From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 20 19:09:30 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64A3516A4CE for ; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:09:30 +0000 (GMT) Received: from postfix4-2.free.fr (postfix4-2.free.fr [213.228.0.176]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1909943D41 for ; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:09:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from damien.bergamini@free.fr) Received: from COMETE (pasteur-1-82-67-68-158.fbx.proxad.net [82.67.68.158]) by postfix4-2.free.fr (Postfix) with SMTP id 362993193A8 for ; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:09:28 +0200 (CEST) Message-ID: <000b01c545dc$5dbf0a90$0300a8c0@COMETE> From: "Damien Bergamini" To: Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:08:41 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Subject: New wireless drivers committed X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 19:09:30 -0000 I've recently imported four new wireless drivers into the tree: ipw(4) - driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 adapters (MiniPCI). iwi(4) - driver for Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG/2225BG/2915ABG adapters (PCI or MiniPCI). ral(4) - driver for Ralink RT2500 wireless adapters (PCI or CardBus). ural(4) - driver for Ralink RT2500USB wireless USB 2.0 adapters. ipw(4) and iwi(4) both require firmwares to operate. These firmwares can't be redistributed with the base system due to license restrictions. See firmware licensing terms here: http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net/firmware.php?fid=4 Ports which include the firmware images as well as the firmware loader are being worked on. A rather complete list of adapters supported by ral(4) and ural(4) can be found here: http://ralink.rapla.net/ The drivers have some known limitations: ipw(4) - HostAP mode is not supported due to firmware limitations. WPA (802.11i) support is being worked on. iwi(4) - IBSS support is not yet implemented. Monitor and HostAP modes are not supported due to firmware limitations. WPA (802.11i) support is being worked on. ral(4) - WEP, TKIP and CCMP hardware encryption is not yet supported (encryption is currently done by software). ural(4) - Does not support automatic adaptation of the transmit speed. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. -- Damien