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Thu, 22 May 2025 16:40:22 GMT (envelope-from git) Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 16:40:22 GMT Message-Id: <202505221640.54MGeMeK050591@gitrepo.freebsd.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org From: Joseph Mingrone Subject: git: acf7b2ba5e - main - FAQ: Update Wi-Fi information List-Id: Commit messages for all branches of the doc repository List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/dev-commits-doc-all List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: dev-commits-doc-all@freebsd.org Sender: owner-dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Git-Committer: jrm X-Git-Repository: doc X-Git-Refname: refs/heads/main X-Git-Reftype: branch X-Git-Commit: acf7b2ba5e0d7059dd5aea489e8b626ad5e52e60 Auto-Submitted: auto-generated The branch main has been updated by jrm: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=acf7b2ba5e0d7059dd5aea489e8b626ad5e52e60 commit acf7b2ba5e0d7059dd5aea489e8b626ad5e52e60 Author: Mark Phillips AuthorDate: 2025-05-22 16:37:51 +0000 Commit: Joseph Mingrone CommitDate: 2025-05-22 16:38:49 +0000 FAQ: Update Wi-Fi information Reviewed by: jrm, lwhsu Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D50456 --- documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc index 5664923581..cf86d99133 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/faq/_index.adoc @@ -303,7 +303,12 @@ A list of supported graphics cards from link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/Graphics/I [[wifi-support]] === What Wi-Fi cards does FreeBSD support? -Discover FreeBSD's compatibility with various Wi-Fi cards, making it easy to connect your system to wireless networks. +This is a rapidly changing area as of 2025, so it's worth checking the Hardware Compatibility List for your chosen link:https://www.freebsd.org/releases/[release]. + +The list of PCIe Wi-Fi devices that are known to work well on FreeBSD: + +* Intel chipset devices covered by man:iwlwifi[4] (high-speed as of FreeBSD 14.3) +* Realtek RTL8188CE Mini PCIe The list of USB Wi-Fi devices that are known to work well on FreeBSD: @@ -315,9 +320,6 @@ The list of USB Wi-Fi devices that are known to work well on FreeBSD: * D-Link DWA-171 rev A1 (RTL8821AU, man:rtwn[4]) * ASUS USB-N10 NANO (RTL8188CUS, man:rtwn[4]) -The list of Mini PCIe Wi-Fi devices that are known to work well on FreeBSD: - -* Realtek RTL8188CE Mini PCIe [[gigabit-ethernet-network-support]] === Does FreeBSD support 10 Gigabit Ethernet network cards?