Hello! Is there any good Wi-Fi adapters that compatible with OpenWRT? I want to run OpenWRT in QEMU on my home server and share Wi-Fi from it.
Pretty much anything that has good comparability with Linux.
I believe I remembered this netgear adapter working well for WiFi ap mode https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Nighthawk-Adapter-Tri-Band-Wireless/dp/B0B94R78N7 but I have yet to try it myself
WiFi adapter as in a receiver (which you want to instead use to broadcast)?
Or do you mean a WiFi router?
If the former, this seems reasonably recommended based on a cursory search
https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/computer-accessory/ue300/
https://forum.openwrt.org/t/best-usb-wifi-dongle-for-raspberry-pi-4b/160103
but I can’t see this specifically as a supported device. It might mean you will need to run OpenWRT as the OS and use the dongle as the wifi part?
I mean PCI-E adapter for Wi-Fi broadcasting. Our can I use any adapter with OpenWRT?
Gotcha. So heres how to run it in QEMU (apologies if you know this bit already)
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/virtualization/qemu
However I am struggling to find documentation on supported PCIE cards.
https://wikidevi.wi-cat.ru/List_of_OpenWrt_firmware_supported_devices
When I have read a few forum topics it seems like as long as there is a linux drivers available, and you can pass the wifi card from host to guest OWRT it should work?
Specifically I think you will need to look for an adapter which supports changing the mode it runs in, from receiver to Access Point (AP)
As I know every laptop Wi-Fi module support AP, so I think PCI-E cards should too
Couldn’t comment on whether all are supported, best of luck though!
edit - this isnt sarcastic - truly I hope it does work for you!
Why not just running hostapd, and dispensing with qemu/OpenWRT?
I want to have a web GUI for network management
