From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 11 17:27:35 2011 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 B02D6106566B for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:27:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerry@seibercom.net) Received: from mail-gw0-f54.google.com (mail-gw0-f54.google.com [74.125.83.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6575D8FC14 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:27:35 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gwb15 with SMTP id 15so332952gwb.13 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:27:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.236.145.68 with SMTP id o44mr12656300yhj.124.1313083654712; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:27:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (twdp-174-109-142-001.nc.res.rr.com [174.109.142.1]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id g69sm16694yhk.58.2011.08.11.10.27.32 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:27:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio (zeus [192.168.1.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jerry@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3RZbrg6q1dz2CG4d for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:27:31 -0400 (EDT) Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:27:31 -0400 From: Jerry To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20110811132731.1cb40ff1@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <9c9f2da49c6bbc6ca01b618fbe6b6709.squirrel@localhost> References: <9c9f2da49c6bbc6ca01b618fbe6b6709.squirrel@localhost> Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.7.9 (GTK+ 2.24.5; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.2) Face: 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 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: FreeBSD WIFI USB adapter X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:27:35 -0000 On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:27:29 -0000 bud@taiotoshi.org articulated: > Folks: > > I have a Dell XPS Studio laptop with a broadcom wifi adapter built > in. I've had no luck trying to compile in the BWI option into the > kernel to get it to work and think that buying a cheap usb WIFI > adapter is the quickest way to make wireless 802.11 b/g work. > > Realizing that some chip sets are better supported than others, I was > hoping some list subscribers might be able to identify currently > offered USB WIFI adapters that they know to work. I will then > purchase one that has a good track record. > > Any suggestions/comments on adapters that work would be greatly > appreciated. Basically, stay away form any "N" devices. Even the cheapest WIFI's offer "N" today, so be sure to purchase one that doesn't support it or else in all probability you will not be able to secure a driver for it. I know that sucks; however, it is what it is. It is also the reason I totally gave up attempting to use FreeBSD on any modern Laptop. -- Jerry ✌ jerry+fbsd@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or ignored. Do not CC this poster. Please do not ignore the "Reply-To" header. http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html