Wireless Saga with Linux Distributions

Ever since, I disconnected the Ethernet Wire nearly 100 feet long over our roof (due to a faulty portion which I could not locate), I was looking for Wireless Solutions.

Besides, I could have fallen off the roof and would have broken my legs just to to get the Internet Connection.

I have become much wiser my entire working table, mouse and the keyboard are wireless and all are running Under Linux with tiny Intel NUC7-- having only 4 USB ports.

1. One I connected to my External SATA Disk running Emmabantus, plus an old version of Debian 11.

It is in the charging port.

2. The second front USB port, I connected to a short extension cord for testing USBs  (all the Linux distribution that I have collected over 20 years).

More about it later piece.

3. Third port is stuck with a USB wireless plug that links to the mouse and the keyboard.

I am left with one USB port that can charge a device connected  to it (I disabled the charging facility using Visual BIOS).
Visual BIOS is also lot of learning.

Disabling charging port save electricity and overheating.

This I have tentatively connected to the external SATA Disk which needs power.

4. I thought I  have one USB port left to fiddle.
That intention was shirt lived.
My belief was the Dialog Mobile WiFi would sit on the NUC without needing a USB port.

Nearly 24 hours of working with the Dialog Mobile WiFi, I come to the conclusion that it needs to be connected to the remaining USB port both for power and connectivity.

No real WiFi.

It took a long time for me to figure out the proper layout, so I could only leave UEFI compatible USBs on the desk and the rest to a plastic box to be kept near my comparatively old but 64 bit -PC.

I am finishing a book on Linux Fundamentals and the real critical analysis of Linux distribution will appear on that book.

1. For Wireless capability only Ubuntu 21-10 gets the gold award  (for real 4G connectivity).

2. All the others provide only 3G Dongle connectivity.

That is also not automatic but a little bit of tweeking is necessary.

That includes latest Debian and the old Debian needs an Ethernet Wire for sure (I tried to fiddle during installing to configure wireless but I could not).

Emmabantus with trial and error, I managed to get the 4G Wireless running.

I have no hesitation of recommending Emmabantus over  Debian.

Unlike Ubuntu it has lot of utilities including the provision for MultiSystem USB sticks (for testing).

That is why one need to try several Linux Distributions to get all what one needs.

In my case.
1. Debian new version. Only Plasma desktop.
2. Ubuntu is essential for configuring EFI and GRUB.
3. Emmabantus for utilities.
4. Old Debian for all the desktop types I used to love.