Linux USB WiFi Adapter AC1200 for Ubuntu Kali Mint Debian Kubuntu Mate Zorin PureOS Raspberry Pi Windows etc. Linux Compatible WiFi Adapter Wireless Dual Band 5GHz 867Mbps + 2.4GHz 300Mbps

Update - Dec 2022 - Nearly two years later and no problems with my wireless using Linux Mint. I recently switched to a completely new OS - Manjaro Linux, so needed to re-configure. It didn't install the driver on my first try because my kernel required a certain header and I missed it. I wrote to BrosTrend and they responded within 6 hrs, identified my kernel and told me how to download the proper header for it and re-install and it works perfectly. Since my WSP (xfinity) wireless speed has also increased, I'm getting 220 MBPS from this. Five stars - for the product itself and for the best tech support you could ask for. I wanted to use this with a Linux OS, so needed to be able to install the adapter's driver. BrosTrend includes a cd with installation instructions for Windows, Mac or Linux. I chose the Linux folder and in the pdf was directed to copy and paste a single command into my terminal in order to download the driver (you do need to be connected to the internet for this). The process worked perfectly on both of my computers and two different operating systems - Linux Mint and Linux Lite. I had emailed tech support before even receiving it to learn what would be involved. Jane assured me that it would all work and if it didn't, to contact them and they would walk me through it - it did work because BrosTrend has done their homework. Nice to have tech support that will answer you back if you need them. Performance is great - though it will depend on your internet service provider and other factors, I got 125 Mbps download speed on my Dell desktop using my home Xfinity wireless. My Toshiba laptop's internal wireless card averages about 25 Mbps - when turning it off and using the BrosTrend adapter instead, my download speed increased to 120 Mbps. Great product and great tech support.

works great with Zorin (Linux) is was plug and play no loading any drivers

Worked fine with Linux Mint 22.2 on a 2012 HP Pavilon desktop. Plug and Play. No problem identifying the usb wifi device. No need for any drivers. It just showed up in the wifi choices. Clicked on it and it worked. (much better than the stock 2012 built in wifi card). I averaged 199 MPS download and 245 MPS upload across 4 speed test sites for a total of 20 tests. My newish phone will get over 300 MBS regularly. So it was a decently speedy. I think the speed is limited because this old computer has only USB 2.0 and that was the max it could get with USB 2.0. A good product. I ultimately chose a cheaper usb wifi that was just 10% faster on the downloads. No complaints though, if the cheap one breaks I will purchase this one. Search around for linux wifi usb and you will find my other reviews and the one I kept.

I gave this unit four stars only because once you have the adapter installed, it does the job well that it is designed to do. What exactly is it designed to do? That is part of where the catch comes in. It says it "works on Linux" but really they should have said it works on Debian based distributions. Others, which are not officially supported, they also provided instructions for on the web. I had in mind that this adapter would work to aid me in installing distributions to try out (I do distro reviews on YouTube). The first one I installed it into was a Debian based system, and the instructions were pretty clear on how to do it, even if a bit outdated (no need to add "busybox" onto the command, unless you are installing it on an ancient system). But you run one command and it is installed. That's fine for existing systems, but you have to have a LAN connection until you get it installed. Especially if and when you install a new system. So I would literally have to install it every time I tried out a new distro on my computer, and I can't do that without installing the distro first. On top of that, I could only install it on Debian based systems. When I followed the instructions for Arch Linux installation (it isn't officially supported nor a tested install), it involved extracting the source code from the DEB file and compiling it. They gave pretty good instructions on how to go about it, though with one typo or mistake ('sudo pacman -Sy' will not install anything on your computer, it just updates the repositories. It should be 'sudo pacman -S <pkg name>'). However, i encountered a driver error that I could do nothing to fix. So, "no Arch for me!" (says the Arch Nazi). At least on that computer. At least, not without using a temp LAN connection. Which I had hoped to get away from using. So despite the good speed and all, there are two issues that Linux users need to be aware of: 1) This is not a "plug n play" adapter. If you plan on using this to install a distribution or two, or more, don't buy this as you will not be able to use it to install anything since there is no way to install it until after you have installed the distro. This driver, as of today, cannot be found in any of the distribution repos. 2) This only has official support on Debian based distros such as Ubuntu and most any based on either Debian or Ubuntu, which probably covers somewhere around 55% of Linux users. Everyone else is lucky if it does install after using the instructions. And I'll throw in a 3) The "hidden" install instructions are in a PDF file on the mini-CD that comes with the unit, in the "Linux" directory. Why they don't tell folks that on the paper instructions for Windows and Mac that come with it, is unknown. Especially when this unit is advertised as being specifically for Linux users. Yet, at first glance, as several have said in these reviews, there doesn't appear to be any instructions for Linux. So who would I recommend this wifi adapter to? I would recommend it to anyone who has a bit of ability with a terminal/command line (one line for Debian users), just click and paste (probably why they put the instructions into a PDF file) and hit enter, pretty easy actually. And anyone with a Debian system, who doesn't plan on installing a bunch of systems, and who has access to a LAN Ethernet connection. If that description fits you, this is a great wifi adapter, look no further. Just be aware, DO NOT expect the Linux kernel to see and install this adapter out of the box. Because, well, it just won't do it. It's not designed to do that.

