How do I find my WiFi chipset on Linux?

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#1

What command I should type to see WiFi chipset on Linux? How do I find my WiFi chipset on Linux when working with terminal? Is it possible?

#2

Yes, you can use the terminal bash prompt.

Finding and listing the wireless adapter on Linux

The procedure to find WiFi chipset on Linux is as follows:

  1. Open the Terminal application.
  2. For USB wifi device, type: lsusb.
  3. When using internal PCI wifi card run: lspci
  4. Find out if the wireless adapter was working or not on your system: lshw -C network

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