Known working Wireless cards

ebedtang

@stephenw10 It looks like i have to buy a new WiFi card. Do you have recommendations what chipset can work along with pfsense on kvm.

Last night i retested my WiFi card using various mode on kvm networking, nothing works. While my pfsense on virtualbox works like a charms.

JKnott

@ebedtang

Why not just buy a proper access point? That way you won't have to worry about finding a card that works with pfSense and you can put it in the best location. Also, many support PoE, so you don't have to worry about having AC handy,

stephenw10

Older Atheros cards work best in pfSense. I've never tried, or even considered, using one passed through to a VM though.

A real access point will work much better, yeah.

rdugaue

Anyone trying to get a stable wifi with from a internal card, do yourself a favor, like others have said, don't bother. It's a total waste of time and frustration. We went with external APs and all our stability issues and complaints have completely gone away. We ended up going with the Ubiquiti UniFi AC LR APs. It requires another VM/controller (For Captive Portal to work), but with that you can centrally manage all the APs and roaming with multiple APs works great. If it's only a single location that can be covered by one AP get a 2nd router with wifi capabilities (ASUS works well), disable dhcp and lan-to-lan it to the pfSense router.

aponomarenko

List of tested wireless cards in the BSD hardware database. The list includes both working and non-working cards, see particular probes and support statuses.

DGCasino

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link22

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burlinwa

Note- Linksys WUSB6300 USB WIFI Adapter installs Plug&Play
I was hoping since you are making this list, although this is an old thread that the Pfsense hardware list might add wireless devices that work by last apparent date of make and model.
Searching "Chiptsets" is much more difficult of a task then verified user reporting of working product specifics.

hostb0@pci0:0:0:0:	class=0x060000 card=0x20158086 chip=0x59048086 rev=0x08 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = HOST-PCI
vgapci0@pci0:0:2:0:	class=0x030000 card=0x22128086 chip=0x59068086 rev=0x07 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    class      = display
    subclass   = VGA
none0@pci0:0:8:0:	class=0x088000 card=0x20158086 chip=0x19118086 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Xeon E3-1200 v5/v6 / E3-1500 v5 / 6th/7th/8th Gen Core Processor Gaussian Mixture Model'
    class      = base peripheral
xhci0@pci0:0:20:0:	class=0x0c0330 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d2f8086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP USB 3.0 xHCI Controller'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = USB
none1@pci0:0:20:2:	class=0x118000 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d318086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem'
    class      = dasp
none2@pci0:0:22:0:	class=0x078000 card=0x19998086 chip=0x9d3a8086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP CSME HECI'
    class      = simple comms
ahci0@pci0:0:23:0:	class=0x010601 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d038086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP SATA Controller [AHCI mode]'
    class      = mass storage
    subclass   = SATA
pcib1@pci0:0:28:0:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d128086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
pcib2@pci0:0:28:3:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d138086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
pcib3@pci0:0:28:4:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d148086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
pcib4@pci0:0:28:5:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d158086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
pcib5@pci0:0:29:0:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d188086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
pcib6@pci0:0:29:1:	class=0x060400 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d198086 rev=0xf1 hdr=0x01
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-PCI
isab0@pci0:0:31:0:	class=0x060100 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d4e8086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point LPC Controller/eSPI Controller'
    class      = bridge
    subclass   = PCI-ISA
none3@pci0:0:31:2:	class=0x058000 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d218086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP PMC'
    class      = memory
hdac0@pci0:0:31:3:	class=0x040300 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d718086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio'
    class      = multimedia
    subclass   = HDA
none4@pci0:0:31:4:	class=0x0c0500 card=0x72708086 chip=0x9d238086 rev=0x21 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Sunrise Point-LP SMBus'
    class      = serial bus
    subclass   = SMBus
igb0@pci0:1:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
    class      = network
    subclass   = ethernet
igb1@pci0:2:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
    class      = network
    subclass   = ethernet
igb2@pci0:3:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
    class      = network
    subclass   = ethernet
igb3@pci0:4:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
    class      = network
    subclass   = ethernet
igb4@pci0:5:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
    class      = network
    subclass   = ethernet
igb5@pci0:6:0:0:	class=0x020000 card=0x00008086 chip=0x15398086 rev=0x03 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'I211 Gigabit Network Connection'
    class      = network
    subclass   = ethernet

stephenw10

A USB device like that will not be shown by pciconf. Try using:

usbconfig dump_device_desc

Steve

burlinwa

@stephenw10 The akisimit is blocking posting results. I did try to give feedback.