Acquistata per un pc fisso, ora con Linux, che era sprovvisto di connessione perché da poco mi è stato installato un nuovo modem/router con fibra ottica in un'altra stanza. Premetto che conosco poco Linux Ubuntu, ma leggendo alcune recensioni pensavo fosse davvero problematica l'installazione e relativo riconoscimento del dispositivo. Sinceramente questo mi ha un po' impensieriro. Invece all'atto pratico si è rivelata una procedura fin troppo facile. Una volta collegata la chiavetta credo che il driver si sia autoinstallato perché sul monitor sinceramente non ho visto richieste di nessun tipo. Subito dopo ho cercato tra i wifi disponibili e c'era il mio modem per cui era già rilevato e la chiavetta ovviamente stava funzionando. Ho anche inserito nel dvd del pc il mini cd che c'è incluso nella confezione ma non è servito praticamente a nulla. Ho descritto passo passo la procedura per far capire che tra le recensioni o alcuni lamentano cose inesistenti, oppure hanno vecchi sistemi operativi Linux non aggiornati. In sintesi, è stato un ottimo acquisto per cui 5 stelle sono strameritate. Consegna puntuale e avvenuta persino di domenica. *** Breve annotazione Consiglio di inserire la chiavetta in una presa USB sul retro del PC e non sul davanti. Questo perché a me ha dato problemi, ossia non sempre riuscivo a collegarmi alla rete ed ho risolto spostando appunto la chiavetta WiFi sul retro, cioè su una presa della scheda madre.

Funciona con drivers in-kernel en Debian 13, asi que debería funcionar bastante bien en otras distros

Linux Mint 22 - Works out of box, no messing about. 👏👏👏

I'm using the BrosTrend AC1L Wireless Dual Band USB Adaptor on a 10 year old Asus X401A laptop to give me 5GHz Wifi - the laptop only has 2.4GHz as standard. It works very well, much faster than I expected since the laptop has only USB-2 ports. I don't normally review products I buy on Amazon but this one is good enough to make me do so. So, if you are looking for a dual band wi-fi USB adaptor for Linux, then you need to read the description from BrosTrend very carefully to make sure it will work for you. Specifically, it does not work on all Linux distros. So, make sure your distro is not on the unsupported list - as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Centos are for example. If you pass this test, make sure the version of your Linux distro is present in the supported list. If it is, you are good to go. For anything else, contact BrosTrend by email and ask them, don't waste your time and money on a gamble. Before you order from Amazon, check again that you are ordering the Linux adaptor, rather than the Windows or Apple one. What you will receive will be the adaptor and a mini-CD containing drivers. The packaging will also tell you that you can contact BrosTrend for technical support. I found I didn't need the support ticket, I simply went to the BrosTrend website and found the download page for the AC1L, and downloaded the Quick Installation Guide for Linux. It's a PDF that gets displayed using a Google online viewer but it works fine. I then followed the instructions absolutely as specified - they are complete, simple and commendably brief. The installation script downloads all of the necessary libraries and code to build the driver, and installs it in kernel space. The run time on my (aged) laptop is about 15 minutes, the compilation phase takes several minutes so be patient. Once complete, I didn't even need to reboot, after a minute or so I could see two wireless network interfaces in Wi-Fi Settings. These are the two network interfaces of the AC1L and they both work! I can choose either as the interface I want to use, and additionally the Aeroplane Mode function key of the Asus turns off both of them. The performance of the 5GHz is surprisingly good - bear in mind I am using USB-2 on a 10 year old laptop, your experience may vary. Finally, if you send your Amazon order number to [email protected], you get 30 months warranty on the product, rather than just 24 months. It doesn't get much better than this.

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