Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN Supported on FreeBSD-8.0?

[S Roberts]

Hello Oliver,
      Thanks for the response.

On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:35:27 +0200
"O.Herold" <oliver at akephalos.de> wrote:

> Am Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:22:46 +0100
> schrieb S Roberts <stacey at vickiandstacey.com>:
> 
> > Hello,
> >      The wireless nic on my laptop is the Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN.
> > Is this card supported in FreeBSD as present? 
> > 
> > I checked the FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE Hardware Notes (at
> > http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.0R/hardware.html#WLAN), and I
> > don't see the Intel WiFi Link 5100AGN actually listed. 
> > 
> > Looking at the online manpage for iwn, it is actually titled "Intel
> > Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN IEEE 802.11n driver", but then again, I
> > also noted that that manpage is timestamped April 13, 2008 and is
> > tagged for FreeBSD-7.2.
> > 
> > I'd some help, please.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > S Roberts
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > freebsd-hardware at freebsd.org mailing list
> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hardware
> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to
> > "freebsd-hardware-unsubscribe at freebsd.org"
> 
> 
> You have to use 8-stable, then you get support for this kind of
> adapter.
> 

Understood - install 8-REL, the cvsup to 8-Stable.

Thanks again.

Regards,

S Roberts

> Cheers, Oliver