address=no
Relieve and run: /etc/init.d/network-manager restart

Devices that might work

Co-ordinate to some users/reviewers these devices might possibly work with the latest Debian. They demand to exist confirmed and need specific guides. Furthermore, they might only work with proprietary firmware (FOSS-column).
In the Count reviewers (engagement/Debian version)-column the Debian version used by the reviewer, the proper name of the Debian-based distribution, and/or the yr of the review is given in brackets. [PP] stands for a review that says it's working Plug&Play, [nPP] for one explicitly proverb that it'southward 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 testify how many users rated a review helpful / voted it up. Additional types could get added to the type-column. (with antenna) refers antennas fastened past wire.

Device

Type

Count reviewers (date/Debian version)

Draft guide and notes

FOSS

Panda Wireless PAU06

USB adapter

1 (2016), 1 (?2015), ane (SteamOS,2017), i (8.1,[PP]), 1 (2015,[nPP]), 1 (2014,[nPP]), one (9,[nPP]), 1 (ix)

"install ralink commuter in Debian repository", "set wifi.browse-rand-mac-address=no"

{X}

Atheros 9280

PCI bill of fare (half-size)

1 (2018)

Airlink101 AWLL5088V2

USB adapter

ane (2017,[PP])

Co-ordinate to some it does not accept WPA2.

TP-Link Archer T6E AC1300

PCI card

1 (9), 1 (7), one (2017)

Alfa AWUS036NHA

USB adapter

one (D.b.distro,2015), one (Kali Linux,2013)

Panda N600

USB adapter

1 (SolydxLinux,[PP]), 1 (2016,[nPP])

TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 N900

PCI card

2 (2013,[PP])

Glam Hobby OURLINK AC600

USB adapter

i (LMDE,2017)

github Realtek rtl8812AU/8821AU driver

(./) ?

Buffalo ?AirStation N150

USB adapter

1 (vii,[PP]), ane (7)

Edimax EW-7811Un

USB adapter

1 (9,[nPP],[B]), 1 (NOOBS,2015,[B]), 1 (2013,[B]), i (2016,[B]), i (2014), 1 (ARMv6,[B])

For a guide see multiple in the Amazon reviews. There seems to be a problem with this dongle'due south range.

Protronix 802.11N/Thousand USB

USB adapter

1 (8)

"install the driver from the 'non-costless' repo"

{X}

iKross AC1200

USB adapter

i (2016,[nPP])

Broadcom BCM94352HMB

1 (2016,[nPP(?)]

TOMTOP 300Mbps USB

USB adapter

1 (8,{half-dozen})

TP-Link TL-WN851ND

PCI card

1 (8,{2}, ane (Ubuntu10), 1 (9,[PP]), one (2016,[PP]), 1 (seven,[PP])

[PP]?

Atheros AR5B95 AR9285

PCI-E Card

1 (2017,{iii})

Blurex Long Range Wireless-Northward

USB adapter (with antenna)

1 (2016,{1})

"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 up with an extra WiFi interface: now it's a WiFi repeater or an admission point with an outdoor antenna"

Alfa 2000mW 2W

USB adapter (with antenna)

1 (8,{3}), i (2012,{ane})

CSL Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Dongle

USB adapter (with fastened antenna)

around 20, confirmed for 2,5 years by wiki.debianforum.de user/s

"apt-get install firmware-realtek"

{X}

Prerequisites

A WiFi interface is an Ethernet interface which also provides WiFi-specific configuration parameters. These parameters are controlled using the iwconfig program.

  • For bones command line usage:

    1. iw tool for manipulating Linux Wireless stack via cfg80211/nl80211.

    2. wireless-tools, tools for manipulating Linux Wireless Extensions (installed past default on Desktop & Laptop installations)

  • For GUI systems:

    1. NetworkManager A wired and wireless manager, installed by default on Gnome-Desktop & Laptop installation, configuration admission via nm-applet

    2. wicd, a wired and wireless director, is recommended for other environments without GNOME dependencies such as XFCE, Fluxbox, Openbox, Enlightenment.

