[CentOS] Compatible 5GHz wifi usb dongles?

Fri Mar 25 11:08:51 UTC 2016
Anthony K <akcentos at anroet.com>

Apologies, Nux.

I was looking at the wrong information - this one doesn't do 5Ghz - I mis
-interpreted the output from lspci and lsusb - my internal card is the one that
does 5Ghz.

Sorry for the noise!

ak.


On Fri, 2016-03-25 at 22:00 +1100, Anthony K wrote:
> Hi Nux.
> 
> I've used the following successfully on CentOS 7:
> TP-LINK - TL-WN722N
> 
> I'm currently using it on Ubuntu where lsusb gives this:
> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
> 
> No issues whatsoever - an added bonus is that it does monitor mode if you plan
> on troubleshooting wifi!
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> ak.
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2016-03-25 at 02:25 +0000, Nux! wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Can anyone recommend a 5GHz usb wifi dongle that works out of the box with
> > CentOS?
> > 
> > Tried various Mediatek (0e8d:7610) %(*^ off amazon/ebay, without any luck,
> > so
> > please don't suggest that.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > --
> > Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
> > 
> > Nux!
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