Alf USB wifi works great!

[GreyGeek]

Because my Atheros AR9462 chip has a connection and stability problem with kernels 3.2 through 3.9 I decided to get a good USB wifi reported to work well with Linux. The name of the device is in the title bar. I got it from Amazon for $22.

It works with the 3.2 and 3.11 kernels. It is stable and fast. All I did to install it was to use modprobe -r to remove the ath9k and ath3k stuff, and then just plug it in. It was immediately identified and established a connection with my E2500 access point.

[TWPonKubuntu]

I like the antenna, is it removable from the USB dongle?

[GreyGeek]

I like the antenna, is it removable from the USB dongle?

Yes, it is. However, I believe that is only to make it easy to store. Without the antenna it might not pick up a strong signal, OR, it may cause an impedance mismatch and damage the dongle.

[TWPonKubuntu]

Yes, it is. However, I believe that is only to make it easy to store. Without the antenna it might not pick up a strong signal, OR, it may cause an impedance mismatch and damage the dongle.

Not a problem, I want to attach a Yagi antenna wifi for more gain. Thanks

[Feathers McGraw]

Nice, I have a couple of friends who may be looking for something similar.

Always nice to have a good recommendation from someone you trust!

Thanks

[GreyGeek]

Not a problem, I want to attach a Yagi antenna wifi for more gain. Thanks

Commercial, or are you going to make it yourself?

[GreyGeek]

Well, wouldn't you know it!

Three days after the Alfa USB wifi dongle arrived in the mail, my Liquorix kernel upgraded from 3.11.8 to 3.11.9. After I rebooted I noticed the KNemo notifier for wlan0 was lite. Mmmm ... was it active? I unplugged my Eth0 cable and the AR9462 on board wifi chip picked right up without repeatedly disconnecting and reconnecting. Testing the speed it gave an 11Mb/s down and 1.1Mb/s up. Acceptable for wifi on a 15Mb/s link..

Well, it never hurts to have a backup wifi usb dongle!