Penguin Wireless N USB Adapter /w External Antenna for GNU / Linux (TPE-N150USBL)

With the Penguin Wireless N USB Adapter for GNU / Linux, model TPE-N150USBL, connecting to the Internet is easy. Just plug it in, connect, and surf. Genuinely Penguin friendly with all recent Linux kernels supported out of the box.

• Great for long range use; comes with 5dBi antenna and can be upgraded to 9dBi


• No dependencies on NDISWrapper, binary blobs, or proprietary drivers-firmware & works with most distributions out of the box


• Support for most popular and libre (free) distributions


• Certified by the Free Software Foundation; To learn more about FSF's Respects Your Freedom hardware certification, including certified software, visit http://www.fsf.org/ryf

Fast shipping: Most customers will receive this item within 1-5 business days when selecting our "Standard Shipping" option or our USPS shipping option if within the US. Most others in populated regions will generally get it within 6-10 business days. (* large quantities may take longer to deliver)
Category	Specification
Chipset	AR9271
Kernels Supported	Mainline 2.6.38+ / linux-libre 3.0+
Standards	Wireless: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Data Rate	802.11b: UP to 11Mbps 802.11g: UP to 54Mbps 802.11n: UP to 150Mbps
Supports	Master Mode (/w hostapd) Station Mode Monitor Mode AP Mode IBSS Mode Legacy (11g) operation HT support TX/RX 11n AMPDU aggregation HW Encryption Suspend/Resume
Interface	USB 2.0 mini USB (cable included, connects to standard laptop USB 2.0 port)
Antenna Type	1 x 2.4Ghz RP-SMA connector
Antenna	5dBi 2.4GHz Antenna
Frequency Range	2.412 ~ 2.483 GHz
Channels	1~11 channels ( North America ) 1~13 channels ( General Europe)
Sensitivity	11b: -96dBm @ 1Mbps 11g: -91dBm @ 6Mbps 11n: -91dBm@HT20 MCS0
Data Modulation Type	BPSK,QPSK, CCK and OFDM
Power	Voltage: 5V+5%
Security	WEP 64/128, 802.1X support, Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA-PSK, WPA II-PSK, Cisco CCX support
Operating Temp	0℃~ 50℃
Operation Distance	802.11n Outdoors: 800m in good conditions (about 1/2 mile); /w 9dBi antenna
Maximum Power Output	20dBm (check here for the details)
Compatible With	Windows 7, & GNU/Linux, and OpenBSD 6.3+ (and maybe earlier as well)
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Supported distributions:

Trisquel 6.01, 7, 8
Parabola GNU/Linux 2013.04.27 release of or newer
Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04, 15.10, 16.04, 16.10, 17.04, 17.10, 18.04, 18.10, 19.04, 19.10
Lubuntu 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04, 15.10, 16.04, 16.10, 17.04, 17.10, 18.04, 18.10, 19.04, 19.10
Peppermint Linux OS 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9 Respin-2, 10
Kubuntu 11.04, 11.10, 12.04, 12.10, 13.04, 13.10, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04, 15.10, 16.04, 16.10, 17.04, 17.10, 18.04, 18.10, 19.04, 19.10
LXLE 12.04, 12.04.3, 12.04.4, 14.04, discontinued
LinuxMint 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 14.1, 15, 16, 17, 17.1, 17.2, 17.3, 18, 18.1, 18.2, 18.3, 19, 19.1, 19.2
elementary OS .1, .2, .3, .3.1, .3.2, .4, .4.1, 5.0
Fedora 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
CentOS 8 Series 8.0
CentOS 7 Series 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 Series 8.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 Series 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7
Scientific Linux 7 Series 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, (discontinued by its developers)
CentOS 6 Series 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 Series 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6 ELS+
Scientific Linux 6 Series 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, (discontinued by its developers)
OpenSuSE 12.3, 13.1, 13.2, Leap 42.1, 42.2, 42.3, 15.0, 15.1
* Raspbian 2013-07-26 Wheezy+
Tails .20, .21, .22, .22.1, .23, 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.2.2, 1.2.3, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.5, 1.5.1, 1.6, 1.7, 2.0, 2.0.1, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.7.1, 2.9.1, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.9.1, 3.10.1, 3.11, 3.12, 3.12.1, 3.13, 3.13.1, 3.13.2, 3.14, 3.14.1, 3.14.2, 3.15, 3.16
PCLinuxOS 2013.7, 2013.715, 2013.10, 2013.12, 2014.04, 2014.05, 2014.07, 2014.08, 2014.12, 2016.03, 2016.07, 2017.04, 2017.05, 2017.07, 2017.11, 2018.06, 2019.03, 2019.05, 2019.08, 2019.10
Arch 2011.08.19, 2012.07.15, 2012.08.04, 2012.09.07, 2012.10.06, 2012.11.01, 2012.12.01, 2013.01.04, 2013.02.01, 2013.03.01, 2013.04.01, 2013.05.01, 2013.06.01, 2013.07.01, 2013.08.01, 2013.09.01, 2013.10.01, 2013.11.01, 2013.12.01, 2014.01.05, 2014.02.01, 2014.03.01, 2014.04.01, 2014.05.01, 2014.06.01, 2014.07.03, 2014.08.01, 2014.09.03, 2014.10.01, 2014.11.01, 2014.12.01, 2015.01.01, 2015.02.01, 2015.03.01, 2015.04.01, 2015.05.01, 2015.06.01, 2015.07.01, 2015.08.01, 2015.09.01, 2015.10.01, 2015.11.01, 2015.12.01, 2016.01.01, 2016.02.01, 2016.03.01, 2016.04.01, 2016.05.01, 2016.06.01, 2016.07.01, 2016.08.01, 2016.09.03, 2016.10.01, 2016.11.01, 2016.12.01, 2017.01.01, 2017.02.01, 2017.03.01, 2017.04.01, 2017.05.01, 2017.06.01, 2017.07.01, 2017.08.01, 2017.09.01, 2017.10.01, 2017.11.01, 2017.12.01, 2018.01.01, 2018.02.01, 2018.03.01, 2018.04.01, 2018.05.01, 2018.06.01, 2018.07.01, 2018.08.01, 2018.09.01, 2018.10.01, 2018.11.01, 2018.12.01, 2019.01.01, 2019.02.01, 2019.03.01, 2019.04.1, 2019.05.1, 2019.06.1, 2019.07.1, 2019.08.1, 2019.09.1, 2019.10.1, 2019.11.1
Kali 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3, 1.0.4, 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.0.8, 1.0.9, 1.09a, 1.1.0, 1.1.0a, 2.0, 2016.1, 2016.2, 2017.1, 2017.2, 2017.3, 2018.1, 2018.2, 2018.3, 2018.4, 2019, 2019.1a, 2019.2, 2019.3
* BackTrack has been 'reborn' as Kali

Most other distributions are compatible.

Debian 7 & Debian 8 currently require the installation of firmware. See our support documentation for details.

The Raspberry Pi may require additional power for the adapter to work. Testing was done with a powered USB hub.