What is a good wireless N usb adapter for pfSense 2.2?
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I currently have a TP-Link TL-WN722N, which I bought to use as an AP because it has an Atheros chipset. I thought that the Atheros would work because it is well supported in the new FreeBSD, but I can't seem to get it to work.
I bought it because I need a wireless-N adapter that has a detachable antenna and can be used as an AP, and now I can't find one. Do any of you know of a USB wireless adapter that meets the mentioned criteria?
Thanks!
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Hi,
this works with G capable only, or it doesn't work at all?
I want same USB Wifi-N card, but I didn't find. :(Thanks
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Concensus is that USB wireless is lackluster at best. RALink 3070/3072 works, but not very fast and it is 802.11BGN/2.4ghz only.
https://www.freebsd.org/relnotes/CURRENT/hardware/support.html#wlan
(Note:pfSense uses 10.1, not current)Atheros's usb chipset AR9271 is not yet supported under ath(4). On your tpwink
https://wiki.freebsd.org/dev/ath_hal(4)/HardwareSupport -
If you get an access point that connects to pfSense over ethernet you don't have to worry about compatibility at all ever.
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Whenever you see the letters "USB", consider it not the best solution.
For disk, for ethernet, for wireless, for whatever. Look for another solution if possible.
