This list is arranged in several columns: Manufacturer, wireless lan type, product ID,
Vendor and product code, host I/F, chipset, driver, works native with Linux
and additional comments (depending on the search you did, one of the columns is the header).
Drivers are defined as Linux native drivers, so no Linuxant driverloader or
Ndiswrapper.
For more info on specific chipset development, and which drivers are available
for which cards (yes, there are more drivers available for some cards), checkout
Jean Tourrilhes page.
His page contains some outlines about the driver development, history, versions and maintainers.
Whether it's known to work with Linux, is defined with a colour code:
This list is a work in progress, it should give you an indication of what is supported,
it is by no means guaranteed that it should work for you!
Please e-mail me your experience (remove the NOSPAM from the e-mail address).
How to report your wireless device.
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| wlan type | product ID | vendor & product code | host I/F | chipset | driver | works with Linux | comments |
| 802.11a/g/n | AE2500 | man: 13b1 dev: 003a | USB | Broadcom | BCM43236 | red | works with Ndiswrapper only |
| 802.11b | WCF11 | CF | Prism2/2.5/3 | hostap | green | driver: http://hostap.epitest.fi/ | |
| 802.11b | WCF12 | CF | Prism2/2.5/3 | hostap | green | driver: http://hostap.epitest.fi/ | |
| 802.11a/g/n | WEC600N | man: 14e4 dev: 4328 | PCI-E | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | yellow | in kernel tree |
| 802.11b | WET11 | Ethernet | Prism2/2.5/3 | linux-wlan-ng | green | http://www.linux-wlan.org | |
| 802.11b | WMP11 v. 1.0 | man: 1260 dev: 3873 | PCI | Prism2/2.5/3 | hostap | green | Driver included in mainline Linux kernel since 2.6.14. |
| 802.11b | WMP11 v. 2.7 | man: 1737 dev: 4301 | PCI | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | green | in kernel tree |
| 802.11b | WMP11 v. 4 | man: 17fe dev: 2120 | PCI | InProComm | red | ||
| 802.11g/n | WMP110 v.1 | man: 168c dev: 0023 | PCI | Atheros | ath9k | green | in kernel |
| 802.11g/n | WMP110 v.2 | man: 1814 dev: 0701 | PCI | Ralink | rt2860 | green | Driver available from manufacturer: http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=2 , or http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com |
| 802.11g/n | WMP300N | man: 14e4 dev: 4329 | PCI | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | red | in kernel tree |
| 802.11g/n | WMP300N v. 1 | PCI | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | green | in kernel tree | |
| 802.11g/n | WMP300N v. 2 | man: 168c dev: 0023 | PCI | Atheros | ath5k | yellow | in kernel |
| 802.11g | WMP54G | man: 14e4 dev: 0013 | PCI | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | green | in kernel tree |
| 802.11g | WMP54G v. 3 | man: 14e4 dev: 4320 | PCI | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | green | in kernel tree |
| 802.11g | WMP54G v. 4.1 | man: 1814 dev: 0301 | PCI | Ralink | RT61 | green | Driver available from manufacturer: http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=2 , or http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com |
| 802.11g | WMP54G v.2 | man: 14e4 dev: 4320 | PCI | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | green | in kernel tree |
| 802.11g | WMP54G v.4 | man:1814 dev:0201 | PCI | Ralink | rt2x00 | green | Driver available from manufacturer: http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=2 , or http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com |
| 802.11a/g | WMP55AG | man: 168c dev: 0013 | PCI | Atheros | ath5k | green | in kernel |
| 802.11a/g/n | WMP600N v. 1 | man: 1814 dev: 0601 | PCI | Ralink | rt2860 | green | Supported by the rt2860sta staging driver in 2.6.29-rc1 and later kernels. |
| 802.11b | WPC11 | PCMCIA | Prism2/2.5/3 | hostap | green | driver: http://hostap.epitest.fi/ | |
| 802.11b | WPC11 v.3 | man:0274 dev:1613 | PCMCIA | Prism 1 | orinoco | green | http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux/Orinoco.html |
| 802.11b | WPC11 ver.4 | Cardbus | Realtek | rtl8180 | yellow | driver: http://rtl8180-sa2400.sourceforge.net/ or http://rtl-wifi.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page | |
| 802.11g/n | WPC300N v. 1 | man: 14e4 dev: 4329 | Cardbus | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | green | in kernel tree |
| 802.11g/n | WPC300N v. 2 | man: 168c dev: 0023 | Cardbus | Atheros | ath9k | green | ath9k driver available in mainline kernel since since 2.6.27-rc3 |
| 802.11a/b | WPC51AB | Cardbus | Atheros | ath5k | yellow | in kernel | |
| 802.11a | WPC54A | Cardbus | Atheros | ath5k | yellow | in kernel | |
| 802.11g | WPC54G v. 1 | man: 14e4 dev: 4320 | Cardbus | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | yellow | in kernel tree |
| 802.11g | WPC54G v. 2 | man: 104c dev: 9066 | Cardbus | TI | ACX111 | red | development: http://acx100.sourceforge.net/ |
| 802.11g | WPC54G v. 3 | man: 14e4 dev: 4318 | Cardbus | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | green | in kernel tree |
