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Date:      Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:03:24 -0700
From:      Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: USB WiFi fob for FreeBSD
Message-ID:  <e6eee83d-1c9d-3a41-ae61-8d2ba9d90b0f@nomadlogic.org>
In-Reply-To: <CAN6yY1sF%2BbWF-fNooJNNjVV1RB_iNsYaSaYHKKidzAmYOH17rg@mail.gmail.com>
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On 8/28/20 3:14 PM, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> I will shortly receive a new laptop with a network card that is currently
> not supported by FreeBSD. Work is in progress  on a driver, but I will need
> to use the system very shortly after I receive it. So, I need a quick way
> to get it on-line and a USB fob looks like my best choice.
>
> Can someone recommend a cheap fob I can acquire quickly? My last attempt at
> this about a decade ago was not successful as the dongle I bought was a new
> revision with a different chip that was not supported.  I hope for better
> luck this time.

I keep one of these handy for just this scenario:
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B008IFXQFU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

iirc it uses urtwn(4)

-pete

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Pete Wright
pete@nomadlogic.org
@nomadlogicLA




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