/802.11s-adapters

A list of compatible 802.11s adapters.

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802.11s-adapters

A list of compatible 802.11s adapters. Run sudo bash 80211s-test.sh to get devics info for your hardware.

Good Devices

Device Driver 802.11s AdHoc Band Notes
TP-LINK TL-WN722N v1 ath9k_htc Yes Yes 2.4Ghz Detachable Antenna
TP-LINK TL-WN821N v1,2,3 ath9k_htc Yes Yes 2.4Ghz
Toplinkst TOP-GS07 rt2800usb Yes Yes 2.4/5Ghz Gets Very Hot
Toplinkst TOP-S5 rt2800usb Yes Yes 2.4/5Ghz Headers for USB (no actual usb plug) Similar to GS07, Dual Antenna not as hot
Edimax EW-7811Un rtl8192cu Yes Yes 2.4Ghz RPI Workaround for blacklisted module. Works on Stretch
OURLiNK rtl8192cu Yes Yes 2.4Ghz Available adaFruit
Alfa AWUS036H rt2800usb Yes Yes 2.4Ghz Detachable Antenna, b,g only, 1000mw
Alfa AWUS036NH rt2800usb Yes Yes 2.4Ghz Detachable Antenna b,g,n, 2000mw
WXTUP AT9271 ath9k_htc Yes Yes 2.4GHz Generic of TP-Link TL-WN722N
ASUS USB-N14 Reported Meshable, need confirmation
Panda wireless PAU06 Reported Meshable, need confirmation
Sitecom WL-302 rt2800usb Yes Yes 2.4GHz

Bad Devices That could still be usefull (AP, AdHoc, etc)

Device Driver 802.11s AdHoc Band Notes
TP-LINK TL-WN722N v2/3 rtl8188eu No Yes 2.4Ghz Detachable Antenna Non Standard Driver
Raspberry Pi 3 Onboard brcmfmac No Yes 2.4Ghz, Meshpoing in 20Mhz width only
Raspberry Pi 3b+ Onboard brcmfmac No Yes 2.4Ghz/5Ghz AC (need confirmation)
Orange Pi Zero Onboard xradio_wlan No No 2.4Ghz Reports 802.11s but does not actually work. Poor quality driver TOPS 10Mbps
Tenda U112 rtl8812au No Yes 2.4/5ghz AC1300 Device, Non Standard Driver

Bad Devices

Device Driver 802.11s AdHoc Band Notes
TP-Link AC600 Archer T2UH mt7610u No 2.4/5Ghz Non Standard Driver , no 80211s Support, Wont work on some boards
Toplinkst TOP-5M01 mt7610u No 2.4/5Ghz Non Standard Driver, Driver Not working
TP-Link TL-WN725N r8188eu No No 2.4Ghz ONLY works with old wireless API, client mode ONLY
Orange Pi Lite Onboard rtl8189fs No No 2.4Ghz New drivers out, AP seems to crash last tested
NetCore-NM392 rtl8812AU No Not Working 2.4/5ghz AC Adapter, Non Standard Driver, Adhoc not working

Untested Devices

Device Driver 802.11s AdHoc Band Notes
TP-Link AC600 T2U v2 mt7650U No 2.4/5Ghz Non Mainline Drive

Unlisted Boards

If you have a board thats not listed please let us know.

If your looking at a board and its no listed check out this list of wireless drivers for some direction (Mesh column is 80211s).