| 802.11b/g | WPC54G v. 4 | man: 17fe dev: 2220 | Cardbus | InProComm | IPN2220 | red | No driver for Linux |
| 802.11g | WPC54GS | man: 14e4 dev: 4318 | Cardbus | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | green | in kernel tree |
| 802.11a/g/n | WPC54GX v. 2 | man: 17cb dev: 0001 | PCI | Airgo | red | no native driver; ndiswrapper may work | |
| 802.11a/g | WPC55AG | man:168c dev:0013 | Cardbus | Atheros | ath5k | green | in kernel |
| 802.11n | WPC600N v. 1 | man: 14e4 dev: 4328 | Cardbus | Broadcom | wl | green | Use of vendor driver currently required to support BCM4321 chipset: http://www.broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php |
| 802.11n | WPC600N v. 2 | man: 1814 dev: 0601 | Cardbus | Ralink | rt2860 | green | Staging driver included in mainline kernels from 2.6.29-rc1. |
| 802.11g | WPM54G v.2 | PCI | Broadcom | Bcm43xx | yellow | in kernel tree | |
| 802.11b | WUSB11 v. 1 | man: 066b dev: 2211 | USB | Atmel | atmelwlandriver | green | Driver included in mainline kernel since 2.6.24, replaced with at76c50x-usb (mac80211 port) in 2.6.30. Firmware is required , available from http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/atmel/ |
| 802.11b | WUSB11 v. 2.5 | man: 066b dev: 2212 | USB | Prism2/2.5/3 | linux-wlan-ng | green | Driver included in mainline kernels since 2.6.28. |
| 802.11b | WUSB11 v. 2.6 | man: 077b dev: 2219 | USB | Atmel | at76c503a | green | Driver included in mainline kernel since 2.6.24, replaced with at76c50x-usb (mac80211 port) in 2.6.30. Firmware is required , available from http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/atmel/ |
| 802.11b | WUSB11 v. 2.8 | man: 1915 dev: 2233 | USB | Atmel | atmelwlandriver | green | Driver included in mainline kernel since 2.6.24, replaced with at76c50x-usb (mac80211 port) in 2.6.30. Firmware is required , available from http://www.thekelleys.org.uk/atmel/ |
| 802.11b | WUSB11 v. 3 | man: 1915 dev: 2236 | USB | Prism2/2.5/3 | linux-wlan-ng | green | Driver included in mainline kernels since 2.6.28. |
| 802.11b | WUSB11 v. 4 | man: 13b1 dev: 000b | USB | Ali | M4301 | red | No native driver available for the ALi M4301A chipset. |
| 802.11b | WUSB12 | mini-USB | Prism2/2.5/3 | linux-wlan-ng | green | http://www.linux-wlan.org | |
| 802.11g/n | WUSB3000N | USB | grey | ||||
| 802.11a/g | WUSB54AG | man: 13b1 dev: 000c | USB | Intersil/Frisbee | p54usb | green | Driver is supplied in the mainline Linux kernel since 2.6.24. |
| 802.11b/g | WUSB54G v. 1 | man: 1915 dev: 2234 | USB | Intersil/Frisbee | p54usb | green | Driver included in the mainline kernel since 2.6.24. Firmware is required , see http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/p54#firmware |
| 802.11b/g | WUSB54G v. 2 | man: 13b1 dev: 000a | USB | Intersil/Frisbee | p54usb | green | Driver included in the mainline kernel since 2.6.24. Firmware is required , see http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/p54#firmware |
| 802.11g | WUSB54G v. 4 | man: 13b1 dev: 000d | USB | Ralink | rt2500usb | green | Driver included in the mainline kernel since 2.6.24. |
| 802.11g | WUSB54GC | man: 13b1 dev: 0020 | USB | Ralink | rt73 | green | Driver available from manufacturer: http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=2 , or http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com |
| 802.11b/g | WUSB54GC v. 2 | man: 1737 dev: 0073 | USB | RealTek | rtl818x | green | Also known as WUSB54GC-EU. Supported by the in-tree rtl8187 driver as of Linux 2.6.30. |
| 802.11g | WUSB54GC v. 3 | man: 1737 dev: 0077 | USB | Ralink | rt2870sta | green | Also known as WUSB54GC-EU. Supported by the in-tree rt2870sta driver as of Linux 2.6.32. |
| 802.11b/g | WUSB54GP v. 1 | man: 1915 dev: 2235 | USB | Intersil/Frisbee | p54usb | green | Driver included in the mainline kernel since 2.6.24. Firmware is required , see http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/p54#firmware |
| 802.11g | WUSB54GP v. 4 | USB | Ralink | rt2500usb | green | Driver included in the mainline kernel since 2.6.24. | |
| 802.11b/g | WUSB54GS v. 1 | man: 13b1 dev: 000e | USB | Broadcom | rndis_wlan | green | Driver is included in the mainline Linux kernel since version 2.6.25 |
| 802.11b/g | WUSB54GS v. 2 | man: 13b1 dev: 0014 | USB | Broadcom | rndis_wlan | green | Driver is included in the mainline Linux kernel since version 2.6.25 |
| 802.11b/g | WUSB54GSC v. 1 | man: 13b1 dev: 0026 | USB | Broadcom | rndis_wlan | green | Driver is included in the mainline Linux kernel since version 2.6.25 |
| 802.11b/g | WUSB54GSC v. 2 | Man: 1737 dev: 0075 | USB | Broadcom | red | ||
| 802.11g/n | WUSB600N v. 1 | man: 1737 dev: 0071 | USB | Ralink | rt2870 | green | Driver included in mainline kernel since 2.6.29 |
| 802.11g/n | WUSB600N v. 2 | man: 1737 dev: 0079 | USB | Ralink | rt2870 | yellow | Device ID is not currently claimed by the in-kernel rt2870sta or rt2800usb drivers. Reported to work with the vendor driver from http://www.ralinktech.com/support.php?s=2 |
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