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Both my adapters are 802.11ac, 8811CU11 and 8812BU and both are supported as far back as Vista, thus should be supported out of the box under any OS

Only if the manufacturer provides the appropriate OS driver for it. Your statement that Linux should support an adapter more than 10+ years old out of the box is incorrect.

BTW, it's the legacy support for everything that keeps Windows from being as good of an OS as Mac and Linux.

52 posted on 07/09/2021 9:05:53 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))

To: usconservative

" Only if the manufacturer provides the appropriate OS driver for it. Your statement that Linux should support an adapter more than 10+ years old out of the box is incorrect."

No, the adapters are not 10 years old (more like 2) but there are drivers for such that go back as far as Vista.

" BTW, it's the legacy support for everything that keeps Windows from being as good of an OS as Mac and Linux."

Rather, as Linux forums well attest relative to the small percentage of Linux users, it is the lack of compatibility in Linux, plus the lack of comparable software for customization (without learning to code), that keeps Windows from being as good of an OS as Windows.

54 posted on 07/09/2021 9:14:01 AM PDT by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)

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