Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1?

From	Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1?
Date	2017-03-26 03:50 +0200
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On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> wrote:
...
> Perhaps you can find an interface card that will
> physically interface
...
> While I was trying to get the Inspiron wireless to work, I bought a little
> USB gadget that was
> very small, and while it did work, it had almost no range. The internal wifi
> cards attach to
> antenna wires that run up behind the screen, and this gives much better
> range.
>
> One more thing: I have a machine that has a Broadcom chip in it, and I have
> dual-booted
> Mint 17 LTS on that machine, and Mint is smart enough to find the right
> software for the
> Broadcom, and Mint works out of the box on that machine. And Mint is a nice
> distro. Try it!

I have tried it, and I'm not a fan.

But thanks for the suggestions, Doug.  To your point about limited
range with a small add-on, Ben suggested a USB ethernet device that
has an antenna, and I'll try it if the small one I ordered doesn't
work.

Best regards

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Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1? Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2017-03-24 13:50 +0100
  Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1? Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2017-03-24 14:00 +0100
    Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1? Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2017-03-24 14:10 +0100
  Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1? Ben Caradoc-Davies <ben@transient.nz> - 2017-03-24 23:20 +0100
    Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1? Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2017-03-25 12:50 +0100
  Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1? deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> - 2017-03-25 10:20 +0100
    Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1? Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2017-03-25 13:00 +0100
      Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1? Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2017-03-25 21:40 +0100
        Re: Need USB Wireless Adaptor for Dell Inspiron 11 2-in-1? Tom Browder <tom.browder@gmail.com> - 2017-03-26 03:50 +0200

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