<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <style type="text/css" style="display:none;"></style> </head> <body dir="ltr"> <div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-size:12pt;color:#000000;background-color:#FFFFFF;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <div id="Signature"> <div name="divtagdefaultwrapper" style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:; margin:0"> <div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"> <div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"> <div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"> <p>Hi,</p> <p><br> </p> <p>Reasons,</p> <p><br> </p> <p>a) With a low profile system, getting a low profile pci-e express card (in fact low profile anything) can be "fun" </p> <p>b) flexibility to move it between platforms in a few seconds.</p> <p>c) cheap.</p> <p>d) OS agnostic.</p> <p>e) No need to open the box, no risk of stuffing it with static, no lost warrrantee etc.</p> <p><br> </p> <p><br> </p> <p>I have an external one on the way from dx.com for around $17USD I'll report back on it in the next week or so as its in the post.</p> <p><br> </p> <p><a title="Ctrl+Click or tap to follow the link" id="LPlnk781117" href="http://www.dx.com/p/vonets-var11n-300-wireless-300mbps-mini-network-router-wi-fi-repeater-bridge-adapter-white-382004#.VsoUeJQXFhE">http://www.dx.com/p/vonets-var11n-300-wireless-300mbps-mini-network-router-wi-fi-repeater-bridge-adapter-white-382004#.VsoUeJQXFhE</a></p> <p></p> <div style="margin-bottom: 20px; overflow: auto; width: 100%; text-indent: 0px;" id="LPBorder_GT_14560841204080.6566494069242016"> <table style="width: 90%; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: relative; overflow: auto; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; border-top: 1px dotted rgb(200, 200, 200); border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(200, 200, 200);" id="LPContainer_14560841203970.7965107251461081" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr style="border-spacing: 0px;" valign="top"> <td colspan="1" style="width: 250px; position: relative; display: table-cell; padding-right: 20px;" id="ImageCell_14560841204010.2653346685886271"> <div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); height: 250px; position: relative; margin: auto; display: table; width: 250px;" id="LPImageContainer_14560841204010.8995177456727929"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dx.com/p/vonets-var11n-300-wireless-300mbps-mini-network-router-wi-fi-repeater-bridge-adapter-white-382004#.VsoUeJQXFhE" style="display: table-cell; text-align: center;" id="LPImageAnchor_14560841204040.45902235830266336"><img aria-label="Preview image with link selected. Double-tap to open the link." style="display: inline-block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; max-width: 250px; max-height: 250px; height: 250px; width: 250px; border-width: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" height="250" width="250" src="http://img.dxcdn.com/productimages/sku_382004_1.jpg"></a></div> </td> <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top; position: relative; padding: 0px; display: table-cell;" id="TextCell_14560841204050.4347736591339145"> <div id="LPRemovePreviewContainer_14560841204050.6376712877270683"></div> <div style="top: 0px; color: rgb(1, 81, 56); font-weight: 400; font-size: 21px; font-family: "wf_segoe-ui_light","Segoe UI Light","Segoe WP Light","Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 21px;" id="LPTitle_14560841204050.11851332198512854"> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dx.com/p/vonets-var11n-300-wireless-300mbps-mini-network-router-wi-fi-repeater-bridge-adapter-white-382004#.VsoUeJQXFhE" style="text-decoration: none;" id="LPUrlAnchor_14560841204060.8826563909858407">VONETS VAR11N-300 Wireless 300Mbps Mini Network Router Wi ...</a></div> <div style="margin: 10px 0px 16px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 400; font-family: "wf_segoe-ui_normal","Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px;" id="LPMetadata_14560841204070.2520268641491281"> www.dx.com</div> <div style="display: block; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-weight: 400; font-family: "wf_segoe-ui_normal","Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; max-height: 100px; overflow: hidden;" id="LPDescription_14560841204070.0733329869885172"> VAR11N-300 is the professional Mini Wi-Fi repeater, and together with mini Wi-Fi router and Wi-Fi intelligent bridge that is elaborately developed by HouTian Network ...</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> A mate has one and yes its not as fast as it should be, (but works with Ubuntu fine), I'll test the speed myself.<br> <p></p> <p><br> </p> <p>regards</p> <p>Steven<br> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <br> <div style="color: rgb(49, 55, 57);"> <hr tabindex="-1" style="display:inline-block; width:98%"> <div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><b>From:</b> ubuntu-users-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com <ubuntu-users-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com> on behalf of Mark Haney <mark.haney@vifprogram.com><br> <b>Sent:</b> Sunday, 21 February 2016 1:00 p.m.<br> <b>To:</b> Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: Wifi Dongles</font> <div> </div> </div> <div> <div dir="ltr">Why use a dongle on a desktop system? Personally, I'd scour the couch cushions to get a PCI-Express Wifi card. It'll work better than a dongle. I just built a new desktop and the D-Link card I have just flies in Windows and Linux (mine's Fedora, but I think that's not particularly relevant). <div><br> </div> </div> <div class="gmail_extra"><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 6:44 PM, <a href="mailto:agents4jesus@gmail.com"> agents4jesus@gmail.com</a> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:agents4jesus@gmail.com" target="_blank">agents4jesus@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:1px #ccc solid; padding-left:1ex"> Hi everyone,<br> <br> As you may know, I am adding the finishing touches to my desktop computer that I have built. Now I'm looking for a wifi dongle, but I can't seem to find any that definitely work with Ubuntu. I know that the RPi official wifi dongle works, but it is above my price point ($20).<br> <br> Have any of you found any dongles that work well with Ubuntu?<br> I'm trying to keep the price under $20.<br> <br> Any help is appreciated,<br> Tony<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br> <br> -- <br> ubuntu-users mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">ubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-users</a><br> </font></span></blockquote> </div> <br> <br clear="all"> <div><br> </div> -- <br> <div class="gmail_signature"> <p><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; color:#333333">Mark Haney ::: Senior Systems Engineer</span></p> <b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; color:#333333">VIF</span></b><span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; color:#333333"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial; color:#333333">International Education</span></span><br> <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); font-family:Arial; font-size:10pt">P.O. 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