PAU0D AC1200 Wireless AC USB Adapter w/Dual Antennas - Windows 7/8/10/11/2019/2022, Zorin, MXLinux, Mint, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Rocky, Kali Linux and Raspbian

No drivers needed for opensuse tumbleweed compatibility. Works super fast for matchmaking connection speeds. Stand can be turned into just a usb dongle.

Works great. When I first plugged it in it did not work. I think it was because I plugged it in before I turned on my computer. When I turned on my computer first and then plugged it in it worked great.

Product works as described and is the most affordable option for a Linux Wi-Fi adapter that works out of the box, at least with Debian/Ubuntu based distributions. It's plug and play. High connection speeds with decent signal gain thanks to the antennae, it should work for absolutely any consumer need or want.

I couldn't get this to work on my latest version of Linux mint 23 but customer support contacted me and spent several Hours troubleshooting. Mark & Eric were very helpful and knowledgeable. Long story short, the adapter worked in Bootable live environment but not in my installed system which suggests something was corrupted or not installed correctly. it also worked in Ubuntu. but the speeds were not impressive. so I reinstalled the latest Linux mint v23 and tested again. the adapter did get recognized and I was able to connect but the speed was down to around 14-35 Mbps talking about outrageous slow. whereas in windows and other WiFi adapters including internal I was getting 120-145+. I'm not sure what's going on with this adapter and or my system I suspect but you can only spend so much time trying to make something work. it is Linux compatible but it worked with two out of three Linux mint PC's so that suggest something with my software. Awesome customer service and Linux compatible chipset you may get better performance.

For it's price, you'd be hard pressed to find a better adapter that's compatible with pwnagotchi, kali linux, and windows out of the box. Good range/speed, with the ability to use aftermarket antennae.

Bought this because it was said to work well with linux, particularly RHEL 9 but this thing performs worse than a 5 dollar nano usb adapter. Not only does it have around 150 kbps when it works, it constantly doesnt work and ends up locking up the USB ports of the workstation. Even after waiting for a few hours, nothing happens and I was forced to do a hard reboot. Its honestly amazing how this product is able to not only perform so poorly.

I use these antennas for my Pwnagotchi project & for that use, they work GREAT! I'm pwn'ing WiFi networks all over my hood like a true og wardriver! Let's me get 2.4ghz & 5ghz WiFi networks whereby without using it I only get 2.4ghz like a Noob Nobody. The range on these is impressive as well. I can go to the top of a hill & this antenna will grab an INSANE amount of handshakes! I've got handshakes falling outta me uh-rse! This is as plug-n-play as it can get for a Pwnagotchi. You ONLY have to enter one line. In fact here you go brother! Basically just disable-wifi in the boot directory. Open config.txt in the boot directory. Then enter the dtoverlay line below. Then plug it in & it'll work & the people in your hood will bow down & genuflect towards you when you come pwn'in around the corner with your juiced up & tweaked up Pwnagotchi with devil's horns sticking out the top! Instead of throwing rocks at me, girls throw kisses. Instead of throwing middie fingies at me, guys throw their cc#'s cause I pwn their WiFi networks & then crack their pw's & then I take their #'s... /boot/config.txt (open config.txt & enter the line below & save then exit) dtoverlay=disable-wifi

I am certain that the improved reception possible is tied into the bipole antenna on the unit. It is modest in its size, but the attached cable is perhaps a bit less flexible than might be ideal in some areas of tight spaces. Function is not at all an issue. If I had a suggestion, it would be to make the area of the cable to the bipole unit a tad more flexible at both ends allowing a bit of rotation so that the fit is less problematic where space is limited. There are means to give both durability and yet some more numerous means to position the attached devices without their impinging upon or pushing against local space limitations. The nature of this criticism is not cosmetic, but it does reflect ease of utility if not being an issue of function.