[oi-dev] OI HCL - Supported USB Dongles

Tim Mooney Tim.Mooney at ndsu.edu
Tue Oct 20 03:38:09 UTC 2026


In regard to: Re: [oi-dev] OI HCL - Supported USB Dongles, Atiq Rahman via...:

> Soft nudge on USB Dongles, guys. Help me get connected to internet. I hope my
> emails are not landing in spam folder.

I'm seeing them.  I just don't have anything to offer for wifi.

Good luck on your search!

Tim

> On 10/15/26 17:05, Atiq Rahman wrote:
>>  > For wireless, I have a 15€ USB stick, if i need it when i am somewhere 
>> else.
>> 
>> Which model of USB Wi-Fi adapter are you using?
>> 
>> I'm getting a ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 AMD and am considering the following
>> adapters for initial wireless connectivity under OpenIndiana:
>> 
>> - Netgear WG111v3
>> - Alfa AWUS036H (genuine)
>> - Linksys WUSBF54G v1.1
>> 
>> Has anyone used these successfully with OpenIndiana? Do you happen to have
>> a favorite on USB dongle side?
>> 
>> Cheers!
>> Atiq
>> 
>> 
>> On 9/26/26 02:39, Stephan Althaus via oi-dev wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> 
>>> I have a DELL Precision 7720 XEON 32GB ECC RAM, 2 NVME, NVidia that is 
>>> running out-of-the-box Openindiana.
>>> 
>>> TouchPanel doesn't work, and for wireless i have a 15€ USB stick, if i need 
>>> it when i am somewhere else.
>>> 
>>> 35-40 Watts running idle with display on though...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I had  another laptop running for some years as a home-server, that was a 
>>> dell latitude 6510 8GB w/o ECC, SATA disk, some core i7 ...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thats a lineup i personally would stick to: XEON baesd Laptops, HP, Dell, 
>>> for example Dell Precision 7710, 7510, 7520, ...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Just my 2 Cents on this topic.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Stephan
>
>
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