Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 14:53:44 -0500 From: "Myster.Hide" <acupuncture@cgocable.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wireless interface Message-ID: <e775f428-daf6-eb2c-8636-b5c1710830ad@cgocable.ca> In-Reply-To: <MWHPR04MB04954E8E691D98C40B68607780940@MWHPR04MB0495.namprd04.prod.outlook.com> References: <CAPu-kW-0u=Eoj8NtASnD_WDnsosj_WcTEh=Zhby1DnBV3d2rdg@mail.gmail.com> <MWHPR04MB04954E8E691D98C40B68607780940@MWHPR04MB0495.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>
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Le 26/01/2019 à 13:50, Carmel NY a écrit : > On Sat, 26 Jan 2019 09:54:05 -0600, Rob Belics stated: > >>> It is situations like this that make me love >>> Microsoft. Connecting a wireless network should not require user >>> intervention other than choosing the network and entering the >>> password. >> FreeBSD is not a consumer operating system. It's not designed to hand >> hold anyone. That is why Windows is such a huge monstrosity of an >> install. > I just finished a fresh install of Windows 10. If you take the time > involved in installing a basic MS Windows system vs. a basic FreeBSD > system, Windows will usually win. A big plus is that Windows actually > can get a wireless system up and running by itself, sans perhaps > supplying the password. Does FreeBSD even support using the WPS Button > on the Wi-Fi Router? Plus, you then have to install a GUI. Now, if you > want to compare a FreeBSD system sans GUI, you have to compare it > against a MS Server, not the regular Windows version design for home or > office users. > > This is not about "hand-holding"; it is about bring the OS into the > modern age. My machine is supposed to be my slave, not the other way > around. > > Thanks for your comment anyway. > Windows is your slave? Really?
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