Also known as Mini PCI Express, Mini PCIe, Mini PCI-E, mPCIe, and PEM.

WLAN Card name Type ID Loaded drivers tested Core Notes
Atheros Comm.
AR5212/AR5213 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) 168c:0013 ath5k 66
AR2413/AR2414 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) 168c:001a ath5k 66
AR242x/AR542x Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) 168c:001c ath5k 66
AR928x Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) 168c:002a ath9k 66 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz "N" works
AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) 1028:0209 ath9k 75 Dell DW1703, 2.4 GHz "N" works
AR9287 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) 168c:002e ath9k 66-101 Caps string used : [HT20][HT40+][HT40-][SHORT-GI-40][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1][DSSS_CCK-40]
AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) 168c:0032 ath9k 66,67 PCI-E, low profile
AR5416/AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) 168c:0023 ath9k 66
AR922x Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) 168c:0029 ath9k 79 Caps string used : [HT40-][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1]
AR9382 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01) 168c:0030 ath9k 74-76
QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter (rev 32) / Killer Wireless-n/a/ac 1535 Wireless Network Adapter 1a56:1535 ath10k_pci 169 HT Caps: [HT40+][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][RX-STBC1] / VHT Caps: [SHORT-GI-80][RX-ANTENNA-PATTERN][TX-ANTENNA-PATTERN][RX-STBC-1][MAX-A-MPDU-LEN-EXP3]
AzureWave
AW-NE773 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless Half-size Mini PCIe Card [AR9280] 168c:002a ath9k 86 works out of the box 2.4 and 5 GHz
BCM4352 Wireless 802.11abgn+ac Adapter (mini PCI express) (rev 01) 14e4:43b1 n/a 75 Model AW-CE123H unsupported, no drivers
Compex
[WLE350NX 7A0000] (miniPCIe, AR9580) 168c:0033 ath9k 72+ 3 Antenna (MIMO). Tested as 802.11gn Access Point using Mini-PCI to PCIe adaptor. Note: currently does not work with 5GHz! HT Caps (MCS) used: [HT40-][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40][HT-20][OFDM][BPSK][QPSK][16-QAM][64-QAM][DSSS][DBPSK][DQPSK][CCK][LDPC][U-APSD]
WLM200NX miniPCI 802.11a/g/n AR922X rev 01 168c:0029 ath9k 87 Works out of the box with 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz
WLE600VX 168c:003c ath10k 1 95 It works out of the box for 802.11n, both 2.4 and 5 GHz. For 802.11ac HT CAPS: [HT40-][HT40+][LDPC][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1][DSSS_CCK-40][SMPS-STATIC] VHT CAPS: [MAX-MPDU-11454][RXLDPC][SHORT-GI-80][TX-STBC-2BY1][RX-STBC-1][MAX-A-MPDU-LEN-EXP3][RX-ANTENNA-PATTERN][TX-ANTENNA-PATTERN]
WLE900VX 168c:003c ath10k 162 It works out of the box for 802.11n, both 2.4 and 5 GHz. For 802.11ac HT CAPS: [HT40+][HT40-][TX-STBC][RX-STBC][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][MAX-AMSDU-7935] VHT CAPS: [MAX-MPDU-11454][RXLDPC][SHORT-GI-80][TX-STBC-2BY1][RX-STBC-1][MAX-A-MPDU-LEN-EXP7][RX-ANTENNA-PATTERN][TX-ANTENNA-PATTERN][BF-ANTENNA-2][SOUNDING-DIMENSION-2][VHT-LINK-ADAPT3]
Intel Corporation
PRO/Wireless 3945ABG [Golan] (rev 02) 8086:4222 iwl3945 66 No AP support
Centrino Advanced-N 6205 (rev 34) 8086:0085 iwlwifi 66 only Channel 1-11 usable in AP Mode because card is set to "World 00" in EEPROM.
Centrino Advanced-N 6205 [Taylor Peak] (rev 34) 8086:0082 iwlwifi 81 Channel 1-13 (2.4 GHz), Channel 36-48 (5GHz), Caps string used : [HT40-][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40][SMPS-STATIC][GF]
