Penguin Wireless N USB Adapter for GNU / Linux (TPE-N150USB)

Penguin Wireless N USB Adapter for GNU / Linux (TPE-N150USB) Penguin Wireless N USB Adapter for GNU / Linux (TPE-N150USB)
With the Penguin Wireless N USB Adapter for GNU / Linux, model TPE-N150USB, 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.


  • Experience video streaming and Internet calls with speeds up to 150Mbps

  • 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

  • To learn more about FSF's Respects Your Freedom hardware certification, including certified software, visit http://www.fsf.org/ryf



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(* large quantities may take longer to deliver)
Category Specification
Chipset AR9271
Kernels Supported Mainline 2.6.38+ / linux-libre 3.0+
Frequency
  • USA: 2.400 ~ 2.483GHz
  • Europe: 2.400 ~ 2.483GHz
  • Japan: 2.400 ~ 2.497GHz
  • China: 2.400 ~ 2.483GHz
Interface Universal Serial Bus (USB) revision 2.0
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
Modulation Technique
  • DSSS with CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK
  • OFDM with BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM
Channel Spacing 5MHz
Data Rate
  • 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps
  • 802.11g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps
  • 802.11n:
    • 20MHz channel: 1Nss: 65Mbps @ 800GI, 72.2Mbps @ 400GI (Max.)
    • 40MHz channel: 1Nss: 135Mbps @ 800GI, 150Mbps @ 400GI (Max.)
Operating Channels
  • USA/Canada: 11 (1~11)
  • Major European Countries: 13 (1~13)
  • France: 13 (1~13)
  • Japan: 14 for 802.11b (1~13 or 14th), 13 for 802.11g (1~13)
  • China: 13 (1~13)
Power Consumption
  • For throughput Tx mode: 300mA
  • For throughput Rx mode: 280mAFor 6M continuous Tx mode: 310mA
  • For HT40 MCS0 continuous Tx mode: 310mA
  • For HT20 MCS0 continuous Tx mode: 300mA
  • For HT40 MCS7 continuous Tx mode: 300mA
  • For HT20 MCS7 continuous Tx mode: 300mA
Transmit Power Settings

target power tolerance ±2dBm

  • 802.11b:
    • +18dBm
  • 802.11g:
    • +17dBm @ 6, 9, 12,18,24,36,48Mbps
    • +15dBm @ 54Mbps
  • 802.11n HT20:
    • +16dBm @ MCS 0/8
    • +16dBm @ MCS 1/9
    • +16dBm @ MCS 2/10
    • +16dBm @ MCS 3/11
    • +16dBm @ MCS 4/12
    • +16dBm @ MCS 5/13
    • +16dBm @ MCS 6/14
    • +15dBm @ MCS 7/15
  • 802.11n HT40:
    • +16dBm @ MCS 0/8
    • +16dBm @ MCS 1/9
    • +16dBm @ MCS 2/10
    • +16dBm @ MCS 3/11
    • +16dBm @ MCS 4/12
    • +16dBm @ MCS 5/13
    • +16dBm @ MCS 6/14
    • +15dBm @ MCS 7/15
Dimension 30(L)x 17(W) x 8.5(H) mm
Security
  • 64/128/152-bit WEP encryption
  • 802.1x authentication
  • AES-CCM & TKIP encryption
  • WPA/WPA2
Operation Temperature Range 0 C 40 C
Operation Distance Outdoor: with 802.11n can get about 250m (about .15 miles) in good conditions
Operating Humidity 15% ~ 95%, non-condensing
Environment-Friendly Compliance RoHS
Operation Voltage 5.0V ± 5%
Compatible With MS Windows XP/Vista/7 and GNU/Linux/OpenBSD 6.3+/NetBSD 9.3+ (OpenBSD & NetBSD are probably supported in earlier releases as well).


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Partial List Of Supported Releases:

