From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 10 18:55:06 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A241106564A; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:55:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stacey@vickiandstacey.com) Received: from smarthost02.mail.zen.net.uk (smarthost02.mail.zen.net.uk [212.23.3.141]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C2A48FC13; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:55:06 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [82.68.31.182] (helo=unknown) by smarthost02.mail.zen.net.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1O0fpg-00073A-To; Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:55:05 +0000 Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:55:05 +0100 From: S Roberts To: "O.Herold" Message-ID: <20100410195505.000011fc@unknown> In-Reply-To: <20100410203527.00002c45@unknown> References: <20100410192246.00002af3@unknown> <20100410203527.00002c45@unknown> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.4cvs1 (GTK+ 2.16.0; i586-pc-mingw32msvc) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Originating-Smarthost02-IP: [82.68.31.182] Cc: questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN Supported on FreeBSD-8.0? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:55:06 -0000 Hello Oliver, Thanks for the response. On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:35:27 +0200 "O.Herold" wrote: > Am Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:22:46 +0100 > schrieb S Roberts : > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > 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