The RTL8192S contains an embedded 8051 core. At power-on, this core is halted. The driver must:
Realtek’s official driver for this chip is (based on old kernel 2.6). But a community-maintained version works on modern kernels: rtl8192s wlan adapter driver work
Unchecking "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power" in the adapter's properties can resolve many drop-off issues. The RTL8192S contains an embedded 8051 core
| Operating System | Does it work? | Reliability | Recommendation | |----------------|---------------|-------------|----------------| | Windows 7 | Yes (with official driver) | 7/10 | Acceptable | | Windows 10/11 | Yes (manual .inf edit) | 5/10 | Temporary solution | | Linux (modern) | Partial (community driver) | 4/10 | Only for packet injection labs | | macOS | No | 0/10 | Avoid | But a community-maintained version works on modern kernels:
sudo dnf install linux-firmware-realtek # If still not working sudo dnf install akmod-rtl8192s (if available from RPM Fusion non-free)