Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2019 18:50:53 +0000 From: Carmel NY <carmel_ny@outlook.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Wireless interface Message-ID: <MWHPR04MB04954E8E691D98C40B68607780940@MWHPR04MB0495.namprd04.prod.outlook.com> In-Reply-To: <CAPu-kW-0u=Eoj8NtASnD_WDnsosj_WcTEh=Zhby1DnBV3d2rdg@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPu-kW-0u=Eoj8NtASnD_WDnsosj_WcTEh=Zhby1DnBV3d2rdg@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 26 Jan 2019 09:54:05 -0600, Rob Belics stated: >> It is situations like this that make me love >> Microsoft. Connecting a wireless network should not require user >> intervention other than choosing the network and entering the >> password. =20 > >FreeBSD is not a consumer operating system. It's not designed to hand >hold anyone. That is why Windows is such a huge monstrosity of an >install. I just finished a fresh install of Windows 10. If you take the time involved in installing a basic MS Windows system vs. a basic FreeBSD system, Windows will usually win. A big plus is that Windows actually can get a wireless system up and running by itself, sans perhaps supplying the password. Does FreeBSD even support using the WPS Button on the Wi-Fi Router? Plus, you then have to install a GUI. Now, if you want to compare a FreeBSD system sans GUI, you have to compare it against a MS Server, not the regular Windows version design for home or office users. This is not about "hand-holding"; it is about bring the OS into the modern age. My machine is supposed to be my slave, not the other way around. Thanks for your comment anyway. --=20 Carmel
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