On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Brad Tilley<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I'm looking for some generic advice to give folks who cannot or
> willnot verify what chipset a wireless usb adapter is using before
> purchase. What do you guys say to people who do not want to use
> apropos wireless or man ath, but at the same time want to just walk
> into Walmart (or where ever) and purchase a wireless USB adapter so
> their OpenBSD Laptop can do 802.11? Are there some percentage rules we
> can provide? Such as ... "80% of Linksys and 70% of Dlink stuff works.
> Don't touch XYZ adapters"... Again, keeping it simple and in layman
> terms. Any suggestion outside of RTFM ;) is much appreciated.
>

Tell them to run windows and wash your hands of providing them support
for an OS they don't really want anyway.

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