  • Other related packages:

    • wpasupplicant, client support for WPA and WPA2 networks

    • rfkill, simple tool used to enable and disable wireless networking devices, typically WLAN, Bluetooth and mobile broadband.

    • iwd, aims to potentially replace wpasupplicant in the future by utilizing modern Linux features via nl80211

If these are missing, you can install these via: 

          bent install iw

… and similar

Employ lsusb to meet information near which USB WiFi adapter is connected

Use lspci to see information about which PCI cards is continued

Install Driver

Before yous purchase, verify your intended device is supported by an bachelor Linux driver. A skillful indication of back up is Tux existence displayed on the product'southward packaging. Improve, perchance, is using a web search engine to detect reports from others using it with Debian stable attesting to its performance and usability.

This section presents general lists of WiFi devices (grouped by host interface) and sorted by driver/module name. Each list has two main elements: the module name and the chipset(s) it supports. Known unsupported chipsets are at the terminate of each listing.

If available, a help page link will provide you with farther information. We recommend you read the associated aid page, as some devices may require to be supplied with microcode (aka "firmware") before they can be used.

For an indication of support with a specific device, see the Wireless Adapter Chipset Directory.

PCI Devices

See HowToIdentifyADevice/PCI for more than information

Module

Device proper noun(s)

help page

free (?)

acx-mac80211

Texas Instruments chipsets (ACX100/TNETW1100, ACX111/TNETW1130)

acx

X-(

adm8211

ADMtek ADM8211 chipset

adm8211

{OK}

airo

?airo

?

arlan

?arlan

?

ath5k

Atheros Communications chipsets (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5213, AR5414, AR2413, AR242x)

ath5k

{OK}

ath9k

Atheros Communications 802.11n chipsets

ath9k

{OK}

atmel_pci

Atmel at76c506 chipset

atmel_pci

X-(

b43
b43legacy

Broadcom chipsets

bcm43xx

X-(

brcm80211
brcmsmac

Broadcom chipsets (BCM4313, BCM43224, BCM43225)

brcm80211

X-(

hostap_pci
hostap_plx

Intersil Prism 2/two.five/iii chipsets

hostap

{OK} / X-( i

ipw2100
ipw2200

Intel PRO/Wireless 2100
Intel PRO/Wireless 2200
Intel PRO/Wireless 2915

ipw2200

X-(

iwl3945
iwl4965

Intel PRO/Wireless 3945
Intel PRO/Wireless 4965

iwlegacy

X-(

iwlagn
iwlwifi

Intel Wireless WiFi Link
Intel Wireless-N
Intel Avant-garde-N
Intel Ultimate-N

iwlwifi

X-(

mwl8k

Marvell chipsets (88W8363, 88W8366, 88W8687)

mwl8k

X-(

orinoco_nortel
orinoco_plx
orinoco_tmd

Lucent/Agere Hermes and Intersil Prism 2/2.5/3 chipsets

orinoco

{OK} / X-( 2

p54pci

Intersil Prism54 chipsets (ISL3877, ISL3880, ISL3886, ISL3890)

prism54

X-(

r8192_pci
r8192e_pci

Realtek RTL8192E chipset

rtl819x

X-(

rt2400pci

Ralink chipsets (RT2400/RT2460, RT2401/RT2460)

rt2400pci

{OK}

rt2500pci

Ralink RT2500/RT2560 chipset

WiFi/rt2500

{OK}

rt2800pci

Ralink chipsets (RT2760, RT2790, RT2860, RT2890, RT3060, RT3062, RT3090, RT3091, RT3092, RT3390, RT3562, RT3592, RT5390)

rt2800pci

X-(

rt2860sta

Ralink chipsets (RT2760/RT2790/RT2860/RT2890, RT3090/RT3091/RT3092)

rt2860sta

X-( {i}

rt61pci

Ralink chipsets (RT2501/2561, RT2600/RT2661)

rt61pci

X-(

rtl8180

Realtek chipsets (RTL8180, RTL8185)

rtl818x

{OK}

r8187se
rtl8187se

Realtek RTL8187SE chipset

rtl818x

{OK}

rtl8192ce

Realtek chipsets (RTL8188CE, RTL8192CE)

rtl819x

X-(

rtl8192de

Realtek chipsets (RTL8188DE, RTL8192DE)

rtl819x

X-(

rtl8192se

Realtek chipsets (RTL8191SE, RTL8192SE)

rtl819x

X-(

strip

?strip

?

