From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 24 04:09:14 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5AC40106568F for ; Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:09:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from glen.j.barber@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qy0-f201.google.com (mail-qy0-f201.google.com [209.85.221.201]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EDAC8FC12 for ; Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:09:13 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk39 with SMTP id 39so1358227qyk.27 for ; Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:09:13 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:date:from:to:cc:subject :message-id:references:mime-version:content-type:content-disposition :in-reply-to:user-agent; bh=cqQwDTSlmtTDyB7AHkThXSYPfoK8ue+3vOUqu4nf0JI=; b=AqZDuaORYV29DfsU8WjhdzTa1H+c6F8U/PrTI0U25iP9Sry6XaNtFKO9+IiMDko7Ln wych2fKZST/6Pb87VpKr89J6Tc9ZMBUZgH4m7PLZYwMSuWZvl0N2DkkKCHYtxt/Vai0U TbkOdt689mM2LHPZHg2Hx8OLTONktym/nu41A= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:content-disposition:in-reply-to:user-agent; b=Y4mydWkpmfq+zLDpKZzx+ccnAZ0NnOVeAUVXuTNbpCXYBb4pQce23j5o5iI/JZQNi3 T7dt6jnoEgtH+R6Tp7djPGAPk0BMIQH9iI+MhrmufA6KoZmwDPZwZk53aG1JBDzs7BKT nDqqwxGyH7Ol2V29jsVDfLRvw5YyvYyrK9Kx0= Received: by 10.229.127.164 with SMTP id g36mr2934250qcs.99.1264306153189; Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:09:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from orion.hsd1.pa.comcast.net (c-71-230-240-241.hsd1.pa.comcast.net [71.230.240.241]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id 20sm1448715qyk.1.2010.01.23.20.09.11 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:09:11 -0800 (PST) Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:05:51 -0500 From: Glen Barber To: Programmer In Training Message-ID: <20100124040551.GA12664@orion.hsd1.pa.comcast.net> References: <4B5BC60A.5040101@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4B5BC60A.5040101@joseph-a-nagy-jr.us> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Finding Drivers For winWiFi Card X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:09:14 -0000 Programmer In Training wrote: > This is probably the wrong place to ask, and if it is I ask your > forgiveness. > Nope, this is the right place. > I'm browsing the FTP server for FreeBSD-8.0 packages[0] and am looking > for drivers for my winWiFi card (zonenet, unsure of chipset currently) > and realized, I'm not sure what package I would need for that. I didn't > set up eth0 (wired NIC, realtek) as that would mean lugging my box > halfway across the house into a room with no room in it for me and my > box. I figured I could just set my wireless card up after install, not > thinking I wouldn't have a clue as to what I'm doing. > That is the wrong place. :) What is listed with ifconfig(8)? That will help determine the driver (if it is supported). Regards, -- Glen Barber