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[76.182.104.150]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id l1sm20677772yhm.19.2012.09.23.05.33.15 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Sun, 23 Sep 2012 05:33:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jerry@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3XPnyL4HTVz2CG5p for ; Sun, 23 Sep 2012 08:33:14 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 08:33:14 -0400 From: Jerry To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20120923083314.54405e95@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <20120923121142.GA3347@tinyCurrent> References: <505E462E.2090200@a1poweruser.com> <20120923073919.7534f747@scorpio> <20120923121142.GA3347@tinyCurrent> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.1 (GTK+ 2.24.6; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.3) Face: 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 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gm-Message-State: ALoCoQlYN5GcOEj56AcWyuZWsFCEj/yl7Mc0lm7JfFX8HzasMaAV6FxmKsdEwxva6DnXZQ2BvZPh Subject: Re: wifi drivers support for "n" standard X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:33:24 -0000 On Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:11:42 +0200 Matthias Apitz articulated: > I have USB UMTS dongle and sticks which work fine with FreeBSD. > > The OP, as he says, has an USB wifi stick which works fine too with > FreeBSD and only wanted (for whatever "important" reason) a new "n" > one. Speed and transmitting distance would be two factors that come readily to mind. I love the fact that I can take my laptop out to my hammock which is situated near the back of my lawn and still be able to send a document to my printer without having to relocate or set up repeaters. Or, for that matter, stream a movie to watch. > He bought it without checking the man pages before, not even after > having problems he checked the man pages by his own to see if the > chip is supported or not. The problem is that he actually HAS to check to see if the device is supported. > I someone, including me, wants to have better or more recent drivers, > he should help in development or testing. Either use an OS that fully supports the device, or find a suitable work around, such as the one I described, to circumvent the OS's short comings. I have suggested before and offered to contribute to a fund to be used to hire competent coders to write fully compatible drivers for devices used on FreeBSD. As usual, as soon as I mentioned monetary contributions from prospective users the idea was met with total disdain. Interestingly enough, it would appear that other OSs are doing it with positive results. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________