BrosTrend AC1200 Linux WiFi Adapter for PC Compatible with Ubuntu Mint Kali

Most of my daily work is heavily based on Linux based OS. The wifi chip on my laptop started malfunctioning and I had no access to wireless internet. My laptop is 8 years old, and I do not plan to buy a new one. Still a lot of life left. Working with wired internet (which I could ) at home is neither easy nor convenient. I was looking since 6 months , a wifi adapter which would be suitable for my linux OS. I tried conventional ones from TPlink and Netgear, but the online drivers available did not work for me. They were so designed for windows that you could plug in it to your windows machine they would work without driver installation. I was literally frustrated, trying to run shell scripts here and there to fix bugs and make the TPLink/ Netgear adapters work for me. But I failed. I came across the Brotrend adapter and bought one. It works like a charm. The linux installation is very easy, if you know basic shell commands (honestly you can just follow the instructions blindly). The support team is super helpful and they provide a detailed step-by-step guide for installing the linux driver. Note, they recommend internet access during driver installation since it downloads some debian package. You can use a wired ethernet connection from your router. The online internet speed check reveals the following metric: ping: 5 ms, download speed 83.40 mbps, upload speed: 75.45 mbps. The speed graphs are almost flat, with no variation. The router is in the first floor, and I work in the second floor. Very happy with my purchase, perhaps elated...I can resume normal work with my linux laptop after 6 months now. I would highly recommend this to people using linux OS, who needs speed boostup, or are interested in working in old laptops whose wifi chips are broken.

My wife's Dell desktop an Optiplex 9010 (always runs the current version of Linux Mint), well the wifi card died in 2019. I got a TP-Link USB WIFI adapter from Amazon in 2020 and it worked decently for the last four years. However, it's downloading began to get slower and sometimes connection was poor. Sometimes, I even had to reset the USB and wiggle just to get it working. Today, I received the new BrosTrend Linux USB WiFi Adapter 1200Mbps and installed the driver and it works extremely well on our Linux network running Linux Mint 21.3 Cinnamon on all computers. She will be pleased maybe I will even get a kiss Lol. Speed tests show her downloading at 250Mps and upload at about 100Mps so again she will be happy. Those number are reasonable for the computer location in relation to our fiber router. I am pleased.

I gave this unit four stars only because once you have the adapter installed, it does the job well that it is designed to do. What exactly is it designed to do? That is part of where the catch comes in. It says it "works on Linux" but really they should have said it works on Debian based distributions. Others, which are not officially supported, they also provided instructions for on the web. I had in mind that this adapter would work to aid me in installing distributions to try out (I do distro reviews on YouTube). The first one I installed it into was a Debian based system, and the instructions were pretty clear on how to do it, even if a bit outdated (no need to add "busybox" onto the command, unless you are installing it on an ancient system). But you run one command and it is installed. That's fine for existing systems, but you have to have a LAN connection until you get it installed. Especially if and when you install a new system. So I would literally have to install it every time I tried out a new distro on my computer, and I can't do that without installing the distro first. On top of that, I could only install it on Debian based systems. When I followed the instructions for Arch Linux installation (it isn't officially supported nor a tested install), it involved extracting the source code from the DEB file and compiling it. They gave pretty good instructions on how to go about it, though with one typo or mistake ('sudo pacman -Sy' will not install anything on your computer, it just updates the repositories. It should be 'sudo pacman -S <pkg name>'). However, i encountered a driver error that I could do nothing to fix. So, "no Arch for me!" (says the Arch Nazi). At least on that computer. At least, not without using a temp LAN connection. Which I had hoped to get away from using. So despite the good speed and all, there are two issues that Linux users need to be aware of: 1) This is not a "plug n play" adapter. If you plan on using this to install a distribution or two, or more, don't buy this as you will not be able to use it to install anything since there is no way to install it until after you have installed the distro. This driver, as of today, cannot be found in any of the distribution repos. 2) This only has official support on Debian based distros such as Ubuntu and most any based on either Debian or Ubuntu, which probably covers somewhere around 55% of Linux users. Everyone else is lucky if it does install after using the instructions. And I'll throw in a 3) The "hidden" install instructions are in a PDF file on the mini-CD that comes with the unit, in the "Linux" directory. Why they don't tell folks that on the paper instructions for Windows and Mac that come with it, is unknown. Especially when this unit is advertised as being specifically for Linux users. Yet, at first glance, as several have said in these reviews, there doesn't appear to be any instructions for Linux. So who would I recommend this wifi adapter to? I would recommend it to anyone who has a bit of ability with a terminal/command line (one line for Debian users), just click and paste (probably why they put the instructions into a PDF file) and hit enter, pretty easy actually. And anyone with a Debian system, who doesn't plan on installing a bunch of systems, and who has access to a LAN Ethernet connection. If that description fits you, this is a great wifi adapter, look no further. Just be aware, DO NOT expect the Linux kernel to see and install this adapter out of the box. Because, well, it just won't do it. It's not designed to do that.