Trisquel 6.01, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 11.01
Parabola GNU/Linux-libre 2013.04.27+
Debian 12
Linux Mint 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, 19.3, 20, 20.1, 20.2, 20.3, 21, 21.1, 21.2, 21.2 Edge, 21.3, 21.3 Edge, 22
Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 6
Slint 14.2, 15.0
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, 20.04, 20.10, 21.04, 21.10, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10, 24.04, 24.10
Ubuntu Mate 14.10, 15.04, 15.10, 16.04, 16.10, 17.04, 17.10, 18.04, 18.10, 19.04, 19.10, 20.04, 20.10, 21.04, 21.10, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10, 24.04, 24.10
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, 20.04, 20.10, 21.04, 21.10, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10, 24.04, 24.10
Peppermint Linux OS 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9 Respin-2, 10, 10 Respin, 10 Respin 20191210, 2022-02-02, 2022-10-02, 2022-11-07, 2022-11-28, 2023-07-01, 2023-10-15, 2024-07-01
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, 20.04, 20.10, 21.04, 21.10, 22.04, 22.10, 23.04, 23.10, 24.04, 24.10
elementary OS .2, .3, .3.1, .3.2, .4, .4.1, 5.0, 5.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.1.7, 6, 6.1, 7, 7.1, 8
Fedora 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 (possible regression, see notes), 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41
CentOS 8 Series 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10
CentOS 7 Series 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9
CentOS Stream 8, 9
Rocky Linux 9 Series 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
Rocky Linux 8 Series 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10
AlmaLinux 9 Series 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
AlmaLinux 8 Series 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9 Series 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 Series 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 Series 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7 ELS+
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+
OpenSuSE 12.3, 13.1, 13.2, Leap 42.1, 42.2, 42.3, 15.0, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.6
Zorin OS 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 7, 7.1, 8, 8.1, 9, 9.1, 10, 11, 12, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 15, 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 16, 16.1, 16.2, 16.3, 17, 17.1, 17.2
Mageia 2, 3, 4, 5, 5.1, 6, 6.1, 7, 7.1, 8, 9
PrawnOS 1.00, 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.3.1, 1.3.2
Slackware 14, 14.1, 14.2, 15.0
Kali 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, 2019.4, 2020.1, 2020.1a, 2020.1b, 2020.1, 2020.2, 2020.3, 2020.4, 2021.1, 2021.2, 2021.3, 2021.4, 2021.4a, 2022.1, 2022.2, 2022.3, 2022.4, 2023.1, 2023.2, 2023.2a, 2023.3, 2023.4, 2024.1, 2024.2, 2024.3
Batocera.linux 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
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, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.1, 4.2, 4.2.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.4.1, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9 (possible regression, see notes), 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.15.1, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.20, 4.21, 4.22, 4.23, 4.24, 4.25, 4.26, 4.27, 4.28, 4.29, 5.0, 5.1, 5.1.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.3.1, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15.1, 5.16, 5.16.1, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.19.1, 5.20, 5.21, 5.22, 6.0, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.8.1, 6.9
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, 2019.11, 2019.12, 2020.01, 2020.02, 2020.03, 2020.05, 2020.08, 2020.10, 2020.1015, 2021.0205, 2021.0215, 2021.08, 2021.11, 2022.01.10, 2022.04.10, 2022.04.20, 2022.07.10, 2022.11.20, 2022.11.30, 2022.12, 2023.05, 2023.07, 2023.08, 2024.04, 2024.10
Manjaro 0.8.0, 0.8.1, 0.8.2, 0.8.3, 0.8.4, 0.8.5, 0.8.6, 0.8.7, 0.8.8, 0.8.9, 0.8.10, 0.8.11, 0.8.12, 0.8.13, 15.09, 15.12, 16.06, 16.06.1, 16.08, 16.10, 17.0, 17.1, 18.0, 18.1.0, 19.0, 20.0, 20.1, 20.2, 20.2.1, 21.0, 21.0.1, 21.0.2, 21.0.3, 21.0.4, 21.0.5, 21.0.6, 21.0.7, 21.1.0, 21.1.1, 21.1.2, 21.1.3, 21.1.4, 21.1.5, 21.1.6, 21.2.0, 21.2.1, 21.2.2, 21.2.3, 21.2.4, 21.2.5, 21.2.6, 21.3.1, 21.3.2, 21.3.3, 21.3.4, 21.3.5, 21.3.6, 21.3.7, 22.0, 22.0.1, 22.0.2, 22.0.3, 22.0.4, 22.0.5, 22.1.0, 22.1.1, 22.1.2, 22.1.3, 23.0, 23.0.1, 23.0.2, 23.0.3, 23.0.4, 23.1.0, 23.1.1, 23.1.2, 23.1.3, 23.1.4, 24.0, 24.0.1, 24.0.2, 24.0.3, 24.0.4, 24.0.5, 24.0.6, 24.0.7, 24.0.8, 24.1.0, 24.1.1, 24.1.2
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, 2019.12.1, 2020.01.1, 2020.02.1, 2020.03.1, 2020.04.1, 2020.05.1, 2020.06.1, 2020.07.1, 2020.08.1, 2020.09.1, 2020.10.1, 2020.11.1, 2020.12.1, 2021.01.1, 2021.02.1, 2021.03.1, 2021.04.1, 2021.05.1, 2021.06.1, 2021.07.1, 2021.08.1, 2021.09.1, 2021.10.1, 2021.11.1, 2021.12.1, 2022.01.1, 2022.02.1, 2022.03.1, 2022.04.1, 2022.05.1, 2022.06.1, 2022.07.1, 2022.08.1, 2022.09.1, 2022.10.1, 2022.11.1, 2022.12.1, 2023.01.1, 2023.02.1, 2023.03.1, 2023.04.1, 2023.05.1, 2023.06.1, 2023.07.1, 2023.08.1, 2023.09.1, 2023.10.1, 2023.11.1, 2023.12.1, 2024.01.1, 2024.02.1, 2024.03.1, 2024.04.1, 2024.05.1, 2024.06.1, 2024.07.1, 2024.08.1, 2024.09.1, 2024.10.1, 2024.11.1, 2024.12.1
Scientific Linux 7 Series 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, (discontinued)
Scientific Linux 6 Series 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, (discontinued)
* Raspbian
* BackTrack has been 'reborn' as Kali

* Fedora 32 & Tails 4.9 were temporarily broken during a kernel update, but have since been fixed

Most other recently released distributions are also compatible.

Debian 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, & 12 require the installation of firmware. 11 & 12 have free firmware in the repository. Just apt install firmware-ath9k-htc . See our support documentation for details.

The Raspberry Pi may require additional power for the adapter to work.

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