Reddit reviews Panda Ultra 150Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter - Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10, Windows Ce 6.0, Mac 10.4-10.10, Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Lubuntu, BackTrack5 R3, Kali Linux, Raspberry Pi/Pi 2
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Compatible with 802.11g networkMulti-OS support: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/8.1 32-bit/64-bit, Mac OS X 10.4/10.5/10.6/10.7/10.8/10.9, Ubuntu 12.04TLS, Fedora 16 and Puppy 5.3.3Wi-Fi Certification: 802.11 b/g/n, WPA, WPA2, WMM, WMM-PS, WHQL, Cisco CCXSecurity: WEP 64/128bit, WPA, WPA2, 802.1x and 802.11i, Cisco CCS V1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 compliantOne-Year limited warranty
If you really want to use Linux as your only OS, and you're unable to solve this issue with software tweaks, you may have to resort to adding hardware. This USB wifi device is inexpensive and works well with Linux - I've been using it for about six months and have no complaints about it. (There are a couple of cheaper options available...I had the same problem you're having now when using them before finding this one.)
You could have replaced that $15 spent on a keyboard & USB Drive with a $10 wifi adapter, then just SSH'd into the box and done everything that way from your PC, and then used SFTP or SCP to transfer ROM's to the Pi, or just when SSH'ed into the pi do
wget [download link]
Just FYI for anyone that wants to do this project. You also probably won't need a starter kit. Minimum you'll need:
Total Price: $44, I didn't include a keyboard because I assume everyone has one, you just need that for the initial setup and then you can use SSH.
I use this WiFi adapter with Kali Linux and it works flawlessly. A Raspberry Pi is also very good since you can image Kali or another pentesting platform on it. Speaking of Kali Linux, it includes a ton of tools that are quite useful.
Isn't upgrading to W8.1 free?
My step-dad bought a 600 dollar Acer laptop (W8) Dec 2013 just for web browsing and stuff and his kept disconnecting from Wifi, etc. I bought him a 10 dollar micro usb wifi adapter and just disabled the internal wifi card and it's fine now.
Should try buying a micro usb adapter and see if it works then. I bought this one: http://www.amazon.com/Panda-Ultra-Wireless-Adapter-150Mbps/dp/B00762YNMG
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00762YNMG/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
A couple years ago I purchased this one from Panda Wireless:
http://www.amazon.com/Panda-Ultra-Wireless-Adapter-150Mbps/dp/B00762YNMG
They have other produces on their site http://www.pandawireless.com/Products%20%7C%20Panda%20Wireless.html , but this is a simple, small, N150, mac compatible dongle. The specific product links actually take you straight to amazon.
It works well, but the third-party interface it just not as nice as the built in airport interface. You have to install extra software (which they provide), and it opens when you plug in the dongle, but as far as I can tell you have to select which wireless network you want to use from your set up profiles or from a scan; you can't just have it connect to any available network that you have set up. But it works, and it works well enough that I have used it to share a single wifi connection to my other wifi devices.
I would recommend first going to a local Apple Authorized Service Provider (unless the one Apple Store in Alaska is close to you) and get a quote from them. Let them take a look at it and see what it costs to get a built in card from them since it will perform much better than anything else.
If whatever their cost is is too expensive for you, it may be possible to install one yourself. What is the model number for your Mac?
As for USB options... This one looks promising. Unfortunately, I have zero experience using these adapters with a Mac and reviews for the brands I go to first are a bit mixed. So don't just settle for the one I found until you've looked around a bit.
You might be able to get a $15 USB dongle for WIFI and create a hotspot once you're connected on a Laptop.
I'm not guaranteeing that this will work but it could be worth a shot.
http://www.amazon.com/Panda-150Mbps-Wireless-N-2-4GHz-Adapter/dp/B003283M6Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1376860296&sr=8-2&keywords=panda+wireless
http://www.amazon.com/Panda-150Mbps-Wireless-N-2-4GHz-Adapter/dp/B00762YNMG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376860296&sr=8-1&keywords=panda+wireless
If all else fails you can ask other students to see what their solutions are.
Edit: More info
What I meant is that you connect to the wifi on a laptop using your internal card, then make a hotspot using the wireless dongle.
I do this at my dorm. I connect via ethernet and then broadcast my own wifi using a dongle.
Also: It's important to note that most of the time schools block ports. Even if you find a solution it might not work still.
If you root it, Android allows for "USB tethering", which ought to do the trick. I have no way of testing this with a Nook though.
