Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:55:05 +0100 From: S Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com> To: "O.Herold" <oliver@akephalos.de> Cc: questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN Supported on FreeBSD-8.0? Message-ID: <20100410195505.000011fc@unknown> In-Reply-To: <20100410203527.00002c45@unknown> References: <20100410192246.00002af3@unknown> <20100410203527.00002c45@unknown>
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Hello Oliver,
Thanks for the response.
On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:35:27 +0200
"O.Herold" <oliver@akephalos.de> wrote:
> Am Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:22:46 +0100
> schrieb S Roberts <stacey@vickiandstacey.com>:
>
> > Hello,
> > The wireless nic on my laptop is the Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN.
> > Is this card supported in FreeBSD as present?
> >
> > I checked the FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE Hardware Notes (at
> > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.0R/hardware.html#WLAN), and I
> > don't see the Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN actually listed.
> >
> > Looking at the online manpage for iwn, it is actually titled "Intel
> > Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN IEEE 802.11n driver", but then again, I
> > also noted that that manpage is timestamped April 13, 2008 and is
> > tagged for FreeBSD-7.2.
> >
> > I'd some help, please.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > S Roberts
> >
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>
> You have to use 8-stable, then you get support for this kind of
> adapter.
>
Understood - install 8-REL, the cvsup to 8-Stable.
Thanks again.
Regards,
S Roberts
> Cheers, Oliver
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