Centrino Advanced-N 6235 (rev n/a) n/a iwlwifi 75, 164 only Channel 1-11 (2.4 GHz) usable in AP Mode because card is set to "World 00" in EEPROM. HT Caps used (by try and error, not sure if it's the way to find them): [HT40-][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40][SMPS-STATIC][GF][RXLDPC][U-APSD][OFDM][BPSK][QPSK][16-QAM][64-QAM][DSSS][DBPSK][DQPSK][CCK][DSSS_CCK-40][SMPS-STATIC]
Centrino Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 (rev 5f) 8086:0087 iwlwifi 76 Channel 1-13 (2.4 GHz), Channel 36-48 (5GHz) hostapd HT Caps string used : [DSSS_CCK-40][HT40-][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][SMPS-STATIC][GF]
Wireless 3160 (rev 83) 4 8086:08b3 iwlwifi 150 only Channel 1-11 (2.4 GHz) usable in AP Mode. Config: DE, 802.11gn, channel 6, wpa1+2, [HT40+][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40][RXLDPC][U-APSD] tested with latest ucode provided by Intel
Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (rev 73) 3 4 8086:08b1 iwlwifi 174 only Channel 1-11 (2.4 GHz) usable in AP Mode because card is set to "World 00" in EEPROM and cannot be changed. Config: 802.11g, channel 6, wpa2, HT Caps: [HT40-][HT40+][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40]
Intersil Corporation
ISL3886 [Prism Javelin/Prism Xbow] (rev 01) 1260:3886 p54pci 66,67 needs extra firmware
Longshine
LCS-8031G3 802.11g (rev20) [RTL-8185] 10ec:8185 rtl818x_pci 88 PCI-Card, still no AP-Mode
NETELY
1200Mbps DB 802.11a/b/g/n/AC (Rev32) [A2-QCA6174A/QCNFA344A] 168c:003e ath10k_pci 148 Half PCIe-NGFF M2; Works great in 802.11n or AC (866.7Mbps); Channel=36; ht_capab=[LDPC][HT40+][SMPS-STATIC][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1][MAX-AMSDU-7935][DSSS_CCK-40]; vht_capab=[MAX-MPDU-11454][RXLDPC][SHORT-GI-80][RX-STBC-1][RX-ANTENNA-PATTERN] ; Follow: https://community.ipfire.org/t/hostapd-file-for-wle900vx/685/6
RaLink
RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) 1814:0201 rt2500pci 100
RT2790 Wireless 802.11bgn 1T/2R PCIe 1814:0781 rt2800pci 67
RT3090 Wireless 802.11bgn 1T/1R PCIe 1814:3090 rt2800pci 66
Realtek Semicond.
RTL8188CE 802.11b/g/n Wifi Adapter (rev 01) 10ec:8176 rtl8192ce 66 hostapd HT Caps string used: [HT20][HT40+][HT40-]
RTL8723BE 802.11b/g/n Wifi Adapter 10ec:b723 rtl8723be 100
TP-Link
TP-Link TL-WN350G 802.11 bg (rev01) 168c:001d ath5k 88 PCI-Card, works out of the box
TP-Link TL-WN781ND (rev 1) ath9k 72 PCI-E, low profile. Tested as Access Point only.
TP-Link TL-WN781ND (rev 2) 168c:0032 ath9k 66,67 PCI-E, low profile
TP-Link TL-WN751ND (rev 2) ath9k 67 PCI
TP-Link TL-WN851ND (rev 01) 168c:002d ath9k 68 300 Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter
TP-Link TL-WN881ND (rev 01) 168c:002e ath9k 75-101 300 Mbps Wireless N PCI-E Adapter, in lspci identified as Atheros AR9287. Used as Access Point. hostapd HT Caps string used : [HT20][HT40+][HT40-][SHORT-GI-40][TX-STBC][RX-STBC1][DSSS_CCK-40]
TP-Link TL-WDN4800 (rev 01) 168c:0030 ath9k 74 450 Mbps Wireless N DualBand PCI-E Adapter - used with [HT40-][SHORT-GI-20][SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40][RX-STBC1][TX-STBC][RXLDPC][LDPC]

  1. IPFire Community - NRG System IPU662 / WLAN module WLE600VX 802.11ac Operating modes 

  2. http://www.linuxmintusers.de/index.php?topic=24461.0 

  3. This device does not support simultaneous operation on both the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz frequency bands when functioning as an access point. This device only supports single-band operation. 

  4. This device does not support functioning as an access point (AP) on the 5 GHz band.