Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:40:36 +0200 From: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> To: Duane Whitty <duane@nofroth.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wireless on Dell Latitude D630 Message-ID: <20170731174036.c6675425.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <a20418fe-6e76-a7b6-a25f-97b73191d115@nofroth.com> References: <a20418fe-6e76-a7b6-a25f-97b73191d115@nofroth.com>
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On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 12:19:27 -0300, Duane Whitty wrote: > Polytropon, in an earlier thread on this list (FreeBSD 11.1, Xfce, and > laptop screen and external monitor resolution) you mentioned you were > using a Dell Latitude D630. Do you have the wireless working under > FreeBSD on that machine? I am writing this email from D630. Yes, it works very nicely, even though I do not regularly use it due to a "fixed installation" of that particular machine, even with a docking station. :-) In /boot/loader.conf, I have wpi_load="YES" And in /etc/rc.conf: wlans_wpi0="wlan0" ifconfig_wlan0="WPA DHCP" accompanied by the required settings in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf to connect to the WLAN (if enabled). Also the fully manual approach to connect (as explained in the handbook) can be used, also works fully as expected with that particular machine. I also got wpa_gui working on X (but for a "fixed installation" it's mostly nonsense). Very helpful in setting up the WLAN component: http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/wireless.html Yes, it actually _is_ that easy. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ...
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