[ubuntu-za] Wi-Fi

[Charl Le Roux]

Another option is a powerline adapter.   TP-link makes one that works
great.  You plug it into your wallplug at the router, and another adapter
in your office upstairs.  It establishes a network between the two
devices.  You plug ethernet in on both ends and voilla, you don't have to
run the ethernet cable.

https://www.takealot.com/tp-link-300mbps-av500-wi-fi-powerline-extender-starter-kit/PLID34147433


Regards


On Sun, 10 Jun 2018 at 17:17, Deon Pretorius <deon1964 at googlemail.com>
wrote:

> Get a USB extention cable and stick the dongle to window with Press Stick
> :)
>
> Cell-c's host less dongle worked very well for me. Think it was a Huawei
>
>
>
> On Sun, 10 Jun 2018, 4:39 PM Frans de waal, <meesterarend at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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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