Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 09:25:07 -0800 From: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel Pro/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection and FreeBSD Message-ID: <5a173e7b-3912-f1d8-c83f-1216fee0e200@holgerdanske.com> In-Reply-To: <86472e74-5a5b-83a2-6649-1aadc775fe6a@mgm51.com> References: <03db9d96-cdf0-710f-8cfe-5fdebc29c6e3@holgerdanske.com> <86472e74-5a5b-83a2-6649-1aadc775fe6a@mgm51.com>
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On 02/19/17 06:22, Mike wrote: > On 2/18/2017 10:02 PM, David Christensen wrote: >> freebsd-questions: >> [snip] >> The Intel 3945ABG adapter appears to be compatible with my laptop and to >> be supported by FreeBSD: >> [snip] >> Does anyone have a laptop with this adapter? Does it work with FreeBSD 11? > > The FreeBSD hardware compatibility list: > https://www.freebsd.org/releases/11.0R/hardware.html#wlan > > shows: > > [i386, amd64] Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG MiniPCI network adapters > (wpi(4) driver) > > > Man page for wpi(4): > https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wpi&apropos=0&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+11.0-RELEASE&arch=default&format=html Thanks for the links. On 02/19/17 06:31, Mike wrote: > I checked a laptop that I have running FreeBSD 11: > > From the dmesg: > > wpi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG> mem 0xefdff000-0xefdfffff irq 17 > at device 0.0 on pci1 > > It's been running since FreeBSD 11.0 was released, without any issues. > However, it is a very low usage laptop. Are you running a graphical desktop? If so, which one? Does it provide a wireless networking GUI manager? If so, does it work correctly with the Intel 3945ABG? David
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