On 15 Oct 2022 at 9:01, George N. White III wrote:
Date sent: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 09:01:55 -0300
Subject: Re: Getting Wifi 5 Ghz AC1200Mbs Wireless USB adapter to work on
Fedora 35?
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>
>
> wrote:
> I got one of those working for a while, but it is a disaster to
> keep working.
>
> Every few kernel versions it stops working and you have to
> find fixed
> code and download and compile it to get it working
> again. Then a few
> kernels later it happens again. When it worked it worked
> better that
> the original card in the laptop, but it was time consuming to
> fixed it
> every few kernel updates.
>
First, Thanks for the reply and info.
I'm using these in 4 desktop machines that don't have wifi
at all.
and it compiles with no real issues (some warnings pop
up, but no errors).
Do the make and then make install then devices are seen.
Did find have to make the device available for all users,
or it wouldn't activate automatically or have other than
root be able to connect it. Seems to work fine so far.
Haven't had a kernel upgrade since installing, but would
be under the impression that a kernel upgrade would
require a rebuild and reinstall in the new kernel
directory??
Just got a new router that had 5G, but has a different
public IP than my 2.4G one.
Thanks again.
> Your best bet is to simply replace the wifi card on the laptop
> with
> one of the newer ones (that is what I did). Depending on
> your laptop
> that should be possible. I replaced mine with an intel ax200
> card and
> it has just worked since I replaced it. You may have to read
> the
> reviews on the cards to determine if others have used the
> card in a
> laptop like yours. There are gray market cards on amazon
> for around
> $22. My laptop is a 2016 model. You will have to do some
> research
> to figure out if a ax200 or newer will plug into your laptop.
>
> 5GHz requires more attention to things like radio frequency interference
> RFI),
> e.g., better shielding and changes to routing of cables . If the laptop was
> never
> sold with 5ghz internal wifi, there could be issues such as radio frequency
> interference affecting other subsystems. You might be able to look for
> changes
> in teardown images to the antenna system if a newer version of the same
> model
> is offered with internal 5GHz wifi.
>
>
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