Which USB wireless adapters are supported by Linux?

Question

I bought a netgear n150 wn1100 usb wireless adapter and it seems like I have to go through ten pages of obscure documentation just to get it to work. Does anyone know of a plug and play usb wireless adapter that plays well with ubuntu? I would like to return the one that I have and buy something that makes this a little bit more simple.

Solution

Most wireless adaptors use the linux wireless drivers and there's a comprehensive list of wireless chipsets supported by the drivers and their level of support. Sadly most drivers don't come with information on what chipsets they use - you can find a list here that should be of use in selecting a specific device.

Comments

[Thalys]

could you run lsusb with it plugged in?