From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Fri Aug 28 22:44:10 2020 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34A023C44E7 for ; Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:44:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0=NZ8J=CG=mail.sermon-archive.info=doug@sermon-archive.info) Received: from mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (mailman.nyi.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::50:13]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BdZQf04KNz4YSR for ; Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:44:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0=NZ8J=CG=mail.sermon-archive.info=doug@sermon-archive.info) Received: by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) id 026813C48E8; Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:44:10 +0000 (UTC) Delivered-To: questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 022E53C45FB for ; Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:44:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0=NZ8J=CG=mail.sermon-archive.info=doug@sermon-archive.info) Received: from mail.sermon-archive.info (sermon-archive.info [71.177.216.148]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BdZQc6lxxz4YNJ for ; Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:44:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from SRS0=NZ8J=CG=mail.sermon-archive.info=doug@sermon-archive.info) Received: from [10.0.1.251] (mini [10.0.1.251]) by mail.sermon-archive.info (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4BdZQV2LJgz2fjxT; Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:44:02 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.15\)) Subject: Re: USB WiFi fob for FreeBSD From: Doug Hardie In-Reply-To: Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 15:44:02 -0700 Cc: questions@freebsd.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <59EAEA96-D3DC-4711-AA95-63C08C103E64@mail.sermon-archive.info> References: To: Kevin Oberman X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.15) X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.101.4 at mail X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4BdZQc6lxxz4YNJ X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=none; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of SRS0=NZ8J=CG=mail.sermon-archive.info=doug@sermon-archive.info designates 71.177.216.148 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=SRS0=NZ8J=CG=mail.sermon-archive.info=doug@sermon-archive.info X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.59 / 15.00]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; FORGED_SENDER(0.30)[bc979@lafn.org,SRS0=NZ8J=CG=mail.sermon-archive.info=doug@sermon-archive.info]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_DN_SOME(0.00)[]; MV_CASE(0.50)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:71.177.216.148]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[lafn.org: no valid DMARC record]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.88)[-0.882]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-0.51)[-0.514]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.80)[-0.798]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[gmail.com]; RCVD_NO_TLS_LAST(0.10)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:5650, ipnet:71.177.216.0/23, country:US]; FROM_NEQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[bc979@lafn.org,SRS0=NZ8J=CG=mail.sermon-archive.info=doug@sermon-archive.info]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[questions]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:44:10 -0000 > On 28 August 2020, at 15:14, Kevin Oberman = wrote: >=20 > I will shortly receive a new laptop with a network card that is = currently > not supported by FreeBSD. Work is in progress on a driver, but I will = need > to use the system very shortly after I receive it. So, I need a quick = way > to get it on-line and a USB fob looks like my best choice. >=20 > Can someone recommend a cheap fob I can acquire quickly? My last = attempt at > this about a decade ago was not successful as the dongle I bought was = a new > revision with a different chip that was not supported. I hope for = better > luck this time. I have two Insignia USB NICs: models NS-PU98505 (USB 2.0) and NS-PU98635 = (USB 3.0). Both of them work fine on FBSD 12.1. I don't have any older = systems around to test with. I used them for relatively light traffic = although I did flood the network for a couple minutes once and noticed = no issues. Both were found at BestBuy. I only needed USB 2.0, but they = only had one of those so I had to get the USB 3.0 also. Both came up = immediately on plug-in as ue devices. -- Doug