Re: Dell WLAN 1450 laptop wireless card driver needed
Paul Schmehl wrote: --On Friday, December 24, 2004 7:56 PM -0600 Scott Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I did. The only Dell card listed is the Dell TrueMobile 1150, which I think is a fairly old card that Dell no longer sells. Dell's recent catalogues list only the Intel PRO Wireless 2100 and 2200, the Dell Wireless 1350 and 1450, and the Dell TrueMobile 300 Bluetooth. The Dell Wireless 1450, which is the card I'm trying to get to work, is made by Broadcom, and I think Broadcom makes the chips on it as well. The wi driver is for a different manufacturer's chip set, so my guess is that the wi driver is not applicable to the Dell Wireless 1450. I hate to say this, but I don't think your card is supported. It's not listed in the HCL, even for 5.3, and it doesn't even look like there are linux drivers for it yet. On the other hand, you may just be able to use it with the ndisulator. That's a wrapper around a windows native driver for the card that lets you turn it into a FreeBSD loadable kernel object. You should be running 5.3-RELEASE or later for best results. See ndiscvt(8) and this message (you can ignore all the stuff about anon-cvs and building the supporting applications -- the NDIS stuff is standard in 5.3, and all you need to do is run ndiscvt and build your if_ndis module) http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2004-August/056835.html Also, this site is very useful if you're trying to get a laptop working under FreeBSD: http://gerda.univie.ac.at/freebsd-laptops/ Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 8 Dane Court Manor School Rd PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Tilmanstone Tel: +44 1304 617253 Kent, CT14 0JL UK signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Re: Dell WLAN 1450 laptop wireless card driver needed
--On Friday, December 24, 2004 7:56 PM -0600 Scott Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I did. The only Dell card listed is the Dell TrueMobile 1150, which I think is a fairly old card that Dell no longer sells. Dell's recent catalogues list only the Intel PRO Wireless 2100 and 2200, the Dell Wireless 1350 and 1450, and the Dell TrueMobile 300 Bluetooth. The Dell Wireless 1450, which is the card I'm trying to get to work, is made by Broadcom, and I think Broadcom makes the chips on it as well. The wi driver is for a different manufacturer's chip set, so my guess is that the wi driver is not applicable to the Dell Wireless 1450. I hate to say this, but I don't think your card is supported. It's not listed in the HCL, even for 5.3, and it doesn't even look like there are linux drivers for it yet. Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Dell WLAN 1450 laptop wireless card driver needed
Paul Schmehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote Fri Dec 24 16:25:40 2004: >--On Friday, December 24, 2004 1:54 PM -0600 Scott Bennett ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I'm looking for a driver that supports the Dell Wireless WLAN 1450 >> Dual- Band card for laptops. If anyone can point me in the right >> direction, please let me know. > >It's probably the wi driver, which should be in the default build of >"modern" FreeBSD. I don't think so, or at least it isn't obvious that that would be the right one. > >Look at man wi(4) and man wicontrol(8). I did. The only Dell card listed is the Dell TrueMobile 1150, which I think is a fairly old card that Dell no longer sells. Dell's recent catalogues list only the Intel PRO Wireless 2100 and 2200, the Dell Wireless 1350 and 1450, and the Dell TrueMobile 300 Bluetooth. The Dell Wireless 1450, which is the card I'm trying to get to work, is made by Broadcom, and I think Broadcom makes the chips on it as well. The wi driver is for a different manufacturer's chip set, so my guess is that the wi driver is not applicable to the Dell Wireless 1450. > >What do you see when you type "% wicontrol -i wi0 -o"? > wicontrol: SIOCGWAVELAN: Device not configured Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * ** * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * *-- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * ** ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Dell WLAN 1450 laptop wireless card driver needed
--On Friday, December 24, 2004 1:54 PM -0600 Scott Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm looking for a driver that supports the Dell Wireless WLAN 1450 Dual- Band card for laptops. If anyone can point me in the right direction, please let me know. It's probably the wi driver, which should be in the default build of "modern" FreeBSD. Look at man wi(4) and man wicontrol(8). What do you see when you type "% wicontrol -i wi0 -o"? Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Dell WLAN 1450 laptop wireless card driver needed
I'm looking for a driver that supports the Dell Wireless WLAN 1450 Dual- Band card for laptops. If anyone can point me in the right direction, please let me know. Thanks in advance! Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * ** * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * *-- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * ** ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: Laptop wireless card
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:57:47 -0400, stan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm going back to traveling a bit, from not traveling at all for several > years. > > I find that a lot of the motels internet access is now wireless only. > > I've got a FreeBSD STABLE laptop, and I was wondering what the best brand > of card to but for it would be? http://www.freebsd.org/releases/4.10R/hardware-i386.html#AEN1395 You may want to look here for a list of a few. and if you keep up with -STABLE (which is to say are upgrading to 5.3) you will be able to find a similar list provided for it. I cannot really speak for the "best" brand, but I used the Netgear MA401 in my last laptop and it worked while...while it lasted. It's kind of a 3 - 6 month lifespan card, but was supported and thin enough that my other pcmcia slot was open. I've moved to built-in recently and use one of the atheros chipsets. I am much more happy with this solution, personally. I've heard that the orinoco chipset is in some cards that are both high-reception and sturdy. Perhaps cards by IBM or Cisco is where to look for higher quality cards. But again, I went with the Netgear because it was like 10ish dollars on ebay. Good luck :) -- If I write a signature, my emails will appear more personalised. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Laptop wireless card
I'm going back to traveling a bit, from not traveling at all for several years. I find that a lot of the motels internet access is now wireless only. I've got a FreeBSD STABLE laptop, and I was wondering what the best brand of card to but for it would be? -- "They that would give up essential liberty for temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
