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echo: rberrypi
to: DAN S. MACABRE
from: ROB MORLEY
date: 2017-08-16 18:30:00
subject: Re: WiFi adapter for B+ ?

On Wed, 16 Aug 2017 14:49:50 +0100
"Dan S. MacAbre"  wrote:

> I already have a WiFi adapter for my Pi B+ .  It works okay, and I
> like that it was 'plug and play'.  It has no antenna.  I just got a
> new adapter for one of my PCs, but this time I went for one with an
> antenna (it's called a Diza100 - I've no idea who makes the
> 'important bits'). I have to say that the performance of the one with
> the antenna far exceeds the one I got for the Pi, to put it mildly.
> Unfortunately, when I put it in the Pi, it didn't recognise it.  So,
> my question is, is there a WiFi adapter available that will work in
> the B+?  Or, can I somehow get a Diza100 thing (I would just buy
> another, based on how it works in the PC) to work in the Pi?  Many
> thanks for reading :-)

The new one might just work better because it's dual band and the old
one isn't, rather than because of the external antenna.

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