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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

You can't buy a UCB-C Wifi dongle that last time I checked. You have to buy a c-to-a adapter, then use a usb-a wifi dongle. It's nuts that those don't exist.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Genuine question - what device do you have that has USB-C ports, no USB-A ports, doesn’t have WiFi, but supports the dongle?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Pinetab2 shipped with a wifi chip without any Linux drivers. The drivers eventually got made, but before that, you needed a USB dongle with Ethernet or a adapter.

I would also like a USB-c wifi dongle for tech support reasons. Sometimes, the wifi hardware fails and you need a quick replacement to figure out what happened.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Why do you need a wifi dongle when wifi is built into every single laptop sold?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Some applications need very specific drivers and protocols that aren't compatible with normal chips. Or you have to connect to a device via WiFi but still need internet. Also long range WiFi antennas are amazing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

My first thought was hacking.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

As I said, specific "applications" :D

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Maybe the preferred Linux distro doesn't work with them. I had to use another distro for a while because Debian didn't immediately support the card, but there are apparently cases where the internal card just permanently wouldn't work (like in fully free software distros). I would rather replace the card inside the laptop than use a dongle, but idk if this can always be the answer.