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    randomaustralian
    last edited by Aug 8, 2017, 8:40 AM

    was hoping either:

    BL-WN2210 300Mbps Wireless N USB Adapter  – http://www.lb-link.cn/products-detail.php?ProId=20

    or

    Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 -- https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/89450/Intel-Dual-Band-Wireless-AC-3165

    would be compatible with pfsense as i have both and i cant seem ot find any information of either being supported yet.

    thanks

    2 x UP board, 4GB RAM + 64 GB eMMC w/ vesa case (http://up-shop.org/)
    1x UP^2 Pentium Quad Core, 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC w/ vesa case (pfSense)
    1x UP Core Plus E3950, 8GB RAM, 64GB EMMC+ Net Plus i210-IT
    1x Dell Power Edge R510
    2x Dell Power Edge R610

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      s_mason16
      last edited by Aug 8, 2017, 5:57 PM

      I've been told 802.11 AC is not supported by freebsd yet, so not on any of it's distributions like pfsense.

      Here is the supported devices list for freebsd.

      The best and most common answer will be to buy an external WAP and use that for BEST results.

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        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by Aug 8, 2017, 11:25 PM

        The Intel 3165 should be supported by the iwm(4) driver. But that's not in current pfSense because it didn't appear until FreeBSD 11.

        It is in 2.4 snapshots though thgat are built on 11: https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-src/blob/devel-11/sys/dev/iwm/if_iwm.c#L5525

        However it does not support hostap mode so you can't use it as an access point.

        The LB-LInk BL-WN2210 looks to use the rtl8192cu chipset which should be supported by the urtwn(4) driver in current pfSense. It does appear to be able to operate in hostap mode.

        However I would always recommend using an external access point if you can. I have never personally used either of the above devices.

        Steve

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          randomaustralian
          last edited by Aug 9, 2017, 10:29 AM

          many thanks fo rhte information stephenw10

          2 x UP board, 4GB RAM + 64 GB eMMC w/ vesa case (http://up-shop.org/)
          1x UP^2 Pentium Quad Core, 8GB RAM, 128GB eMMC w/ vesa case (pfSense)
          1x UP Core Plus E3950, 8GB RAM, 64GB EMMC+ Net Plus i210-IT
          1x Dell Power Edge R510
          2x Dell Power Edge R610

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            monstermania
            last edited by Aug 10, 2017, 11:47 AM

            Hi,
            in the past i had used some USB wifi devices with RALINK RT5370 chipset. Most of them work in AP mode, but some won't do this very long.  ;) They run very hot and died after some days/weeks.
            And also only 54 Mbit!

            So i prefer to use an external AP!

            best regards
            Dirk

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