Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:46:29 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Christian Barthel <bc@nyx.user-mode.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD WIFI USB adapter Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1108111931250.52726@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20110811210934.GB1131@nyx.user-mode.org> References: <9c9f2da49c6bbc6ca01b618fbe6b6709.squirrel@localhost> <20110811210203.GA1131@nyx.user-mode.org> <20110811210934.GB1131@nyx.user-mode.org>
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On Thu, 11 Aug 2011, Christian Barthel wrote: > On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 04:27:29PM -0000, bud@taiotoshi.org wrote: >>> 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. > > Here is a list with different chips... > > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.2R/hardware.html#WLAN > > "The rum(4) driver supports USB 2.0 wireless adapters based ..." > > I don't know any Dell devices, but maybe it's possible to replace the > builtin chip with another wireless lan chip. Usually yes, with some details. Any recent machine will use mini-PCIe wireless cards. There are full-size 30x51mm and half-size 30x27mm spaces. IBM/Lenovo and HP have BIOS code that only allows certain cards, generally ones they sell. Atheros AR5BXB63 b/g full-size cards have worked well for me in place of Broadcom cards.
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