From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 7 05:32:07 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2335337B401 for ; Wed, 7 May 2003 05:32:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from anchor-post-31.mail.demon.net (anchor-post-31.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.89]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6622B43F85 for ; Wed, 7 May 2003 05:32:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk) Received: from caomhin.demon.co.uk ([62.49.21.186]) by anchor-post-31.mail.demon.net with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 19DO5d-0003VG-0V for freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG; Wed, 07 May 2003 13:32:05 +0100 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 13:29:53 +0100 To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org From: Kevin Golding References: <3EB8FD56.9010205@sbcglobal.net> In-Reply-To: <3EB8FD56.9010205@sbcglobal.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Turnpike Integrated Version 5.01 U Subject: Re: wireless question X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 07 May 2003 12:32:07 -0000 In article <3EB8FD56.9010205@sbcglobal.net>, Justin Nichols writes >this is probably the epitomy newbie ignorance, but i was just wondering >if i could get wireless kernel support out of the retail distribution of >4.6 stable. I didn't see it as a kernel config option the couple of >times i did it. sadly all i need is a yes or no, but anymore info would >be good (though i don't know what else would help me). Yes ;-) It really depends on what chipset you've got but there are a few choices tucked away in /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC - start by looking for the wi driver (which is the one I can remember) and the others will be nearby. After that keep going until you get stuck, that's about the stage you check the handbook then ask -questions :-) Kevin -- kevin@caomhin.demon.co.uk