Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 11:35:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Andrew Gould <andrewgould@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: FYI: USB wireless on FreeBSD 6.1 Release via ural driver Message-ID: <20060807183524.55270.qmail@web35303.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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Given the occasional question regarding wireless adapters on this list, and that I didn't see this in the hardware notes, I thought I'd post a message: The D-Link DWL-G122 version B1 is compatible with FreeBSD 6.1 Release on the i386 architecture. This is a USB, 802.11g adapter. Please note that the hardware version number is important as some manufacturers like to change chipsets without changing model numbers. This adapter uses the ural driver. When I plugged the adapter into the USB port, it was identified correctly as ural0. Network configuration using ifconfig was standard, except that the wlan_wep module had to be loaded manually before the adapter could be configured with a WEP code. You can find a list of compatible, adapters in the ural man page. Remember to pay close attention to hardware version numbers. Best regards, Andrew L. Gould
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