> ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 20:39:46 +0200 > From: Juergen Lock <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: native USB 802.11n adapter w/ external SMA jacks? > To: Adrian Chadd <[email protected]> > Cc: John-Mark Gurney <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > On Sun, Sep 02, 2012 at 11:15:09AM -0700, Adrian Chadd wrote: >> Hi, >> >> On 2 September 2012 11:12, John-Mark Gurney <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > Please cc me as I'm not subscribed to -wireless. >> > >> > I'm looking for a 802.11n USB adapter that is supported on ARM w/ external >> > SMA jacks. I plan to use this w/ a BeagleBone so clearly ndis drivers >> > will not work. >> > >> > I see plenty of adapters are available, but as usual, they don't list >> > which chipset they are based upon, making the decission hard. >> > >> > I'm looking at 802.11n more for future support, so even just a 802.11bg >> > device would be fine. >> >> I'm not currently aware of any USB wifi devices that are like that. >> >> I'd suggest first canvassing ebay/google/amazon for some candidates? > > I don't know about arm but I have here "LogiLink WL0054" which is > driven by if_run(4) and comes with an external antenna that's screwed > on, the connector looks smaller than what I see on > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMA_connector > > but maybe there are adapters? Even with just that screwed-on antenna > the range is definitely better than with other usb wifi dongles that > have their antenna built in... And it works in hostap mode too, > tho I haven't tried 11n myself yet, only g.
If you are brave, you can try https://gitorious.org/run/run/trees/11n_rc3 Because of dead locks, it blindly unlocks some locks. I don't know what kind of trouble it may cause. AK _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
