Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:34:17 -0700 (PDT) From: <backyard1454-bsd@yahoo.com> To: Brian Henning <brian.henning@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DWL-650 Revision M Message-ID: <20060711143417.6377.qmail@web81614.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <1f75ab0e0607110655u5bbe507fx5331a05d7ef91a6c@mail.gmail.com>
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--- Brian Henning <brian.henning@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello All, > > If someone could help me out that would be great. I > currently own a wireless > card Dlink (DWL-650 Revision M) and I am not able to > get FreeBSD 6.1 to load > the wi driver. I perused the wi man pages and found > that the D-Link DWL-650 > is on the list of supported cards. I question > whether or not this includes > all revisions of the DWL-650. > > Can someone please confirm that the DWL-650 Revision > M is or is NOT > supported? > > Maybe I need to purchase a new wireless card that > will be supported. > Is this perhaps the best way to go at the point? > > Thanks, > > Brian > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I believe this is the WiFi card I have. The SuperMMimo or whatever extension 108Mbps throughput and all that good stuff... Use the Windows XP driver file and inf and use the NDIS emulation driver builder to generate a kernel module for that card. I know this makes the driver, I have not verified that I can connect yet with it, but I have heard this is the best way to do it. I know it tells me a file is missing /compat/ndis/Reg?????? something or other. I have not looked into the man pages for this file but I would have to guess it is just a registry layer for tweaking the driver. However the module loads without errors and ifconfig says the device is detected, and all the lights on the card start blinking. I just have a nasty WPA key that I've been too lazy to copy from my Windows partition to verify that everything is indeed working (and I refuse to leave my connection insecure even for a second or three.) Also haven't had time to address the missing Registry compat file. This assumes your are using Rel_6 (which you are, if one can read one has a fortune...) I know there is a nice simple script file that does all the work for you, the name just escapes me but the ndis manpage is a great place to start. good luck -brian
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