From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 11 18:00:47 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 0958E106567F for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:00:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pldrouin@gmail.com) Received: from mail-yi0-f54.google.com (mail-yi0-f54.google.com [209.85.218.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BDDCB8FC3D for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:00:46 +0000 (UTC) Received: by yib19 with SMTP id 19so1779173yib.13 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:00:46 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=ULTYm8YwzLjpO+Z9zvObCeT/L9TckkCiLsP5XDIwrvU=; b=kSLEKrf69+pkHdVU/wpmrvvr4kSEc6sD/TBfHaq2IRPA9Y51sigm65QleHSBai6bq7 fFxsJPBROXC+JbVQ13ZFkT9f1rB/g/h1nDoqaKmvCzjvlBd+cpcQvHj6Ojfs9zS7MSHN 25e7yqLUhw6BKumR4UPKK8c2//kO5W2Eq+CQY= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.143.21.4 with SMTP id y4mr3747179wfi.48.1313085645561; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:00:45 -0700 (PDT) Sender: pldrouin@gmail.com Received: by 10.68.55.228 with HTTP; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:00:45 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20110811132731.1cb40ff1@scorpio> References: <9c9f2da49c6bbc6ca01b618fbe6b6709.squirrel@localhost> <20110811132731.1cb40ff1@scorpio> Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:00:45 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: UXOf-GaU8GyH5eQVVLcItQUAKwo Message-ID: From: Pierre-Luc Drouin To: FreeBSD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: FreeBSD WIFI USB adapter 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: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:00:47 -0000 Isn't the Intel 3000 AGN supported by FreeBSD? I thought it was? On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 1:27 PM, Jerry wrote: > 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. =C2=A0I 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 =E2=9C=8C > 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg" >