On 9 January 2012 02:21, Steven <w.steven.schnei...@ualberta.net> wrote: > * Jonathan Gray <j...@openbsd.org> [120108 08:00]: > >> On Sat, Jan 07, 2012 at 10:29:06PM -0700, Steven wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I recently purchased an ASUS PCE-N15 Wireless-N PCI-E Adapter. >>> >>> http://www.asus.com/Networks/Wireless_Adapters/PCEN15/ >>> >>> After i installed it and restarted my computer I got this in the >>> dmesg (I'm assuming this is the ASUS adapter as it's the only new >>> device message I noticed in the logs. I'll include the full dmesg so >>> more knowledgeable minds can figure it out.) >>> >>> pci2 at ppb1 bus 2 >>> vendor "Realtek", unknown product 0x8178 (class network subclass >>> miscellaneous, rev 0x01) at pci2 dev 0 function 0 not configured >>> >>> It looks to be a half card and so I'm worried that I may have bought >>> a win-device. Is this ASUS Adapter supported by OpenBSD, do I have a >>> bad card, or is this a win-device? >> >> >> The only PCI based Realtek wireless that will work at the moment are the >> old >> 802.11b RTL8180 devices. In theory the register layout is largely the >> same >> as some of the USB based Realtek devices but there isn't a driver just >> yet. >> > IC. Any recommendations for a good replacement wireless card? I've > read the list on the FAQ, but my experience in wireless cards is > (besides the ASUS card) practically nil. > > Should I just hang on to the ASUS and see what happens with > subsequent snapshots? > > Of course, I could just do both.... >
ral(4) is usually a good recommendation, they're cheap and work well.
