Hello,
I’ve been reading through the forum and I often see long discussions about USB WiFi chipsets that do not work with CoreELEC. Instead of going through many topics about incompatibilities, I would like to ask the community directly:
Could you please share which USB WiFi dongles (or chipsets) are currently known to work reliably with CoreELEC 22/NO?
It would be very helpful to have a short list of positive experiences, rather than only reports of what doesn’t work.
Thank you very much in advance for your help!
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bazzle
19 September 2025 21:18
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One that looks like this works on my CE on a few tv boxes I have plus my nucs and laptops.
I get them from ebay for about $10
freddy
20 September 2025 00:37
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Never had any issues with TP Link Products,current iam not using it on CoreELEC 22.
Most important is to check specs/compatibility with Linux kernel 3.10 and up
If you don’t read that then is only good for windows
Is there a reason why would use wifi dongle instead of on board chipset,
Maybe for SBC is more common
bazzle
20 September 2025 01:05
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Some TV boxes only have max 100Mb Ethernet .
In my experience some boxes as well don’t work well on wifi and CE but a dongle fixes that.
An H96 I have has onboard wifi but only 100Mb. Dongle raised that to 300Mb.
freddy
20 September 2025 11:53
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I have gigabit wired ethernet for all boxes,except the HK1 that it is the Garage (Man Cave)!!
It is only gets a 60% signal at most and is fine with 100mb for most/all playback.
Of course no UHD 4k, the TV is only 1080p SDR anyway.
I would recommend TP Link Products
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edit:
sorry, I misread the title. It is a BT adapter, not wifi. Sorry.
TP-Link UB500 Bluetooth 5.4 Nano USB Adapter
works with CE22 NO
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19 February 2026 11:38
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