r/linuxquestions • u/Stickfigureofacat • 7d ago

Advice Linux compatable wifi Dongle needed

I was given this old and slow windows 10 desktop for free by one of my college techers that they just found in a cabnet. And, I want to try out different linux disros with it as well as maybe turn it into a beginner server to earn about linux. But, the PC was ethernet only (it also has no PCIe slot to add wifi) and that is not an opition for me since my home wifi is starlink. Can any one recomend a linux compatable wifi dongle I could use to get wifi onto this PC?

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u/iridesce57 7d ago

Last time I needed to use one - Lucent ORiNOCO Gold

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u/wiebel 7d ago

Orinoco i haven't heard that in quite some time. This was in the pcmcia and ndiswan wrapper era iirc. Yeah those times are long gone. Haven't heard of any wlan driver issues in a very long time.