[ubuntu-za] Wi-Fi

[Frans de waal]

Hi mark I would like to recommend the tplink access point too for about
R350 for their cheapest moddel you get a 5port 100mbs switch and better
reception @ the office, we have currently a microtik groove accespoint an a
tplink @ the office for connecting the pc's without wifi, the office is
about 100m from the microtik we have good network speeds an signal is
acceptable.

On Sun, 10 Jun 2018, 12:11 Mark Widdicombe <markwiddicombe at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good day folks,
>
> Thanks for the replies. I finally got the wifi dongle to work, but it's
> quite flaky; the signal up here in my office isn't great, so it's time for
> the hammer and staples, but that's a project for next weekend....
>
> Thanks again,
> Mark
>
> On 9 June 2018 at 13:44, Bill T <bturner02.sa at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 09/06/2018 13:13, Søren Aalto wrote:
>>
>> <SNIP>
>>
>> - But I have been fairly successful with plugging in cheap WiFI dongles
>> - under Ubuntu and they "Just Work".  What shocked me...was that
>> - I expected the same under OS/X and...*nothing*.  It doesn't recognise
>> - the USB device at all. Pity...cause I have one of those USB WiFi devices
>> - with an detachable antenna that provides better range / sensitivity.
>>
>> I have 3 wifi dongles - a ZIXA model number unknown, ZyZEL model G-202
>> both of which are quite old and a TP-Link model TL-WN725N which is quite
>> new. All of them worked out of the box on a number of operating systems. My
>> main desktop runs LinuxMint 18.3 but I have used all of them on Windows 7,8
>> and 10, MX17, Debian Jessie, Ubuntu 16.04, Voyager 16.04 (Xubuntu really)
>> and more. I don't understand why you are having problems but a bit of
>> Googling indicates that the model you have is not well supported in 16.04.
>> Look for replacing it with the one above.
>>
>> See - https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2304522
>>
>> Bill Turner
>>
>> <SNIP>
>>
>> On Sat, 9 Jun 2018 at 11:34, Mark Widdicombe <markwiddicombe at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Good day all,
>>>>>
>>>>> My desktop needs wifi on account of the flakes from Vodacom installing
>>>>> my new router downstairs in my house, and I am reluctant to run ethernet
>>>>> from there to my office upstairs. I bought a tp-link wifi dongle (AC600)
>>>>> and have spent most of the morning on Google trying to get drivers to get
>>>>> it to work, but without any luck.  I'm not prepared to waste any more time
>>>>> on it, so I'm going to return it on Monday.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone recommend a 'plug & play' alternative? I'm gatvol of having
>>>>> to jump through hoops every time I buy new hardware.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh, I'm running Ubuntu 16.04.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>> Mark
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