Free software wifi adapter

Hi, I am looking for a usb and/or pcie adapter that will work with gnu/linux-libre & bsds out of the box. I found this, https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-wireless-n-usb-adapter-gnu-linux-tpe-n150usb. Does anyone have any other recommendations? Thanks!

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You have to find out what the chipset is and buy accordingly.

The best supported chipsets are Atheros and Realtek. Avoid Broadcom.

See also:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_wireless_drivers

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_configuration/Wireless#Troubleshooting_drivers_and_firmware

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers

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