Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:01:54 -0500 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Netgear WNA1000N USB wlan device Message-ID: <4EBBF572.9010805@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1111100833070.90229@wonkity.com> References: <4EBB6787.8000300@gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1111100833070.90229@wonkity.com>
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On 11/10/11 10:35 AM, Warren Block wrote: > On Thu, 10 Nov 2011, Glen Barber wrote: > >> Netgear has these neat little USB micro wireless network adapters[1] >> that one could plug in and forget about without fear of, for example, >> breaking the device. >> >> Said devices are really nice for those of us without supported >> integrated wireless chipsets, such as those found in late 2010 MacBooks, >> or anything manufactured by Dell recently... >> >> The only problem is that the device itself is not supported. >> >> The device appears to have a RealTek RTL8188CUS chipset (vendor 0846, >> device 9041), which, without knowing much more about the device, I >> suspect could work with the urtw(4) driver. However, my feeble attempts >> at simulating support for the device ended, well, as expected. :) > > OpenBSD has a urtwn driver. No idea whether anyone is working on a port. > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=urtwn&sektion=4&format=html > Ooh, that's good news. Thanks! -- Glen Barber
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