BrosTrend Linux USB WiFi Adapter AC1200 for Ubuntu Kali Mint Debian Kubuntu Mate Zorin PureOS Raspberry Pi Windows etc. Linux Compatible WiFi Adapter Wireless Dual Band 5GHz 867Mbps + 2.4GHz 300Mbps

works great with Zorin (Linux) is was plug and play no loading any drivers

This is the only WiFi I will use on Linux Mint. It comes with a link to the Bros Trend Linux page and copied the terminal commands, pasted it into my terminal and it took about 1 minute and it works great. Ive tried many others with no luck until I stumbled onto this Bros Trend model.

Worked fine with Linux Mint 22.2 on a 2012 HP Pavilon desktop. Plug and Play. No problem identifying the usb wifi device. No need for any drivers. It just showed up in the wifi choices. Clicked on it and it worked. (much better than the stock 2012 built in wifi card). I averaged 199 MPS download and 245 MPS upload across 4 speed test sites for a total of 20 tests. My newish phone will get over 300 MBS regularly. So it was a decently speedy. I think the speed is limited because this old computer has only USB 2.0 and that was the max it could get with USB 2.0. A good product. I ultimately chose a cheaper usb wifi that was just 10% faster on the downloads. No complaints though, if the cheap one breaks I will purchase this one. Search around for linux wifi usb and you will find my other reviews and the one I kept.

Works, but range is not great. Plug and play in Linux, just don't get too far from the router. Interesting thing, we could not get the wifi to connect to a TP Link access point on an HP laptop... it would see it, but refused to connect. This is why we purchased this unit. Linux Mint recognized it without issue, and was able to connect. Afterward, we rebooted the computer, and the HP was able to connect to the access point with the built-in wifi and we didn't need the adapter. Obviously keeping it as a backup.

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.

Don't buy the model AC1L. It looks like a large USB flash drive. I have purchased two of these and both have failed the same way. The second one failed much sooner than the first one. Now it no longer operates in managed mode or master mode. I can still scan wifi networks with /usr/sbin/iwlist, but I can't connect to a wifi network with it, nor can I use it to create a wifi AP. It worked at first and then died shortly thereafter. This thing is a buggy pathetic mess. Customer support claimed that they don't simply wear out or go bad, but this is the second one in a row that has failed this way. I have done nothing to misuse or abuse it. Buy the model AC3L, the one with the two sticks, instead. It lasts longer and works better. It also has a much better range. This model AC1L is a total waste of money and should not be sold to anyone. II is shameful to sell such a lemon. Now I'm down like sixty bucks with nothing to show for it. I'm so disappointed.

This was the perfect low cost solution for an Ubuntu server with no WiFi, allowing me to connect my Home Assistant container directly to my IoT SSID / VLAN to resolve connectivity issues following initial device discovery. It was easy to setup and ideal for my needs.

Easy to use

Acquistata per un pc fisso, ora con Linux, che era sprovvisto di connessione perché da poco mi è stato installato un nuovo modem/router con fibra ottica in un'altra stanza. Premetto che conosco poco Linux Ubuntu, ma leggendo alcune recensioni pensavo fosse davvero problematica l'installazione e relativo riconoscimento del dispositivo. Sinceramente questo mi ha un po' impensieriro. Invece all'atto pratico si è rivelata una procedura fin troppo facile. Una volta collegata la chiavetta credo che il driver si sia autoinstallato perché sul monitor sinceramente non ho visto richieste di nessun tipo. Subito dopo ho cercato tra i wifi disponibili e c'era il mio modem per cui era già rilevato e la chiavetta ovviamente stava funzionando. Ho anche inserito nel dvd del pc il mini cd che c'è incluso nella confezione ma non è servito praticamente a nulla. Ho descritto passo passo la procedura per far capire che tra le recensioni o alcuni lamentano cose inesistenti, oppure hanno vecchi sistemi operativi Linux non aggiornati. In sintesi, è stato un ottimo acquisto per cui 5 stelle sono strameritate. Consegna puntuale e avvenuta persino di domenica. *** Breve annotazione Consiglio di inserire la chiavetta in una presa USB sul retro del PC e non sul davanti. Questo perché a me ha dato problemi, ossia non sempre riuscivo a collegarmi alla rete ed ho risolto spostando appunto la chiavetta WiFi sul retro, cioè su una presa della scheda madre.

Funciona con drivers in-kernel en Debian 13, asi que debería funcionar bastante bien en otras distros

Linux Mint 22 - Works out of box, no messing about. 👏👏👏

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.

Perfecto para linux, después de leer comentarios que siempre se agradecen, porque evitan "meter la pata" compre este adaptador para un linux Mint Virginia, con el ultimo núcleo 6.8.0-52- y funciona perfectamente, no he tenido que instalar nada, lo detecto automáticamente, el controlador que trae el núcleo es el mismo que en la pagina de descargas del adaptador.Me da 218 de descarga y 274 de subida.bastante mas que con la antena del PC, lo recomiendo si usas linux y lo tienes actualizado a las ultimas versiones.si no es así, puedes cargar el núcleo manualmente en el gestor de actualizaciones fácilmente.