in short, using 2012 mac book pro and the WiFi is found by Ubuntu but not Kali. i don't understand. however, after trying to install the broadcom WiFi driver and the confusing instructions that are not written by the company and it not working, i went back to amazon and found the BrosTrend. i am happy to report it does work with Kali. of course any Linux distribution you should do an update before installing any new hardware or software of which did. it uses the RTL88x2bu (AC1200) tech key driver. the only con about this product is the WiFi adapter is huge ... but it works so that's what matters. i have 2x 4-port USB hubs that i take with me since the old laptops do not have ports the new laptops do. There are modern laptops that work out of the box and are shipped with Linux installed however, they are out of my price range so a 10+ year laptop will work. Since it worked, I am purchasing a second adapter for my 14 year mac pro desktop which also has Kali installed on it. amazing how Linux puts life into old equipment that other OS have discarded. anyway, good product and it works so thanks. i have 4 laptops, 1 desktop and 2 rack servers. my newest computer is 3 years old with the next one at 6 years old and then all of the remaining computers are all 10+ years old.

BrosTrend Model AC1L, 1200Mbps Wi-Fi adapter. Excellent durability, functionality, signal strength, compatibility with Ubuntu, and value for money. There is NO driver issue IF you run a supported Linux distro AND if your OS is UP TO DATE. I run the Debian-based Ubuntu 24.04.2 (Kubuntu flavor). "Up to date" in this case means the Linux kernel should be 6.2 or greater in order to utilize the adapter without needing to install drivers because they are included in the supported OS software. The supplied mini-CD disc includes other driver options, well explained. My computer was already connected to the Internet via Ethernet, which I keep connected to an Ethernet switch box in order to disconnect the computer from the Internet by turning the switch box dial to a vacant Ethernet port. To activate Wi-Fi connectivity, the switch box dial was used to disconnect the wired connection. After 15 seconds or so, the available Wi-Fi networks in my apartment building were displayed. Configuring the Wi-Fi connection amounted to entering the password for my network. Simple. I chose the 2.4 Ghz band (about one-third the speed of the 5 Ghz band) so that the computer would share the 2.4 ntwk with other devices of mine. It was virtually as fast as the wired connection, to my eyes. Recommended, without qualification.

It says 1200Mbps. Would you believe 90Mbps? Because that's what I got. I contacted them for help and they gave me 2 things to do and some suggestions. I am using Zorin OS 17.3 6.8.0-87-generic for this test because it's listed in the description. 1 - run a script from their web site. a blind script, so I don't knw what it really did. I got 90Mbps down/20Mbps up It turns off after about 15 minutes so I have to go turn off WiFi and turn it back on. But it did run. I said - Is there a fix for speed? 2 - It comes as a USB 2.0 stick, so fix a config and make it USB 3.0 Didn't help. At all. But I did verify it was now a USB 3.0 stick. I said - It's still slow. 3 - They said to make it use 5G with a 40Mhz signal. (or something like that) What? I have 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz. That must be WiFi 6 or 7. Who has that and how would you do that? So now it sits on the table. I will test later on another PC, another distro later. I do not recommend this USB stick.

