From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 3 07:14:26 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C03421065673; Mon, 3 Sep 2012 07:14:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jmg@h2.funkthat.com) Received: from h2.funkthat.com (gate2.funkthat.com [208.87.223.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97F908FC16; Mon, 3 Sep 2012 07:14:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from h2.funkthat.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h2.funkthat.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id q837EPoC072971 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:14:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmg@h2.funkthat.com) Received: (from jmg@localhost) by h2.funkthat.com (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id q837EPeX072970; Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:14:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jmg) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 00:14:25 -0700 From: John-Mark Gurney To: Adrian Chadd Message-ID: <20120903071425.GJ58312@funkthat.com> References: <20120902181216.GI58312@funkthat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE i386 X-Files: The truth is out there X-URL: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/ X-Resume: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/resume.html X-Greylist: Sender passed SPF test, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.2 (h2.funkthat.com [127.0.0.1]); Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:14:25 -0700 (PDT) Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: native USB 802.11n adapter w/ external SMA jacks? X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:14:26 -0000 Adrian Chadd wrote this message on Sun, Sep 02, 2012 at 11:15 -0700: > On 2 September 2012 11:12, John-Mark Gurney wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Please cc me as I'm not subscribed to -wireless. > > > > I'm looking for a 802.11n USB adapter that is supported on ARM w/ external > > SMA jacks. I plan to use this w/ a BeagleBone so clearly ndis drivers > > will not work. > > > > I see plenty of adapters are available, but as usual, they don't list > > which chipset they are based upon, making the decission hard. > > > > I'm looking at 802.11n more for future support, so even just a 802.11bg > > device would be fine. > > I'm not currently aware of any USB wifi devices that are like that. > > I'd suggest first canvassing ebay/google/amazon for some candidates? As I said earlier, I've found a number of devices that do have the connector, but the problem is that trying to figure out which driver they use is a bit difficult... It looks like the Hawking HWUN1 (run) would work, but it's no longer sold.. I also noticed that many of the USB drivers are listed as supporting only one virtual interface at a time, though run doesn't list that limitation... Does run support multiple wlan networks at once? I was thinking of trying the lottery to see if I get a supported device, but with only one USB chipset supporting the features I'd want, I don't like my odds... -- John-Mark Gurney Voice: +1 415 225 5579 "All that I will do, has been done, All that I have, has not."