Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-04 Thread Waitman Gobble
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 chips

Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-04 Thread Adrian Chadd
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 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

Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-04 Thread Warren Block
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 th

Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-04 Thread Waitman Gobble
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

Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-04 Thread Colin Percival
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 t

Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-04 Thread Colin Percival
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 w

Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-04 Thread Waitman Gobble
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 bo

Re: recommended usb wifi device?

2014-02-04 Thread Pedro Flynn
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

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. ;-) -- Colin Percival Securit