The best ever customer support our Linux operating system needed to be updated as this is not my computer I wasn’t sure what the problem was when I tried to install the WiFi software. The technician that assisted me was exemplary first and foremost he spoke English very well this is no common now days so that was the very first thing. Most importantly he explained the error messages we received and how to fix it. In no time with their instructions we were up and running with our WiFi. Thanks you so much I will be sure the recommend this product not only is the product working as expected but the support team is amazing thanks again. Regards Candy

There seems to be no getting around the fact that only a small subset of wifi adapters are completely plug-and-play in Linux generally, and in any given distro specifically; and the installation process for many such adapters can be rather intimidating for a Linux novice such as myself. BrosTrend has mitigated that pain by packaging up an installation script that takes care of the dirty work - the burden on the user is reduced to opening a console in the right spot and copy-pasting a single command. The installation actually failed for me initially, but it still ended up being a good-news story. When the BrosTrend install script failed, it spit out a clear, human-readable error message explaining that it failed due to missing kernel headers. I'm running Debian 10 Buster with the PREEMPT RT kernel to support LinuxCNC; the kernel is 4.19.0-11-rt-amd64, which is old enough that the kernel headers are no longer in the current Debian package repo. I'm not comfortable updating the kernel, for fear of breaking compatibility with LinuxCNC. At that point, it was reasonably straightforward with a little googling to go dig up a copy of the right kernel headers from the Debian snapshot archive (circa 2019) and install them - at which point the BrosTrend installation script ran successfully and the wifi adapter is now working great. It's worth noting that on failure, the installation script also spits out clear, human-readable instructions for how to email your script results and a log file to BrosTrend for support, giving them enough information to work with. I didn't end up needing to do so, as explained above, but that was still a nice touch. All in all, it's not QUITE as simple as what Windows users are accustomed to (usually plug-and-play, and at worst running a simple installer GUI), but it's not too far from it - clearly this company has put some thought and care into making it easy.

Acquistato per collegare wireless un vecchio pc in dual boot con win10 e Linux Mint funziona abbastanza bene . I driver si scaricano dal sito del produttore e l'installazione procede senza difficoltà. Arrivato nei tempi stabiliti da Amazon.

Really fast delivery. The adapter came with both windows and linux drivers on cd, as well as clear instructions on the install. Which turned out to be unnecessary for my Kubuntu install as it just worked out of the box! That is no mean feat in Linux land and I am actually quite impressed. I think it is an excellent product.

I'm using the BrosTrend AC1L Wireless Dual Band USB Adaptor on a 10 year old Asus X401A laptop to give me 5GHz Wifi - the laptop only has 2.4GHz as standard. It works very well, much faster than I expected since the laptop has only USB-2 ports. I don't normally review products I buy on Amazon but this one is good enough to make me do so. So, if you are looking for a dual band wi-fi USB adaptor for Linux, then you need to read the description from BrosTrend very carefully to make sure it will work for you. Specifically, it does not work on all Linux distros. So, make sure your distro is not on the unsupported list - as Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Centos are for example. If you pass this test, make sure the version of your Linux distro is present in the supported list. If it is, you are good to go. For anything else, contact BrosTrend by email and ask them, don't waste your time and money on a gamble. Before you order from Amazon, check again that you are ordering the Linux adaptor, rather than the Windows or Apple one. What you will receive will be the adaptor and a mini-CD containing drivers. The packaging will also tell you that you can contact BrosTrend for technical support. I found I didn't need the support ticket, I simply went to the BrosTrend website and found the download page for the AC1L, and downloaded the Quick Installation Guide for Linux. It's a PDF that gets displayed using a Google online viewer but it works fine. I then followed the instructions absolutely as specified - they are complete, simple and commendably brief. The installation script downloads all of the necessary libraries and code to build the driver, and installs it in kernel space. The run time on my (aged) laptop is about 15 minutes, the compilation phase takes several minutes so be patient. Once complete, I didn't even need to reboot, after a minute or so I could see two wireless network interfaces in Wi-Fi Settings. These are the two network interfaces of the AC1L and they both work! I can choose either as the interface I want to use, and additionally the Aeroplane Mode function key of the Asus turns off both of them. The performance of the 5GHz is surprisingly good - bear in mind I am using USB-2 on a 10 year old laptop, your experience may vary. Finally, if you send your Amazon order number to [email protected], you get 30 months warranty on the product, rather than just 24 months. It doesn't get much better than this.

compré otra marca que también decía que funcionaba y linux y lo tuve que develover. éste funcionó a la primera, instalando el driver que viene en las instrucciones. todo perfecto. (kernel 6.1). Se supone que para kernels > 6.2 es plug and play. Funciona perfecto para lo que necesitaba (aumentar velocidad/capacidad de transmisión para servidor plex, conectado a TV via wifi en diferente planta de una casa. ahora no hay lagging ni desconexiones. 5GHz ok. recomiendo 100%

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