Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 00:18:34 +0200 From: Petri Helenius <pete@he.iki.fi> To: Gareth Bailey <garethb@xiplan.com> Cc: FreeBSD - net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Wireless USB Adapter Message-ID: <4035363A.4030708@he.iki.fi> In-Reply-To: <008a01c3f6fb$46ccb1b0$6ae6fea9@BAILEY> References: <008a01c3f6fb$46ccb1b0$6ae6fea9@BAILEY>
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Gareth Bailey wrote: >Does anyone know how to configure FreeBSD to use a wireless USB WLAN adapter. The adapter is a X-Micro WLAN USB adapter. > >When i plug it into FreeBSD i get a "ugen0" device loaded message. I understand this means that the OS doesn't specifically recognise it as a WIFI adapter, treating it as a generic USB device. I'm not sure what chipset it is based on. I checked on the vendor's site with no joy. I tried configuring the kernel to include "wireless network support" and the "wi" driver. But still no joy. > >How would i begin to set up this piece of hardware for FreeBSD? I'm running 5.1 Release. > >Any advice would be very much appreciated. > > Many USB wireless adapters are based on the atheros chipsets. Load if_ath.ko before plugging it in and see the ath manpage if it helps. Pete
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