stephenw10

I upvoted your posts to give you a higher rep value. Try again.

burlinwa

@stephenw10 I tried, same error.

stephenw10

Try again now, your rep is >5. Or just post it to pastebin or a similar site and link to it.

burlinwa

@stephenw10
I'll try pastebin as it failed again.

burlinwa

@burlinwa ```
Hello,
Here is the pastebin link.
USB plugged in devices are a :
Dell Keyboard
Linksys WUSB6300
Sabrent USB to NIC 2.5GB adapter

The Linksys and Sabrent both appear to be plug & play
The linksys showed up under wireless section.

The Sabrent needs speed tested.
I am not sure if it installed ok, but mmight be limited in full capabilities.

[USB Devices- Linksys WUSB6300 and Sabrent USB NIC 2.5GB] https://pastebin.com/zTwQmwsp

stephenw10

Yes, that's a Realtek device supported by rtwn(4).
It supports hostap mode, you could set that up as an access point.

Steve

burlinwa

@stephenw10 OK Sounds good.
I'll have to find info on setting that up.

I did set it up once already, but I could not figure out how to configure it so it is using my WAN connection with the Linksys device ( User error , I know! LOL)
I got the TP-Linp AP working as well, but same issue ... it is not bridge with my WAN connection so I cannot actually get internet, just connected to WIRELESS connection from my PC.
I'll try again...but am going slower this time and doing backups and making notes in between changes as I am a noob, and had to wipe&reinstall 3 times already. The last time I tried the wireless, it messed something up with my WAN connection and pfsense would not detect it again.
My issue is I am in need of learning the bridging or networks across segments being able to talk to each other and share data. ( It's a home lab, I am not concerned about lan and dmz data.)
Thanks for your fast replies Stephen!

provels

Atheros AR9485 (HP p/n AR5B125) as AP

ath0@pci0:5:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x02081028 chip=0x0032168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Qualcomm Atheros'
device = 'AR9485 Wireless Network Adapter'
class = network

Found these settings (~~somewhere~~) to fix the "stuck beacon" error:
Here it is - Forum Post

hw.ath.bstuck 16
hw.ath.longcal 30
hw.ath.rxbuf 2048
hw.ath.txbuf 896
hw.ath.txbuf_mgmt 80
~~net.inet.tcp.inflight.max 1073725440~~ Invalid
~~net.inet.tcp.inflight.min 3584~~ Invalid

(but always open to suggestions...)

Dobby_

SparkLan WPEA-127N
hostap - AP mode support
Atheros AR9380 - miniPCIe (full-size)
pfSense+ 23.05 Release on PC Engines APU6B4

ath0@pci0:5:0:0:        class=0x028000 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x168c device=0x0030 subvendor=0x168c subdevice=0x3112
    vendor     = 'Qualcomm Atheros'
    device     = 'AR93xx Wireless Network Adapter'
    class      = network

Compex WLE200NX
hostap - AP mode support
Atheros AR9280 - miniPCIe (full-size)
pfSense 2.7.0 Development on PC Engines APU4D4

ath0@pci0:5:0:0:        class=0x028000 rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 vendor=0x168c device=0x002a subvendor=0x168c subdevice=0x3099
    vendor     = 'Qualcomm Atheros'
    device     = 'AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express)'
    class      = network

provels

Samsung WIS08BG2X LinkStick Wireless LAN Adapter (Ralink)
(Originally provided with my 2008 Samsung LCD TV)
Working in hostap mode, B/G only.
I never throw anything out!

rum0 on uhub0
rum0: <Abocom 802.11 bg WLAN, class 0/0, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 1> on usbus0
rum0: MAC/BBP RT2573 (rev 0x2573a), RF RT2528