Re: Belkin wi-fi USB dongle

[hans dinsen-hansen <hansdinsenhansen%gmail.com@localhost>]

On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 2:08 PM, Tobias Nygren <tnn%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:26:44 -0600
> "Larson, Timothy E." <TELarson%west.com@localhost> wrote:
>
>> Found one of those USB/wifi dongles from Belkin (model F5D7050, I think*) at 
>> a good price, and my question is whether or not it is supported under NetBSD.
>
> Hi,
>
> I would be wary about that device. Depending on specific revision
> number I think it can be either a ral(4), a bwi(4) or a zyd(4).
> If you can get the ralink version chances are it will work.
> The other drivers seem to lack some features.
>
> -Tobias
>

Hi list,Tim, and Tobias.
I have not been able to get my ral-dongle to use wpa_supplicant(1).  I
have been told that it works with WEP-encoding.

I have postet a Problem Report #42581 (bin), but perhaps it should
have been one about the kernel.(?)

Hans