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These adapters will > not work under FreeBSD > > Intel adapters with model numbers 5xxx 4xxx and smaller should work under > FreeBSD (were reported to work under FreeBSD) - current FreeBSD stack has > all necessary for these, you may need to fiddle a bit with installing > latest firmware. > > This is as far as I know. You may want to check which WiFi adapter the > laptop of your choice has. Relying just on the fact that some laptop is > certified for Linux (they usually will like Ubuntu for it) does not > guarantee that WiFi on that laptop will work under FreeBSD. Namely, all > Intel adapters with model numbers 7xxx and 6xxx will work under Linux, but > will not under FreeBSD. As far as I know, that is; somebody, correct me if > I'm wrong (with the reference to how I can make Intel 7xxx or 6xxx work > under FreeBSD). > > I hope, this helps. > > Valeri > >> Best, >> Chris >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) >> >> iL4EAREKAGYFAldZd+1fFIAAAAAALgAoaXNzdWVyLWZwckBub3RhdGlvbnMub3Bl >> bnBncC5maWZ0aGhvcnNlbWFuLm5ldDgzRDQzNjY2NUYzMDVBMTYxMDY0ODYwNzMy >> MDIxMzQyODdFMUJGQjIACgkQMgITQofhv7Ij3wEAi8QBdVSBSrjT3yBKQc3Ry/gD >> kTcGESZMicP0Oi3aLIMA/2gZrmxkqItc9XLGxtSCD9VftpcwdeOaKqnNxpIjMObL >> =JS8F >> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Valeri Galtsev > Sr System Administrator > Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics > Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics > University of Chicago > Phone: 773-702-4247 > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hi, The 7260 and 7265 seem to work pretty well with iwm(4), and iwn(4) provides support for some 6xxx chips. Additional firmware required. Thanks, Kyle Evans