wavelan

?wavelan

?

wl

Broadcom chipsets (BCM4311, BCM4312, BCM4313, BCM4321, BCM4322, BCM43224, BCM43225, BCM43227, BCM43228)

wl

X-(

Atheros Communications AR5005VL (AR5513) chipset [168c:0020]

NdisWrapper

{X}

InProComm IPN 2120 chipset [17fe:2120]

NdisWrapper

{X}

InProComm IPN 2220 chipset [17fe:2220]

NdisWrapper

{X}

Marvell Libertas 88W8335 chipset [11ab:1faa]

NdisWrapper

{X}

WavePlus WP1200 chipset [17f7:0001]

NdisWrapper

{X}

Legend :
{OK} = OK ; {X} Unsupported(No Driver) ; /!\ = Error (Couldn't get information technology working); [?] Unknown, Not Test ; [-] Not-applicable
{i} = Configuration Required; X-( = Only works with a proprietary driver and/or firmware

  • An extended list of PCI-IDs to kernel-module mapping is available at DeviceDatabase/PCI.

USB Devices

Encounter HowToIdentifyADevice/USB for more than information

Module name

Device name(south)

help page

gratis (?)

acx-mac80211

Texas Instruments chipsets (ACX100USB, TNETW1450)

acx

X-(

ar5523

Atheros Communications chipsets (AR5005UG, AR5005UX)

ar5523

X-(

ar9170usb

Atheros Communications AR9170 chipset

ar9170usb

{OK} / X-( iii

at76c50x-usb
at76_usb

Atmel chipsets (at76c503, at76c505, at76c505a)

at76_usb

X-(

ath9k_htc

Atheros Communications chipsets (AR9271, AR7010)

ath9k_htc

{OK} 4 / X-(

carl9170

Atheros Communications AR9170 chipset

carl9170

{OK}

orinoco_usb

Lucent/Agere Hermes chipset

orinoco_usb

X-(

p54usb

Intersil Prism54 chipsets (ISL3886, ISL3887)

prism54

X-(

prism2_usb

Intersil Prism 2/2.5/3 chipsets

linux-wlan-ng

{OK}

r8712u
r8192s_usb

Realtek chipsets (RTL8188SU, RTL8191SU, RTL8192SU)

rtl819x

X-(

r8192u_usb

Realtek RTL8192U chipset

rtl819x

X-(

rndis_wlan

Broadcom BCM4320 chipset

rndis_wlan

{OK}

rt2500usb

Ralink RT2500USB/RT2571 chipset

rt2500usb

{OK}

rt2800usb

Ralink chipsets (RT2070, RT2770, RT2870, RT3070, RT3071, RT3072, RT3370, RT3572, RT5370)

rt2800usb

X-(

rt2870sta

Ralink chipsets (RT2770/RT2870, RT3070/RT3071/RT3072)

rt2870sta

X-(

rt73usb

Ralink RT2501USB/RT2571W chipset

WiFi/rt73

X-(

rtl8187

Realtek chipsets (RTL8187, RTL8187B)

rtl818x

{OK}

rtl8192cu

Realtek chipsets (RTL8188CE-VAU, RTL8188CUS, RTL8192CU)

rtl819x

X-(

usb8xxx

Marvell Libertas 88W8388 chipset

libertas

X-(

vt6656_stage

VIA VT6656 chipset

vt665x

X-(

zd1201

ZyDAS ZD1201 chipset

zd1201

X-(

zd1211rw

ZyDAS ZD1211/1211B and Atheros AR5007UG chipsets

zd1211rw

X-(

Netgear MA111v2 [0846:4230]

NdisWrapper

{X}

Netgear WN111v1 [0846:9000]

NdisWrapper

{X}

TRENDware TEW-424UB v2 [0457:0163]

NdisWrapper

{X}

  • An extended listing of USB-IDs to kernel-module mapping is available at DeviceDatabase/USB.

