From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 25 06:01:18 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 74D3D16A4CE for ; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 06:01:18 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.navitaire.com (unknown [192.216.212.201]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 25A0243D31 for ; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 06:01:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from B.Henning@Navitaire.com) Received: from navmmtl112.corp.nt.navitaire.com (navmmtl112.navitaire.com [149.122.40.8]) by mail.navitaire.com (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i2PE1HK9021858; Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:01:17 -0600 (CST) Received: from NAVMMEX112.corp.nt.navitaire.com ([149.122.40.50]) by navmmtl112.corp.nt.navitaire.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:01:17 -0600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6249.0 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 08:01:17 -0600 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: cannot find windows driver for nic, please help Thread-Index: AcQSWWdB+yiQMjgCTyK1vRFt7pscKAAF/W6w From: "Henning, Brian" To: "Malcolm Kay" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Mar 2004 14:01:17.0399 (UTC) FILETIME=[A484D670:01C41271] cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: cannot find windows driver for nic, please help X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 14:01:18 -0000 -----Original Message----- From: Malcolm Kay [mailto:malcolm.kay@internode.on.net]=20 Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 5:05 AM To: Brian H; wpaul@windriver.com; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cannot find windows driver for nic, please help On Thursday 25 March 2004 15:35, Brian H wrote: > Greetings Bill, > > I own a linksys WMP11 with the following chipset. > vendor =3D 'Broadcom Corporation' > device =3D 'BCM4301 802.11b IEEE 802.11b WLAN client chipset' > class =3D network > > I am trying to get it working in freebsd 5.2.1, so i figured I could=20 > just goto the linksys website and download the windows driver. > > = http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=3D33&scid=3D36&prid=3D19= 6 > > the problem is the driver contains the bcmwl5.sys file, but it does=20 > not contain the bcmwl5.ini file. > > You have me totally confused or am I missing something? How does a windows=20 > driver help you with freebsd 5.2.1 ? > Malcolm Project Evil (aka the NDISulator) is a special binary compatibility layer for the FreeBSD kernel that lets you use Windows NDIS drivers for network adapters with FreeBSD 5.2.1 _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"