Wifi stick

Hi.

This depends on the firmware (which particular Enigma2 distribution) you use in your set-top box.

It basically depends on the version of the system kernel (Linux).

And then it depends on which WiFi dongle drivers are available in the specific firmware - according to the specific chipset and system kernel (linux kernel version).

Also, these WiFi dongle drivers must be properly debugged and thus functional. Common practice is often to move drivers without testing them to other set-top boxes with similar hardware and with the same Linux kernel, and this is not good.

Another common problem is the fact that many WiFi dongles release a new HW revision over time. This means that even if the WiFi USB dongle appears to be the same, it may not be the same inside. This is the case, for example, with the Tenda U2 device. For example, a built-in USB HUB can be added to which a USB Flash Memory Stick with an installer is connected and at the same time the network WiFi card itself, ... and a problem can arise with the initialization of the WiFi USB dongle in Linux, which does not recognize the new HW revision and this revision the driver does not assume (expect). Then it doesn't work even if the driver is correct.

But there are many similar cases in different HW revisions.

For example, some WiFi USB dongles, such as the TP-LINK TL-WN725N-V3 device, add a function where when searching for available WiFi networks, they change the MAC address to a random one - while searching for available WiFi networks. This is for higher security. However, if the current WiFi driver in the used firmware of your set-top box does not support this, again there is a problem with finding available WiFi networks and possibly other problems. The driver for this TP-LINK device then requires an update, also to support HW revision number 3.

So... under normal circumstances, even if you google the chipset included in the selected WiFi USB dongle that you are going to buy, this driver in your firmware (you can find it simply through a terminal connection to your set-bop box, e.g. with commands: opkg update; opkg list | grep "chipset-name" ), may not work correctly if it is a new HW revision of the WiFi USB dongle. It is best if they are old HW revisions. They should be supported and therefore functional.