From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 11 21:09:38 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BACF106564A for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:09:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bc@nyx.user-mode.org) Received: from nyx.user-mode.org (nyx.user-mode.org [81.169.165.58]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E06C28FC14 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:09:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from nyx.user-mode.org (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by nyx.user-mode.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C5DC2242C081 for ; Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:09:35 +0200 (CEST) Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:09:34 +0200 From: Christian Barthel To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20110811210934.GB1131@nyx.user-mode.org> References: <9c9f2da49c6bbc6ca01b618fbe6b6709.squirrel@localhost> <20110811210203.GA1131@nyx.user-mode.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20110811210203.GA1131@nyx.user-mode.org> X-PGP-Key: "http://bc.user-mode.org/barthelc.asc" X-OS: GNU/Linux User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) Subject: Re: FreeBSD WIFI USB adapter X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:09:38 -0000 On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 04:27:29PM -0000, bud@taiotoshi.org wrote: > > Folks: > > > > I have a Dell XPS Studio laptop with a broadcom wifi adapter built in. > > I've had no luck trying to compile in the BWI option into the kernel to > > get it to work and think that buying a cheap usb WIFI adapter is the > > quickest way to make wireless 802.11 b/g work. > > > > Realizing that some chip sets are better supported than others, I was > > hoping some list subscribers might be able to identify currently offered > > USB WIFI adapters that they know to work. I will then purchase one that > > has a good track record. > > > > Any suggestions/comments on adapters that work would be greatly appreciated. Here is a list with different chips... http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.2R/hardware.html#WLAN "The rum(4) driver supports USB 2.0 wireless adapters based ..." I don't know any Dell devices, but maybe it's possible to replace the builtin chip with another wireless lan chip. > > > > > Regards, > > > > Bud > > > -- Christian Barthel Public-Key: http://bc.user-mode.org/bc.asc Mail: bc@nyx.user-mode.org Web: http://bc.user-mode.org