PC Carte du jour (PCMCIA) Devices

See HowToIdentifyADevice/PC_Card for more than information

module proper name

Device name(southward)

assist page

complimentary (?)

acx-mac80211

Texas Instruments chipsets (ACX100/TNETW1100, ACX111/TNETW1130)

acx

X-(

adm8211

ADMtek ADM8211 chipset

adm8211

{OK}

airo_cs

?airo_cs

?

ath5k

Atheros Communications chipsets (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5213, AR5414)

ath5k

{OK}

ath9k

Atheros Communications 802.11n chipsets

ath9k

{OK}

atmel_cs

Atmel chipsets (at76c502x, at76c504x)

atmel_cs

X-(

b43
b43legacy

Broadcom chipsets

bcm43xx

X-(

hostap_cs

Intersil Prism ii/2.5/3 chipsets

hostap

{OK} / X-( 1

netwave_cs

?netwave cs

?

orinoco_cs

Lucent/Agere Hermes and Intersil Prism 2/2.v/three chipsets

orinoco

{OK} / X-( 2

p54pci

Intersil Prism54 chipsets (ISL3877, ISL3880, ISL3886, ISL3890)

prism54

X-(

ray_cs

?ray cs

?

rt2400pci

Ralink chipsets (RT2400/RT2460, RT2401/RT2460)

rt2400pci

{OK}

rt2500pci

Ralink RT2500/RT2560 chipset

WiFi/rt2500

{OK}

rt2800pci

Ralink chipsets (RT2760, RT2790, RT2860, RT2890, RT3060, RT3062, RT3090, RT3091, RT3092, RT3390, RT3562, RT3592, RT5390)

rt2800pci

X-(

rt2860sta

Ralink chipsets (RT2760/RT2790/RT2860/RT2890, RT3090/RT3091/RT3092)

rt2860sta

X-(

rt61pci

Ralink chipsets (RT2501/2561, RT2600/RT2661)

rt61pci

X-(

rtl8180

Realtek chipsets (RTL8180, RTL8185)

rtl818x

{OK}

spectrum_cs

Symbol Spectrum24 Trilogy chipsets

orinoco

{OK} / X-( 5

wavelan_cs

?wavelan/cs

?

wl

Broadcom chipsets (BCM4311, BCM4312, BCM4313, BCM4321, BCM4322)

wl

X-(

wl3501_cs

?wl3501/cs

?

Atheros Communications AR5005VL (AR5513) chipset [168c:0020]

NdisWrapper

{X}

InProComm IPN 2120 chipset [17fe:2120]

NdisWrapper

{X}

Marvell Libertas 88W8335 chipset [11ab:1faa]

NdisWrapper

{X}

WavePlus WP1200 chipset [17f7:0002]

NdisWrapper

{X}

ZyDAS ZD1201 chipset (16-bit PC Cards)

n/a

{X}

Routers

  • {i} http://hostap.epitest.fi/, hostapd is a daemon to turn a computer into an access bespeak.

Configure Interface

Your wireless network interface can be configured using a connectedness managing director or Debian'south network interface configuration file (/etc/network/interfaces).

Graphical Network Connection Tools:

Network Manager for GNOME (network-manager) or wicd

For more information, please see WiFi/HowToUse.

Troubleshooting

My Wifi card doesn't work/is not detected: many Wifi network interfaces require proprietary Firmware to function. For these cards to work, you will need to either install Debian from the unofficial CD prototype with included non-free firmwares, or edit your parcel sources to include the non-costless section, and install the firmware-linux-nonfree package (and/or other firmware-* packages).

Resources

  • WiFi/HowToUse

  • WiFi/AdHoc

  • WifiRadar

  • Network

  • Wi-Fi - Wikipedia

  • Comparing of open-source wireless drivers - Wikipedia

  • http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/#howto The Linux Wireless Compatibility and HowTo (2007)

  • Linux home networking wiki page almost wireless networking.

  • http://linux-wless.passys.nl/ Wireless Adapter Chipset Directory

CategoryPortal | CategoryNetwork | CategoryWifi | CategoryHardware

Source: https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi

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