Hello fellow Debian users. I need a recommendation.
I've been switching my networks to fit my wants and needs and I'm having trouble picking the perfect wireless network card.
I need a USB card with removable antenna (I will probably be boosting the signal a bit) that is based on a chip that is fully compatible with libre drivers and that has all the possible features useful for hacking activities (not a major hacker but I like to have the option). I'm ok with 802.11n speed, if no faster option is available with libre drivers.
FSF RYF certified cards seam to be based on Atheros chips, which points me in that direction, however, looking at some hacking sites, I see people mentioning cards by Alpha and Ralink chips.
Allow me to bombard you with questions. Feel free to answer/ignore whichever you want:
1. Any chip vendor or specific card recommendations?
2. Are all the drivers listed on this site libre software: wireless.wiki.kernel.org ? Cos if they are there's actually lots of options.
3. Are there any libre drivers for IEEE 802.11ac or 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) cards, or any projects working on that?
4. Are Ralink chips superior to Atheros chips? Why?
5. Do you know if all/most of the cards by Alpha are based on Ralink chips?
Thanks