Hey guys,
can anyone recommend me a relatively cheap USB Wifi Stick that works well with solus? I dont have access to LAN so i need a stick that doesnt need to reinstall the drivers via Git after every kernel update, which is the problem with my current Wifi Stick.
Thanks in Advance

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I've found Panda Wireless sticks to be good with Linux

I've had good luck with a Panda Wireless PAU06 300Mbps Wireless N USB adapter (under $20 on Amazon). It isn't dual band, and it isn't a rocket ship, but it is plug and play with most Linux builds and doesn't overheat like some of them do.

I've used a Cudy WU1300S AC 1300Mbps WiFi USB 3.0 adapter, which worked very well, but the Realtek driver isn't in the Linux kernel, so I had to reinstall the driver every time the kernel updated. That got old quick.

I also keep a TP-Link N-150 (TL-WN725N) USB adapter on hand. The N-150 isn't much, but I have yet to see anything -- any computer or any Win/Linux version -- on which it doesn't run. When I was using the Cudy, I used the N150 to connect during the installation process. It bogs down under heavy load so I would not recommend it as a primary adapter.

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    tomscharbach thanks for the detailed answer! im having the same problem as you have with the Cudy Adapter. Im wondering if theres any workaround with a script or something like that that installs the driver automatically after each kernel update without beeing connected to the internet. Right now i have to download the drivers from GitHub with mobile data each time which is kinda annoying...

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        MrJokero No, as they need to be recompiled against the kernel you're using.

          MrJokero I don't think that there is any way to install the driver offline.

          You might want to look at this thread: https://discuss.getsol.us/d/4162-install-some-realtek-wireless-drivers. My Cudy uses the RTL88x2bu driver, and the instructions/script in that discussion are what I used when I was willing to put up with the inconvenience. It worked well, but I had to use the N-150 to connect before I could run the script. The Cudy WU1300S AC is a really good wifi adapter, but in the end, the inconvenience of reinstalling drivers got to be too much for me.

            I use an generic chinese usb stick, it has dual band and 5GHz, plug and play... it does heat up a little, but one year of use I never noticed any overheat, sometimes it doesn't want to connect to a new SSID, reinserting does the job.
            Of course, it is a no branded chinese product, costed me less than 5 dollars. :/

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