Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 16:41:27 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Wireless networking question Message-ID: <20100425234127.GC72082@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20100425231840.GB72082@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> References: <20100424203946.GA1542@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100424210029.GA6139@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100424220732.00000f67@unknown> <20100424220034.GC6139@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100424235156.00007de8@unknown> <20100425191040.GA12460@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> <20100425212630.00001bd4@unknown> <20100425231840.GB72082@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com>
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On Apr 25 2010 16:18, Chip Camden wrote: > On Apr 25 2010 21:26, S Roberts wrote: > > > > Hmmm.., you sure your ports system is installed / up-to-date there? > > > > Do you have any of the docs that would have shipped with the notebook? > > If not, I searched ASUS, and found a link to the English version manual > > here: > > http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&product=3&model=K72F&type=map&f_type=19 > > > > I've not downloaded it, so please see if there's anything that can > > assist. There **are** other resources at the ASUS site - you just have > > to use the menu on the right to select your particular model and review > > the list of resources that gets returned.., > > > > Hope this helps.., > > > > Regards, > > > > S Roberts > > Thanks for the attempt to help, but ports are up-to-date. I'm on > 8.0-RELEASE amd64 -- maybe scanpci isn't available on amd64? > > The download for the manual is exactly the same as the paper manual that > came with the notebook. It gives very little technical information. On > the web site, all I could find is that it's 802.11n capable, which I > already knew from the sales pamphlet. > OK -- searching the ASUS site for Windows 7 64bit docs (that's what came on it), I find three possibilities for the wireless device: 1. Intel 1000 2. Intel 6200 3. Azurewave Looks like both of the first two are addressed by driver iwn on OpenBSD, but not on FreeBSD. The third one I don't see anywhere. Looking here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open_source_wireless_drivers#FreeBSD Looks like that page was last updated for FreeBSD on April 25. In any case, I tried iwn, and that doesn't work. -- Sterling (Chip) Camden | camdensoftware.com | chipstips.com | chipsquips.com
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