Also, there's always one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Panda-Ultra-Wireless-Adapter-150Mbps/dp/B00762YNMG/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
Ok, if I was building a gaming computer for under $750, this is what I'd do. I assume you are gaming at 1080p@60Hz.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor | $198.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-B150M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $63.98 @ Newegg
Memory | G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory | $32.27 @ NCIX US
Storage | A-Data Premier SP550 480GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | $112.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card | Sapphire Radeon RX 480 4GB NITRO+ 4G Video Card | $234.99 @ NCIX US
Case | Raidmax ATX-502WBG ATX Mid Tower Case | $34.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply | $43.33 @ OutletPC
Other| Panda 802.11b/g/n USB wireless dongle| $10.00
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $761.44
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00
| Total | $731.44
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-05 11:47 EDT-0400 |
You could save about $80 if you went with an i3-6100, and gaming performance wouldn't suffer much...maybe 5fps tops. There's also no need for a Z170 motherboard, this 4 DIMM slot B150 will be almost as good (mostly just has 2 fewer USB3 ports, but who needs 8 ports?) and is much cheaper.
That GPU is at a very good price right now (you may want to order it soon), or you could drop to the 470 version and save about $20. http://pcpartpicker.com/product/p28H99/sapphire-radeon-rx-470-4gb-nitro-video-card-11256-01 The performance increase is worth $20, though. Either one will be much, much more powerful than that 750Ti, and for a gaming computer the GPU is the most important performance component. It's worth spending 1/3 of your budget on that alone. Another option is a 1060 6GB, but these tend to start at $250 and don't give much more performance. Stay away from 1060 3GB, they are cut-down (ie. slower) versions of the 1060 6GB and the 3GB memory is a bit slight these days.
As others mentioned, your original build had way, way too much budgeted for storage. You can easily get away with a mainstream ~500GB SSD, it will have plenty of room for your OS and a whole bunch of games. I have this one and can recommend it, but there are several in the same price range with very similar performance. A storage HD is easy to add down the road if and when you decide you could use one. I suggest getting a 2TB or 3TB one, as these have much better price/GB than 1TB HDs.
A much better PSU for your build than the one you have listed. The EVGA 500B is a reliable 500W 80+ Bronze PSU that should handle any single GPU build and is popular in this subreddit. It often goes on sale for around $30.
The case you have in your second list is fine, or you can use the one I have, it's up to you. As I said before, cases are subjective so pick one you like in a price range that fits your budget.
Here is the wifi adapter, it's half the price of the one you have. https://www.amazon.com/Panda-Ultra-150Mbps-Wireless-Adapter/dp/B00762YNMG/ I have it and it worked great until I got around to running a cable from my PC to my networking equipment. They also have several other versions for up to $10 more.
Should be no need for case fans in a build like this, although if you want to add one or two go for it, they're cheap.
This one called Panda wireless is good too if you have spare USB ports. I have 3 of them and they work flawlessly on Ubuntu, Windows10 and also I tested on apricity.
https://www.amazon.com/Panda-Ultra-150Mbps-Wireless-Adapter/dp/B00762YNMG/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1484588642&sr=8-3&keywords=panda+wireless
This thing worked pretty well with a desktop I was running crunchbang on. I think I ran Windows 7 for a little while too, but I was mostly using it to play with linux.
Have you looked into getting a usb wifi adapter? There are some extremely small usb adapters for cheap though I'm not sure how fast they are in comparison to the normal integrated wireless adapter.
That's strange. I have a cheap wireless adapter: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00762YNMG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 and it works pretty well fore me.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00762YNMG/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
> logic board = motherboard
Yeah, I'm aware. This would be a logic board issue though... right? It says everything else works fine (LCD, ODD, battery is apparently good). That's the only issue. I would like to have the AirPort card working but yeah a USB adapter would work just fine too.
edit: damn they make these small: http://www.amazon.com/Panda-150Mbps-Wireless-N-2-4GHz-Adapter/dp/B00762YNMG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1374699696&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/computers-accessories/dp/B00762YNMG
This worked out of the box for me.
I am not sure about "fully free", as they might grab firmware files, but for ones that don't need any trouble, and just work in linux kernel, stay away from Broadcom.
Atheros is pretty good. Check out here
Intel ones are good, but I can't find a cheap small one that is usb. I personally got a new pcie-mini one, and replaced a broadcom one in my laptop.
Ralink is pretty good too, here is a cheap one of those.
You can also check out Think Penguin. Not exactly cheap, but it is fully free I do believe.
http://www.amazon.com/Panda-Ultra-Wireless-Adapter-150Mbps/dp/B00762YNMG
i bought one of these bad boys and it was fine. the thing is it often needs like multiple connections around to get it 100 percent. im fine with it now cause the other person living in my duplex got a router so there are two, distinct signals. if you are a 6max NL player, traffic is no problem and the players are REALLY soft
http://www.amazon.com/Panda-Ultra-Wireless-Adapter-150Mbps/dp/B00762YNMG
Avoid broadcom chipsets in the wifi card.
I would recomend an wifi card with an Atheros based chipset.
you need something like this
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00762YNMG/
desktops dont typically have wireless built in.
This looks decent
I would suggest getting one that works out of the box. It is 11$.
If you are dead set on getting yours to work there are a few ways: