Linux driver for Linksys AE1200 USB wifi dongle












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Recently purchased a Linksys AE1200 USB wifi dongle to use with my debian box for setting up a wifi AP.



Unfortunately it doesnt seem to work out of the box and I cant seem to find any Linux drivers online. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get it working,



Thanks.






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  • it's apparently a BCM43235, which should work with the brcmfmac driver. However, that driver is somewhat new, you may need a more recent kernel that Debian provides, especially if you are using Debian Stable.

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Recently purchased a Linksys AE1200 USB wifi dongle to use with my debian box for setting up a wifi AP.



Unfortunately it doesnt seem to work out of the box and I cant seem to find any Linux drivers online. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get it working,



Thanks.






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  • it's apparently a BCM43235, which should work with the brcmfmac driver. However, that driver is somewhat new, you may need a more recent kernel that Debian provides, especially if you are using Debian Stable.

    – BatchyX
    Apr 9 '13 at 20:06











  • @BatchyX: You should make that comment an answer.

    – David Foerster
    Oct 19 '13 at 8:20














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Recently purchased a Linksys AE1200 USB wifi dongle to use with my debian box for setting up a wifi AP.



Unfortunately it doesnt seem to work out of the box and I cant seem to find any Linux drivers online. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get it working,



Thanks.






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Recently purchased a Linksys AE1200 USB wifi dongle to use with my debian box for setting up a wifi AP.



Unfortunately it doesnt seem to work out of the box and I cant seem to find any Linux drivers online. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can get it working,



Thanks.






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  • it's apparently a BCM43235, which should work with the brcmfmac driver. However, that driver is somewhat new, you may need a more recent kernel that Debian provides, especially if you are using Debian Stable.

    – BatchyX
    Apr 9 '13 at 20:06











  • @BatchyX: You should make that comment an answer.

    – David Foerster
    Oct 19 '13 at 8:20



















  • it's apparently a BCM43235, which should work with the brcmfmac driver. However, that driver is somewhat new, you may need a more recent kernel that Debian provides, especially if you are using Debian Stable.

    – BatchyX
    Apr 9 '13 at 20:06











  • @BatchyX: You should make that comment an answer.

    – David Foerster
    Oct 19 '13 at 8:20

















it's apparently a BCM43235, which should work with the brcmfmac driver. However, that driver is somewhat new, you may need a more recent kernel that Debian provides, especially if you are using Debian Stable.

– BatchyX
Apr 9 '13 at 20:06





it's apparently a BCM43235, which should work with the brcmfmac driver. However, that driver is somewhat new, you may need a more recent kernel that Debian provides, especially if you are using Debian Stable.

– BatchyX
Apr 9 '13 at 20:06













@BatchyX: You should make that comment an answer.

– David Foerster
Oct 19 '13 at 8:20





@BatchyX: You should make that comment an answer.

– David Foerster
Oct 19 '13 at 8:20










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I have had luck in Ubuntu using "Windows Wireless Drivers" and the dongle's windows driver.



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Since Ubuntu is Debian based there is probably a Debian equivalent.






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  • Oh really? which driver did you use because when I tried none of them would install apart from the vista one, and that couldnt start the device as it gave some driver error.

    – RayQuang
    Dec 27 '11 at 4:26











  • My dongle is a different brand. I used the XP drivers if I am remembering correctly. It worked in Ubuntu at home and Mint at work. My dongle is a "CNet Wireless-N PicoUSB Dongle CQU-906"

    – Kevin
    Dec 27 '11 at 4:58













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I have had luck in Ubuntu using "Windows Wireless Drivers" and the dongle's windows driver.



See Here



Since Ubuntu is Debian based there is probably a Debian equivalent.






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  • Oh really? which driver did you use because when I tried none of them would install apart from the vista one, and that couldnt start the device as it gave some driver error.

    – RayQuang
    Dec 27 '11 at 4:26











  • My dongle is a different brand. I used the XP drivers if I am remembering correctly. It worked in Ubuntu at home and Mint at work. My dongle is a "CNet Wireless-N PicoUSB Dongle CQU-906"

    – Kevin
    Dec 27 '11 at 4:58


















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I have had luck in Ubuntu using "Windows Wireless Drivers" and the dongle's windows driver.



See Here



Since Ubuntu is Debian based there is probably a Debian equivalent.






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  • Oh really? which driver did you use because when I tried none of them would install apart from the vista one, and that couldnt start the device as it gave some driver error.

    – RayQuang
    Dec 27 '11 at 4:26











  • My dongle is a different brand. I used the XP drivers if I am remembering correctly. It worked in Ubuntu at home and Mint at work. My dongle is a "CNet Wireless-N PicoUSB Dongle CQU-906"

    – Kevin
    Dec 27 '11 at 4:58
















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I have had luck in Ubuntu using "Windows Wireless Drivers" and the dongle's windows driver.



See Here



Since Ubuntu is Debian based there is probably a Debian equivalent.






share|improve this answer













I have had luck in Ubuntu using "Windows Wireless Drivers" and the dongle's windows driver.



See Here



Since Ubuntu is Debian based there is probably a Debian equivalent.







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  • Oh really? which driver did you use because when I tried none of them would install apart from the vista one, and that couldnt start the device as it gave some driver error.

    – RayQuang
    Dec 27 '11 at 4:26











  • My dongle is a different brand. I used the XP drivers if I am remembering correctly. It worked in Ubuntu at home and Mint at work. My dongle is a "CNet Wireless-N PicoUSB Dongle CQU-906"

    – Kevin
    Dec 27 '11 at 4:58





















  • Oh really? which driver did you use because when I tried none of them would install apart from the vista one, and that couldnt start the device as it gave some driver error.

    – RayQuang
    Dec 27 '11 at 4:26











  • My dongle is a different brand. I used the XP drivers if I am remembering correctly. It worked in Ubuntu at home and Mint at work. My dongle is a "CNet Wireless-N PicoUSB Dongle CQU-906"

    – Kevin
    Dec 27 '11 at 4:58



















Oh really? which driver did you use because when I tried none of them would install apart from the vista one, and that couldnt start the device as it gave some driver error.

– RayQuang
Dec 27 '11 at 4:26





Oh really? which driver did you use because when I tried none of them would install apart from the vista one, and that couldnt start the device as it gave some driver error.

– RayQuang
Dec 27 '11 at 4:26













My dongle is a different brand. I used the XP drivers if I am remembering correctly. It worked in Ubuntu at home and Mint at work. My dongle is a "CNet Wireless-N PicoUSB Dongle CQU-906"

– Kevin
Dec 27 '11 at 4:58







My dongle is a different brand. I used the XP drivers if I am remembering correctly. It worked in Ubuntu at home and Mint at work. My dongle is a "CNet Wireless-N PicoUSB Dongle CQU-906"

– Kevin
Dec 27 '11 at 4:58




















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