From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 15 12:51:36 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B2D61065670 for ; Thu, 15 May 2008 12:51:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: from hs-out-0708.google.com (hs-out-0708.google.com [64.233.178.241]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBA1B8FC19 for ; Thu, 15 May 2008 12:51:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gerard@seibercom.net) Received: by hs-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id m63so348546hsc.11 for ; Thu, 15 May 2008 05:51:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.90.67.1 with SMTP id p1mr3193339aga.63.1210855894851; Thu, 15 May 2008 05:51:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio ( [67.189.233.182]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 7sm2777838agb.8.2008.05.15.05.51.33 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Thu, 15 May 2008 05:51:34 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 08:51:18 -0400 From: Gerard To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080515085118.15a54b72@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <482C248D.9030708@earthlink.net> References: <482B2020.4030706@earthlink.net> <20080514181828.GA56648@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <482C248D.9030708@earthlink.net> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.4.0 (GTK+ 2.12.9; i386-portbld-freebsd6.3) Face: 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 X-Face: "\j?x](l|]4p?-1Bf@!wN<&p=$.}^k-HgL}cJKbQZ3r#Ar]\%U(#6}'?<3s7%(%(gxJxxcR nSNPNr*/^~StawWU9KDJ-CT0k$f#@t2^K&BS_f|?ZV/.7Q X-Operating-System: FreeBSD-6.3 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="Sig_/9ym0DWUVg4ekoRA=YM9Y_VQ"; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg=PGP-SHA1 Subject: Re: Does FBSD 7 support 802.11N cards? 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X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 12:51:36 -0000 --Sig_/9ym0DWUVg4ekoRA=YM9Y_VQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 15 May 2008 06:54:53 -0500 Walter wrote: > (Sorry Roland; re-sending after I noticed my reply went directly > to you rather than the List.) >=20 > Roland Smith wrote: >=20 > >On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:23:44PM -0500, Walter wrote: > > =20 > > > >> <>I'm trying to get a Broadcom-based wireless-N card running > >> under FBSD 7. ... > > > > See Chapter 20 of the FreeBSD handbook, especially =C2=A720.2. >=20 > 20 is The Vinum Volume Manager=20 > . > Did you mean 29 Advanced Networking=20 > ,=20 > and 29.3 Wireless Networking=20 > ? > Or http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.0R/hardware.html#ETHERNET >=20 > >>If "N" isn't supported, is there any problem anyone knows about > >>with the LevelOne WNC0301 or with LinkSys WMP54G cards? > >>CircuitCity has the LevelOne for $25 and the WMP54G for $39. > >>Can someone advise me? > >> =20 > >> > > > >The problem is that a lot of wireless manufacturers have the habit of > >changing wireless chipsets without changing model numbers. So a > >revision X might work while revision Y won't. > > > >Try and look at the card. Sometimes the chipset is visible and you > >can look for it in the manual pages. But often it is enclosed in a > >metal cover. > > > >In my experience, asking shop clerks which chipset a card uses only > >produces puzzled looks. > > > >Second best thing is to download the driver for the revision of the > >card that you want to buy. Unpack the driver and read the .inf > >files. That will probably yield the chipset type. If not, use > >strings(1) on the drivers themselves. > > > >Roland > > =20 > > > It's a crap shoot? Yikes. I guess I'll just pick one and take > my chances, but - no fault to FBSD - it appears to be a sorry > state of affairs in the computer driver arena. I can guess > the latest rev listed on the support web site is what I'll get > when I buy the box?? (Maybe not, as I got a rev A router > last December when the latest was rev B.) Later I'll work > on getting the driver downloaded and unpacked on my > Windows machine (as my Mac won't process those .exe > files). >=20 > Did I read that there's a way to use Windows drivers in FBSD 7? > There are places I can download those for XP/Vista, so if I could > use those - even if they're not the optimal solution - it'll get me > going. I have done something similar to that myself. Go to the linksys site and download the latest available driver for your card. Then visit: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/config-network-setup.html and follow the directions there. --=20 =E2=80=9CGerard=E2=80=9D gerard@seibercom.net THE DAILY PLANET SUPERMAN SAVES DESSERT! 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