Linux Network Adaptors

[Guest]

I currently have the:
linksys wusb6100m

Linksys company says it's not compatible with Linux.

I want to use the newest version of Linux Mint 19 (Ubuntu & Debian based) or higher.

 

Any recommendations on a new device? Can I get my current device to work on Mint?
I didn't find any official lists from Linux nor Mint of compatible adapters.

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I also have the:
netgear wireless n-300 usb adapter wna3100
But it appears I need internet access to set it up & I need to setup a wrapper:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/839947/netgear-n-300-wna3100-usb-adapter-for-ubuntu-16-04

seems too convoluted so I spoiled this device. I want something native/plug & already work.

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You can add Support for the Netgear N-300/ WNA3100 USB Adapter by installing the ndiswrapper and loading the Windows network driver.

Install the ndiswrapper modules

$ sudo apt-get install ndiswrapper-dkms ndisgtk ndiswrapper-common
$ sudo apt-get install  ndiswrapper-source ndiswrapper-utils-1.9

Activate the ndiswrapper:

$ sudo modprobe ndiswrapper

Load the driver into the ndiswrapper:

Navigate to where you saved the driver (look at the Download Windows Netgear Drivers section below):

$ sudo ndiswrapper -i bcmwlhigh5.inf
(Add the ndiswrapper modules to the boot configuration with:)
$ sudo ndiswrapper -m

Download the Windows Netgear Drivers

You can download the driver from NetGear Site: WNA3100 Drivers. The only thing you need from the download package is the WNA3100 folder.

The exptracted WNA3100 folder is available at:
http://faq.apollo3.com/ljames/ubuntu/networksupport/

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Note: You only need wine for extracting the WNA3100.zip package from the setup.exe file from the Netgear site. After running setup.exe you'll find the zip package in:

~/".wine/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/NETGEAR"

 

USB or PCIE X1. (My GPU covers all the X16 slots.)

[Dutch_Master]

Basically, anything with a Realtek network chip in it works on Linux. It may not offer the full functionality of the Win-OS drivers, but it generally offers basic functions out of the box.