On Tue, Oct 11, 2022 at 9:09 AM Roger Heflin <rogerhef...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I got one of those working for a while, but it is a disaster to keep > working. > > Every few kernel versions it stops working and you have to find fixed > code and download and compile it to get it working again. Then a few > kernels later it happens again. When it worked it worked better that > the original card in the laptop, but it was time consuming to fixed it > every few kernel updates. > > Your best bet is to simply replace the wifi card on the laptop with > one of the newer ones (that is what I did). Depending on your laptop > that should be possible. I replaced mine with an intel ax200 card and > it has just worked since I replaced it. You may have to read the > reviews on the cards to determine if others have used the card in a > laptop like yours. There are gray market cards on amazon for around > $22. My laptop is a 2016 model. You will have to do some research > to figure out if a ax200 or newer will plug into your laptop. 5GHz requires more attention to things like radio frequency interference RFI), e.g., better shielding and changes to routing of cables . If the laptop was never sold with 5ghz internal wifi, there could be issues such as radio frequency interference affecting other subsystems. You might be able to look for changes in teardown images to the antenna system if a newer version of the same model is offered with internal 5GHz wifi.
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