TP-Link Nano USB WiFi Adapter N150

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I got this because of it’s size. Most wireless adapters are so huge and I’ve never understood it, personally, as I assumed it was possible to make smaller antennae these days for WiFi. In any case, I needed an external adapter because my laptops internal wifi was on the fritz (more on that later). It works like a charm so far. I will update this review if I have problems, but installation was a cinch. Just installed the software, plugged in the thingy, and boom. Amazing reception and, surprisingly enough, my average download speeds have gone up by 2mbps (I used to get about 8-9mbps depending, now I get 10-11). It has better range than my older full-size adapter too. So, no issues so far.

It’s worth mentioning, though, that the reason I had to purchase this was because my laptop has an Atheros modem in it. I’m sure many of you out there have run afoul of these wireless adapters. For some people, they work fine for years with no issues, but then for some people they constantly drop connection, go much slower than they should, have terrible range, or basically just become such a problem you have to stop using the internal wifi. So, if any of you are curious why, I eventually found out why: Atheros wireless cards have a glitch that, for some reason, has never been fixed whereby they attempt to turn on their own signal diversity system by piggybacking onto your computer’s bluetooth antenna which it thinks is another wifi receiver Needless to say, a wifi connection cannot piggyback onto a bluetooth connection, so it crashes the modem or will cause major connectivity issues. For some people, turning on their bluetooth and leaving it on will stop this, but for most, it still doesn’t stop the glitch, so the only permanent solution is to literally sever the physical connection inside your computer between the bluetooth antenna and the frame which means no more bluetooth. So if you ever wondered what was up with your Atheros modem, there it is.

I bought this adaptor specifically for my Rigol DHO800 series oscilloscope. I went for this adaptor based on some information I found online. Apparently these Rigol scopes have some built in wifi drivers, and one of them is for the TL-WN725N. That effectively makes this adaptor a plug and play install. All you need to do is get yourself a usb hub (might need an older usb 2.0 one) your wifi adaptor and a keyboard. Plug your adaptor in, than your wifi dongle and keyboard and power your scope. Once your scope turns on all you do is hit the “windows key” and “n” to bring up the android menu. Once the android menu is up you click the little gear icon, find your network and sign in! Your now on wifi! Please note your scope will say its disconnected still, but it will indeed be connected and you can verify that with the presence of an ip address.

This was SO EASY to install & start using. I expected to have to spend a lot more money to solve my wifi issues.. Even possibly have to buy a new computer, but this little gadget solved my issues and was super affordable.

This worked fine on Alma Linux, but not on either of the two Chromebooks I tried. It identified as the following on Linux:
ID 0bda:8179 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8188EUS 802.11n Wireless Network Adapter
I tried it on an older but still supported Chromebook and a newer Chromebook Plus. Both prompted with the “allow Linux or Android access” question.
Otherwise it’s fine for a cheap USB WiFi adapter.

Foi muito útil e fácil de instalar. Até agora cumpriu o que promete.