Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 08:51:18 -0400 From: Gerard <gerard@seibercom.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Does FBSD 7 support 802.11N cards? G suggestions? Message-ID: <20080515085118.15a54b72@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <482C248D.9030708@earthlink.net> References: <482B2020.4030706@earthlink.net> <20080514181828.GA56648@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <482C248D.9030708@earthlink.net>
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--Sig_/9ym0DWUVg4ekoRA=YM9Y_VQ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 15 May 2008 06:54:53 -0500 Walter <walterk1@earthlink.net> wrote: > (Sorry Roland; re-sending after I noticed my reply went directly > to you rather than the List.) >=20 > Roland Smith wrote: >=20 > >On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:23:44PM -0500, Walter wrote: > > =20 > > > >> <>I'm trying to get a Broadcom-based wireless-N card running > >> under FBSD 7. ... > > > > See Chapter 20 of the FreeBSD handbook, especially =C2=A720.2. >=20 > 20 is The Vinum Volume Manager=20 > <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum-vinum.ht= ml>. > Did you mean 29 Advanced Networking=20 > <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/advanced-netwo= rking.html>,=20 > and 29.3 Wireless Networking=20 > <http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/network-wirele= ss.html>? > Or http://www.freebsd.org/releases/7.0R/hardware.html#ETHERNET >=20 > >>If "N" isn't supported, is there any problem anyone knows about > >>with the LevelOne WNC0301 or with LinkSys WMP54G cards? > >>CircuitCity has the LevelOne for $25 and the WMP54G for $39. > >>Can someone advise me? > >> =20 > >> > > > >The problem is that a lot of wireless manufacturers have the habit of > >changing wireless chipsets without changing model numbers. So a > >revision X might work while revision Y won't. > > > >Try and look at the card. Sometimes the chipset is visible and you > >can look for it in the manual pages. But often it is enclosed in a > >metal cover. > > > >In my experience, asking shop clerks which chipset a card uses only > >produces puzzled looks. > > > >Second best thing is to download the driver for the revision of the > >card that you want to buy. Unpack the driver and read the .inf > >files. That will probably yield the chipset type. If not, use > >strings(1) on the drivers themselves. > > > >Roland > > =20 > > > It's a crap shoot? Yikes. I guess I'll just pick one and take > my chances, but - no fault to FBSD - it appears to be a sorry > state of affairs in the computer driver arena. I can guess > the latest rev listed on the support web site is what I'll get > when I buy the box?? (Maybe not, as I got a rev A router > last December when the latest was rev B.) Later I'll work > on getting the driver downloaded and unpacked on my > Windows machine (as my Mac won't process those .exe > files). >=20 > Did I read that there's a way to use Windows drivers in FBSD 7? > There are places I can download those for XP/Vista, so if I could > use those - even if they're not the optimal solution - it'll get me > going. I have done something similar to that myself. Go to the linksys site and download the latest available driver for your card. Then visit: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/config-network-setup.html and follow the directions there. --=20 =E2=80=9CGerard=E2=80=9D gerard@seibercom.net THE DAILY PLANET SUPERMAN SAVES DESSERT! Plans to "Eat it later" --Sig_/9ym0DWUVg4ekoRA=YM9Y_VQ Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=signature.asc -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkgsMc4ACgkQ6DWTaTcTwMlGlgCg4+8+v/QyfG0WZQkPzHMoS18H //AAnjeXMQOdB2WbJd5PzIuO/DWFqy5j =5KY8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/9ym0DWUVg4ekoRA=YM9Y_VQ--
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