Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2012 18:43:34 -0700 From: Waitman Gobble <gobble.wa@gmail.com> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: wifi drivers support for "n" standard Message-ID: <CAFuo_fxooFKd382PZz7RZ20iM7dy=Ohph7QgnVr-N38F-wvwXw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <505E462E.2090200@a1poweruser.com> References: <505E462E.2090200@a1poweruser.com>
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On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> wrote: > I have 3 usb wifi sticks. > One supports b/g standard only and it configures with no problems. > The other 2 support the "n" standard for faster connection speed between > the usb stick and the network AP. > These 2 usb wifi sticks do not configure no mater what I do. > Thinking the Freebsd wifi drivers have not been updated for "n" standard > yet. My Cisco Linksys AE2500 USB wifi stick does not work with the bwi > driver. Has any body gotten this device to work? > ______________________________**_________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/**mailman/listinfo/freebsd-**questions<http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>; > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-** > unsubscribe@freebsd.org <freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" > Hi, According to this page: http://wikidevi.com/wiki/Linksys_AE2500 the AE2500, which was first released about one year ago, uses the BCM4323 chipset. I do not see support for this chipset listed in http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/release/8.3.0/sys/dev/bwn/ or http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/release/8.3.0/sys/dev/usb/wlan/ If you want a USB dongle that works with FreeBSD I recommend finding one with an RALINK chipset, these seem to be well supported (however I have not tried it with version 8). AFAIK 'wireless n' is not supported w/ the RALINK driver (usb is rum driver at http://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/release/8.3.0/sys/dev/usb/wlan/if_rum.c?revision=234063&view=markup). Older D-Link dongles use RALINK chipsets, but it seems that newer ones use the BC chipsets and are not supported. You should be able to chose from a selection of RALINK based devices on ebay for around $10 US. If you want to connect to 'wireless n' I recommend finding a device with an Atheros chipset (however I do not believe there is presently a driver for Atheros based USB dongles, there is one in the OpenBSD source which could be ported.) One thing to note, you may need to run FreeBSD 9 or 10.0-CURRENT to use the newer Atheros drivers. Waitman Gobble San Jose California USA
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