This Kootek(TM) miniature 802.11b/g/n USB WiFi adapter works right out of the box with popular Raspberry Pi operating systems like Raspbian and RaspBMC. Tested and verified to work with your Raspberry Pi as well as the Beagle Bone. One of the smallest Wi-Fi dongles in the world! It can be powered directly from you Pi. Raspberry Pi Board NOT INLUDED
D**Y
For me that is perfectly fine. my RPI will be for field use
It worked out of the box. no driver install needed for my Raspberry Pi 2 / Ubuntu linux machine..[ 91.151628] usb 1-1.2: new high-speed USB device number 7 using dwc_otg[ 91.241091] usb 1-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8176[ 91.241117] usb 1-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3[ 91.241133] usb 1-1.2: Product: 802.11n WLAN Adapter[ 91.241148] usb 1-1.2: Manufacturer: Realtek[ 91.241163] usb 1-1.2: SerialNumber: 00e04c000001[ 91.536895] usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8192cu[ 91.579896] rtl8192cu 1-1.2:1.0 wlan1: renamed from wlan0[ 91.592930] systemd-udevd[1873]: renamed network interface wlan0 to wlan1[ 91.696743] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain[ 92.230971] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready[ 92.231074] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:[ 92.231088] cfg80211: DFS Master region: unset[ 92.231096] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp), (dfs_cac_time)[ 92.231111] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm), (N/A)[ 92.231122] cfg80211: (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm), (N/A)[ 92.231133] cfg80211: (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm), (N/A)[ 92.231143] cfg80211: (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm), (N/A)[ 92.231154] cfg80211: (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm), (N/A)[ 92.242072] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan1: link is not ready[ 104.249743] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): wlan1: link becomes readyItem does not come with a install CD. instead you get directions for downloading updated drivers. no biggy. Also in the description is shows B/G but on back of package it is a B/G/N wi-fi dongle. Its hard to see in the picture. but it is there.It is not the most powerful dongle. its not made to be more than about 30 feet from router. For me that is perfectly fine. my RPI will be for field use. but won't need wifi in the field, and I'll remove dongle for security reasons. It works.If you have a Raspberry Pi 2 with Ubuntu, save yourself some frustration and get this dongle. it worked straight out of the box with no drivers to install.
J**E
Great product! Be wary of WiFi settings on access points if you're having trouble.
Adapter works great under most conditions. Bought two of these for my RasPi2s. Worked perfectly right out of the box.A year later, I ran into a really specific issue when I added a TP-LINK AC1200 access point to my network. 99% of the time these adapters were completely ignoring it, and if they did manage to connect it was so slow as to be unusable. After HOURS of fiddling with settings on the AP, router, and Pis, the problem turned out to be these units did not like the default 20/40Mhz channel width setting on the AP. After manually changing it to 20Mhz, everything worked like magic again.Hopefully this will save someone else some time!
A**.
Works great after figuring out the Wi-Fi setup on RPi.
This item is not for average users but for enthusiastic hobbyists. The setup process is not as simple as plugging in.To set up,1. make sure the RPi is running latest kernel/firmware, use apt-get to do it if necessary.2. make sure the device is detected, with 'lsusb' command.3. make sure the RealTek kernel module is loaded, with 'lsmod' command.4. make sure the 'wlan0' interface is up, with 'ifconfig' command.5. modify the configuration in /etc/network/interfaces.Many tutorials show placing the configuration in /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf, it did not work for me.I had to place 'wpa-ssid' and 'wpa-psk' directly in the /etc/network/interfaces to make it work.
O**R
my raspberry is fairly close to my router so there is no reason i dont get good signal to it
Raspberry pi 2 - Running Raspbian (Jessie)100% plug n' playAs soon as it booted, it already displayed the wifi icon in the task bar, from there, is configurable as it would be in any other OS.I'm using it for nvidia's gamestream, and it adds up a bit of lag, but it still works for me, mind you, my raspberry is fairly close to my router so there is no reason i dont get good signal to it. Just don't buy this if you plan on using this at more than 10meters from your router, or through several thick walls. It probably won't work. And if it does it will be a low speeds.I'm rating it 5 stars because is plug and play, and for this price i really can't expect more of what it already offers.If you are looking for a more reliable and flexible device you should be looking to other(bigger) adapters.
A**R
Saved my laptop!
Works great! Totally saved my Linux laptop, which I built from a Chromebook, (stripped off ChromeOS and installed Linux Ubuntu Elementary OS). For some reason the Wifi stopped working on my laptop, and even using a USB-ethernet adapter I still couldn't connect. So I bought this little thing, plugged it into my USB port, and immediately it found my WifI. I then was able to do an OS update and magically my Wifi started working again, without the need for this dongle. I'll keep it handy, though, just in case.
B**L
For an $8 wifi dongle I'm totally pleased. I was expecting to have to fight with ...
This arrived within 2 days and it worked flawlessly with the latest version of Raspbian (I use it with my Raspberry Pi). For an $8 wifi dongle I'm totally pleased. I was expecting to have to fight with it to get it work but Raspbian found it and I didn't have do anything to set it up (other than I did have to go into the config files and tell it not to power it down to save energy since I wanted it to always be connected).I dinged it one star because it runs a little slow even when it has a strong single and it's a little flimsy (I popped the black piece off taking it out of the USB port, it was easy to reconnect it though so no harm no foul) . That said though, I would purchase it again. For the price, I'm happy with it.
S**H
Ubuntu 12.10/Windows 7 install
The wireless adapter on my Acer Netbook died and a friend suggested I use one of the many USB wireless adapters available now. My system was a dual-boot Ubuntu 12.10/Windows 7 system so I needed something would work on both OS's. This little gem installed easily. On the windows system I downloaded a zip file from the URL included, unzipped, executed and rebooted. On Ubuntu I selected the new adapter from those available from the wireless dropdown and it worked fine. I haven't benchmarked the transfer rate but everything seems to be working just fine.
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