Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:30:09 -0700 From: Matt Olander <matt@ixsystems.com> To: Gary Dunn <osp@aloha.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB WiFi Message-ID: <9740caf0908181630r2742d3ah254b5611880925ec@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <200908182126.n7ILQkBE024999@leka.aloha.com> References: <200908182126.n7ILQkBE024999@leka.aloha.com>
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On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Gary Dunn<osp@aloha.com> wrote: > What U5B WiFi adaptors will be supported in FreeBSD 8.0? How about PC-Card style, like the Link Sys Dual-Band Wireless-N Express Card? Too new? As a rule, are PC-Card adaptors more compatible with FreeBSD? > > How will network selection work? In 7.1 I just edit my /etc/rc.conf and reboot, but I need a more user friendly UI. Hey Gary! We've tried several USB wifi adapters at work with varying success. It helps if they're based on an Atheros chipset. I haven't run across that particular pc-card one but we can add it to the test list. We recently put a mini-pci 3g evdo card in one of our laptops and got it going fairly easily. Works great! For a decent network config GUI, checkout PC-BSD, the desktop config of FreeBSD. It's currently on 7.x but Kris Moore is working on the 8 release right now, which won't be to far behind the FreeBSD release. best, -matt
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