Re: recommended usb wifi device?
On Tue, 4 Feb 2014, Adrian Chadd wrote: I promise I'll write a 7260 driver soon. if it's not done by bsdcan, twist my arm. Has there been any (hopefully polite) twisting yet? Does the 7260 support AP mode? Seems this chip set is becoming more and more common. -- Greg Rivers ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
I mostly ran out of energy and motivation to write this. I'm trying to get the basic firmware loading bits done tonight. The linux driver is .. special. -a On 15 June 2014 19:59, Greg Rivers gcr+freebsd-wirel...@tharned.org wrote: On Tue, 4 Feb 2014, Adrian Chadd wrote: I promise I'll write a 7260 driver soon. if it's not done by bsdcan, twist my arm. Has there been any (hopefully polite) twisting yet? Does the 7260 support AP mode? Seems this chip set is becoming more and more common. -- Greg Rivers ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
On Tue, 11 Feb 2014 10:38:35 -0800, Colin Percival wrote: On 02/11/14 09:32, Ian Smith wrote: On Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:12:44 -0800, Colin Percival wrote: I purchased this (http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00AM2NBYS/) and it arrived today: ugen1.3: Ralink at usbus1 run0: Ralink 802.11 n WLAN, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.01, addr 3 on usbus1 run0: MAC/BBP RT3070 (rev 0x0201), RF RT3020 (MIMO 1T1R), address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX I plugged it into my 9.2-RELEASE laptop and it was recognized immediately. Setting the MAC address seems to render it non-functional, but aside from that it is working perfectly. This goes on my recommended FreeBSD hardware list. Hi Colin, what's the laptop? No issues with BIOS blacklists? This is on my Dell E5420, but the Engenius EUB9707 is a USB device; it's internal minipci cards which I've heard about BIOS blacklists for. Sorry, should have checked out your link first .. Thanks, Ian ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
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 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. :-) I purchased this (http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00AM2NBYS/) and it arrived today: ugen1.3: Ralink at usbus1 run0: Ralink 802.11 n WLAN, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.01, addr 3 on usbus1 run0: MAC/BBP RT3070 (rev 0x0201), RF RT3020 (MIMO 1T1R), address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX I plugged it into my 9.2-RELEASE laptop and it was recognized immediately. Setting the MAC address seems to render it non-functional, but aside from that it is working perfectly. This goes on my recommended FreeBSD hardware list. Hi Colin, what's the laptop? No issues with BIOS blacklists? cheers, Ian ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
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 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. :-) I purchased this (http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00AM2NBYS/) and it arrived today: ugen1.3: Ralink at usbus1 run0: Ralink 802.11 n WLAN, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.01, addr 3 on usbus1 run0: MAC/BBP RT3070 (rev 0x0201), RF RT3020 (MIMO 1T1R), address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX I plugged it into my 9.2-RELEASE laptop and it was recognized immediately. Setting the MAC address seems to render it non-functional, but aside from that it is working perfectly. This goes on my recommended FreeBSD hardware list. Hi Colin, what's the laptop? No issues with BIOS blacklists? This is on my Dell E5420, but the Engenius EUB9707 is a USB device; it's internal minipci cards which I've heard about BIOS blacklists for. -- 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://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
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. :-) I purchased this (http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00AM2NBYS/) and it arrived today: ugen1.3: Ralink at usbus1 run0: Ralink 802.11 n WLAN, class 0/0, rev 2.00/1.01, addr 3 on usbus1 run0: MAC/BBP RT3070 (rev 0x0201), RF RT3020 (MIMO 1T1R), address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX I plugged it into my 9.2-RELEASE laptop and it was recognized immediately. Setting the MAC address seems to render it non-functional, but aside from that it is working perfectly. This goes on my recommended FreeBSD hardware list. -- 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://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
recommended usb wifi device?
