From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 1 03:35:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8C6CA16A4CE for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 03:35:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail1.panix.com (mail1.panix.com [166.84.1.72]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 16D9C43D41 for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 03:35:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stanb@panix.com) Received: from brillig.panix.com (brillig.panix.com [166.84.1.76]) by mail1.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60FCC58ABD for ; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:35:43 -0500 (EST) Received: from teddy.fas.com (pcp01011983pcs.mplsnt01.sc.comcast.net [68.58.182.142]) by brillig.panix.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE50E2AA0E for ; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:35:42 -0500 (EST) Received: from stan by teddy.fas.com with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1CZLHI-0003SU-00 for ; Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:35:40 -0500 Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 22:35:40 -0500 From: stan To: Free BSD Questions list Message-ID: <20041201033540.GA13250@teddy.fas.com> Mail-Followup-To: Free BSD Questions list References: <20041130232042.GA3813@teddy.fas.com> <20041130232952.GT5518@dan.emsphone.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041130232952.GT5518@dan.emsphone.com> X-Editor: gVim X-Operating-System: Debian GNU/Linux X-Kernel-Version: 2.4.23 X-Uptime: 22:32:11 up 1 day, 2:02, 1 user, load average: 0.22, 0.06, 0.02 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: Stan Brown Subject: Re: ndis driver adapter layer for FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 03:35:44 -0000 On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 05:29:52PM -0600, Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (Nov 30), stan said: > > I've picked up a wireless card cheap, but it appears to have no > > support under FreeBSD. > > > > I was wondering if it was possible to soehow (linux emulation?) use > > the ndis driver adaper software that exists under Linux to provide a > > way of using teh windoze drivers for this card? > > > > If so, could someone point me to some docs? > > FreeBSD had it first :) > > man ndis, ndiscvt > Hmm, $ man ndis No manual entry for ndis stan@black.fas.com:/home/stan $ man ndiscvt No manual entry for ndiscvt Must be a 5.x feature? In any case, thnaks for the pointer. I guess it's time to build a 5.x machine. Is 5.x ready for laptop type hardware? The last time I tried that branch it was not ready for prime time, but that was a few months back. -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin