Re: Small USB WiFi adapter supported by NetBSD

[jmitchel%bigjar.com@localhost]

> On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 10:08 PM,  <jmitchel%bigjar.com@localhost> wrote:
>> Does anyone have information about a small USB Wifi adapter that is
>> supported by NetBSD 6.0_BETA (or later)? I have a very small (1"
>> exposed)
>> Realtek adapter (RTL8191S) that's recognized by Ubuntu, but it isn't
>> (yet)
>> supported by NetBSD.
>
> In the interest of getting you a quick answer rather than a correct
> answer, I just tried something with a relatively current NetBSD
> machine (current within the last few days):
>
> urtwn0 at uhub1 port 1
> urtwn0: Realtek 802.11n WLAN Adapter, rev 2.00/2.00, addr 2
> urtwn0: MAC/BB RTL8188CUS, RF 6052 1T1R, address 80:1f:02:0f:ce:fb
> urtwn0: 1 rx pipe, 2 tx pipes
> urtwn0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
> urtwn0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps
> 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
> urtwn0: failed loadfirmware of file urtwn-rtl8192cfwT (error 2)
> urtwn0: cannot assign link-local address
> urtwn0: failed loadfirmware of file urtwn-rtl8192cfwT (error 2)
> urtwn0: failed loadfirmware of file urtwn-rtl8192cfwT (error 2)
> urtwn0: cannot assign link-local address
>
> This is not the same as yours, nor do I know if it even works since
> I'm at work right now.
>
> The adapter is labeled as an Edimax EW-7811Un, I bought it because it
> was really cheap, very small, and it can never hurt to have a backup.
> I don't really use it.
>
> The man page for urtwn doesn't list your chip as supported on my
> machine, but I didn't look at the code to decide if this is really the
> case.
>
> Andy
>

Unfortunately, my adapter doesn't work with a current kernel as of 5/27.
But I bought one of the Edimax adapters and will try it when it comes in
and report. Thanks for the info.

Jason M.