[arch-general] any IEEE 802.11ax wifi 6 USB devices supported by gnu+linux (even external dkms)?

[Giovanni Harting]

On 14/04/2022 16:25, Javier via arch-general wrote:
> On 4/14/22 08:08, progandy via arch-general wrote:
>> Am 14.04.22 um 15:36 schrieb Javier via arch-general:
>>>
>>> That's great !  Probably not a usb wifi device right?
>>>
>>> I'm looking for usb ones, since the mini-pcs I'm using don't come with
>>> wifi 6 integrated.  I bet your intel wireless is integrated in the
>>> board, :(  That's why I mentioned support for usb devices...
>>>
>>
>> There is nothing good available.
>> Drivers for Relatek RTL8832AU exist as an out-of-tree module, but they
>> seem to be bad.
>> Drivers for Mediatek mt7921u are being upstreamed, but there are no
>> adapters for sale yet.
>>
>> Sources:
>> https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi
>> https://wikidevi.wi-cat.ru/List_of_802.11ax_Hardware#Wireless_Adapters
>>
>> Do you have no option to add an internal card (NGFF/m.2, mini pcie, 
>> pcie)?
> 
> That's sad.  I guess it'll be next year at the best (not just that there 
> are no current ones, but add on top supply chain issues, plus 
> semiconductors issues).  Perhaps I wast some money to work around my 
> current issues, and evaluate later.  The sad thing is that WPA3 is not 
> available in most APs, unless wifi 6...
> 
> Thanks a lot !
> 


Little bit off-topic, but if you you can flash your AP to e.g. OpenWRT 
you can get WPA3 support pretty easily. Unifi also supports WPA3 on 
their AC gen APs.

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