Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:12:44 -0800 From: Colin Percival <cperciva@freebsd.org> To: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" <freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: recommended usb wifi device? Message-ID: <52F96AFC.5070605@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <52F18ADB.6070909@freebsd.org> References: <52F16122.9010106@freebsd.org> <CAN48zx=d1tQV-TJQnnQ%2BknvxtMxZZzv5n=1eJOMSsenr6OJQmA@mail.gmail.com> <52F18ADB.6070909@freebsd.org>
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On 02/04/14 16:50, Colin Percival wrote: > Thanks! It turns out to be nontrivial to find devices using that chipset given > its age, but I managed to find an Engenius EUB9707 on Amazon. With luck I'll > be able to report back in a couple weeks to confirm that it works. :-) I purchased this (http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00AM2NBYS/) and it arrived today: > ugen1.3: <Ralink> at usbus1 > run0: <Ralink 802.11 n WLAN, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.01, addr 3> on usbus1 > run0: MAC/BBP RT3070 (rev 0x0201), RF RT3020 (MIMO 1T1R), address > XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX I plugged it into my 9.2-RELEASE laptop and it was recognized immediately. Setting the MAC address seems to render it non-functional, but aside from that it is working perfectly. This goes on my "recommended FreeBSD hardware" list. -- Colin Percival Security Officer Emeritus, FreeBSD | The power to serve Founder, Tarsnap | www.tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid
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