Re: need to get updates, packages, ports, etc. via Windows XP wireless

2006-11-07 Thread Norberto Meijome
On Tue, 7 Nov 2006 18:40:12 -0600 (CST) Scott Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a workable procedure to use to get FreeBSD updates, packages, > port source files, and so forth downloaded under Windows XP, which does have > working wireless support, so that I can try to make 6.1 us

need to get updates, packages, ports, etc. via Windows XP wireless

2006-11-07 Thread Scott Bennett
Here's my situation: I have a nearly two-year-old Inspiron XPS with a Dell 1450 dual-band wireless card and a Mobility Radeon 9800 graphics card. FreeBSD's support for these is insufficient to make the system useful under FreeBSD 6.1-RELEASE, which I recently installed to replace 5.4. At pre