Problems with wifi adapters!

[bliekbus35]

I use Manjaro XFCE. I have a desktop without internal wifi card. The problem I have is with the wifi adapters. The only one who works is the D-Link DWA-125. Others like the Netgear WNA 1100 and WNA 3100 and Sweex LW 163 don’t. Which wifi adapter is for Manjaro most suitable? Can I try D-Link DWA-140 to increase speed? Thank you for your efforts. With friendly greetings from Holland. Bert Barten

[megavolt]

Hello @bliekbus35 and welcome

@bliekbus35

Which wifi adapter is for Manjaro most suitable?

Most drivers are baked into kernel, but some not and can be compiled against the current kernel. Important at any WiFi card is the chip-ID, not the model name.

Here is an example how to search for drivers:

No wifi on HP Victus

Look up the chipID: Realtek Semiconductor RTL8852AE 802.11ax PCIe Wireless Network Adapter Search the Chipset: AUR (en) - Search Criteria: 8852AE Build and install the package: pamac build rtw89-dkms-git and of course all headers of each installed kernel version for building the DKMS, example: linux510-headers

[bliekbus35]

Hello Megavolt, Thank you for your answer. With this extensive answer I can further work on my desktop. For me is Manjaro one of the best rolling releases. Keep up the good work. Friendly greetings from Holland