Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:56:23 -0500 From: Glen Barber <glen.j.barber@gmail.com> To: current@freebsd.org Subject: Netgear WNA1000N USB wlan device Message-ID: <4EBB6787.8000300@gmail.com>
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Hi, 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. :) Is someone out there interested in undertaking the task of tweaking the driver code (if it's feasible in this case, of course) to get this device supported? I suspect more people than just me would be greatly appreciative of support for it. :) Thanks, Glen [1] - http://www.totobay.com/netgear-wna-1000-n-150m-wireless-usb-adapter_p29987.html -- Glen Barber
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