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. ;-) -- 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://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
Hi Colin, I'm very satisfied with the Ralink 3070 based USB devices, which I have different models from different manufacturers. Though I'm facing some problems that are specific to FreeBSD 10.0 and working in access point mode, they work very well both in client and access point modes. These devices use the run driver. best regards, pflynn On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 7:52 PM, Colin Percival cperc...@freebsd.org wrote: 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. ;-) -- 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://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
On 2/4/2014 2:32 PM, Pedro Flynn wrote: Hi Colin, I'm very satisfied with the Ralink 3070 based USB devices, which I have different models from different manufacturers. Though I'm facing some problems that are specific to FreeBSD 10.0 and working in access point mode, they work very well both in client and access point modes. These devices use the run driver. best regards, pflynn On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 7:52 PM, Colin Percival cperc...@freebsd.org wrote: 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. ;-) -- 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://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org Hi, Ralink is a good choice esp. for USB. You might have trouble using other supported chipsets which are connected to the USB port. Also note that the wireless card in the laptop can be replaced for about ten bucks. It's typically the easiest thing to replace in a laptop. If you decide to swap out your wifi card I'd recommend Atheros. -- Waitman Gobble San Jose California USA ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
Hi Pedro, On 02/04/14 14:32, Pedro Flynn wrote: I'm very satisfied with the Ralink 3070 based USB devices, which I have different models from different manufacturers. Though I'm facing some problems that are specific to FreeBSD 10.0 and working in access point mode, they work very well both in client and access point modes. These devices use the run driver. 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. :-) -- 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://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
On 02/04/14 16:01, Waitman Gobble wrote: Ralink is a good choice esp. for USB. You might have trouble using other supported chipsets which are connected to the USB port. Also note that the wireless card in the laptop can be replaced for about ten bucks. It's typically 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. -- 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://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
On 2/4/2014 4:55 PM, Colin Percival wrote: On 02/04/14 16:01, Waitman Gobble wrote: Ralink is a good choice esp. for USB. You might have trouble using other supported chipsets which are connected to the USB port. Also note that the wireless card in the laptop can be replaced for about ten bucks. It's typically 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. That's a potential issue. I've only seen that happen with HP laptops, but you should research before spending the ten bucks. -- Waitman Gobble San Jose California USA ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
On Tue, 4 Feb 2014, Waitman Gobble wrote: On 2/4/2014 4:55 PM, Colin Percival wrote: On 02/04/14 16:01, Waitman Gobble wrote: Ralink is a good choice esp. for USB. You might have trouble using other supported chipsets which are connected to the USB port. Also note that the wireless card in the laptop can be replaced for about ten bucks. It's typically 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. That's a potential issue. I've only seen that happen with HP laptops, but you should research before spending the ten bucks. Lenovo does it too. So far, I have not encountered an Acer or Dell with the problem. Recent Toshiba models are made by Acer, but I can't recall changing the wireless card in one. Dell often uses Broadcom cards. It would be nice if the new Broadcom partipation in FreeBSD would extend to improving their wireless drivers. ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
I promise I'll write a 7260 driver soon. if it's not done by bsdcan, twist my arm. -a On 4 February 2014 17:02, Waitman Gobble uzi...@da3m0n8t3r.com wrote: On 2/4/2014 4:55 PM, Colin Percival wrote: On 02/04/14 16:01, Waitman Gobble wrote: Ralink is a good choice esp. for USB. You might have trouble using other supported chipsets which are connected to the USB port. Also note that the wireless card in the laptop can be replaced for about ten bucks. It's typically 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. That's a potential issue. I've only seen that happen with HP laptops, but you should research before spending the ten bucks. -- Waitman Gobble San Jose California USA ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: recommended usb wifi device?
On Tue, February 4, 2014 5:30 pm, Warren Block wrote: On Tue, 4 Feb 2014, Waitman Gobble wrote: On 2/4/2014 4:55 PM, Colin Percival wrote: On 02/04/14 16:01, Waitman Gobble wrote: Ralink is a good choice esp. for USB. You might have trouble using other supported chipsets which are connected to the USB port. Also note that the wireless card in the laptop can be replaced for about ten bucks. It's typically 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. That's a potential issue. I've only seen that happen with HP laptops, but you should research before spending the ten bucks. Lenovo does it too. So far, I have not encountered an Acer or Dell with the problem. Recent Toshiba models are made by Acer, but I can't recall changing the wireless card in one. Dell often uses Broadcom cards. It would be nice if the new Broadcom partipation in FreeBSD would extend to improving their wireless drivers. Here, here. BC working would be nice indeed. I kind of helped those two guys when they started. It's possible I fabricated their first 'heartbeat' out of hmmm 1/4 rod. And the first sets of chasis. And it came back to cause me problems over the years. :) Anyway, I haven't noticed that going on with Asus either. There are documented ways around the stalled boot but none of them are pretty. -- Waitman Gobble San Jose California USA (510) 830-7975 ___ freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-wireless-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
