Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-11 Thread Colin Percival
On 02/11/14 09:32, Ian Smith wrote: > On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:12:44 -0800, Colin Percival wrote: > > On 02/04/14 16:50, Colin Percival wrote: > > > Thanks! It turns out to be nontrivial to find devices using that > chipset given > > > its age, but I managed

Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-10 Thread Colin Percival
On 02/04/14 16:50, Colin Percival wrote: > Thanks! It turns out to be nontrivial to find devices using that chipset > given > its age, but I managed to find an Engenius EUB9707 on Amazon. With luck I'll > be able to report back in a couple weeks to confirm that it works. :-)

Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-04 Thread Colin Percival
ly the easiest thing to replace in a laptop. If you decide > to > swap out your wifi card I'd recommend Atheros. I considered that, but I've heard rumours about laptop BIOSes blacklisting wifi cards from other manufacturers, so I figured a USB device was an easier solution.

Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-04 Thread Colin Percival
a couple weeks to confirm that it works. :-) -- Colin Percival Security Officer Emeritus, FreeBSD | The power to serve Founder, Tarsnap | www.tarsnap.com | Online backups for the truly paranoid ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://l

recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-04 Thread Colin Percival
Hi all, Can anyone recommend a USB wifi device with a functional driver? I'm looking at getting a new laptop soon but it will probably have an Intel 7260 chipset, so I'm looking for another option for wifi connectivity while we wait for Adrian to write that driver. ;-) -- Coli