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Title: Intel Wireless 3165 support
Post by: zanga on November 23, 2017, 10:36:01 am

Hi,

I'm trying to install opnsense on a new device, but apparently this chipset is not supported by default(might be too new).

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root@wifi-guest:~ # sysctl -n net.wlan.devices

root@wifi-guest:~ # pciconf -vl
none2@pci0:4:0:0:       class=0x028000 card=0x40108086 chip=0x31658086 rev=0x81 hdr=0x00
    vendor     = 'Intel Corporation'
    device     = 'Wireless 3165'
    class      = network

I am running the latest version available and also did an update on the system.
Any thoughts are welcome!

Thanks !

Title: Re: Intel Wireless 3165 support
Post by: monstermania on November 23, 2017, 12:17:53 pm

Hi,
the Intel 3165 Wifi chipset should be supportet by the iwm(4) driver.
https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=iwm&sektion=4

But i think that only client mode will be supported by the driver! So you can't use this wifi card to offer an AP on OPNsense.

best regards
Dirk

Title: Re: Intel Wireless 3165 support
Post by: zanga on November 23, 2017, 04:27:00 pm

Hi,

Thanks for your reply !
Guess I would have to find another card to replace this one with.

Title: Re: Intel Wireless 3165 support
Post by: monstermania on November 24, 2017, 08:38:27 am

I suggest to use an extrenal AP!  ;)
The best 'FreeBSD-supported' wifi cards are with Atheros 9280/9380 chipset (i.e. Compex WLE200NX or AzureWave AW-NE772).

Title: Re: Intel Wireless 3165 support
Post by: zanga on February 19, 2018, 01:43:22 pm

Thanks monstermania, is there any USB adapter that you could recommend ?

Title: Re: Intel Wireless 3165 support
Post by: monstermania on February 20, 2018, 08:54:29 am

Quote from: zanga on February 19, 2018, 01:43:22 pm

Thanks monstermania, is there any USB adapter that you could recommend ?

I've used usb wifi into my old OPNsense box for more than one year without any problems.
I use devices with Ralink Chipsets (RT2800, RT5370). But i can't suggest any conrete device or manufactur.
I did this one time for another forum user who asked me for that. So he bought the suggestet device and it won't work, because meantime the company changed the hardware an use another chipset!  :( 

Sorry for that, so you have to look by yourself to find a concrete device.
And be aware that the freebsd driver for ralink devices (run) only supports 802.11g (54Mbit).
Take a look on the manpage: https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?run(4) (https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?run(4))
There are some suggestions for running devices.

best regards
Dirk

Title: Re: Intel Wireless 3165 support
Post by: zanga on February 20, 2018, 09:25:57 am

Many thanks Dirk !

I also tested another AIO PC with a RT3070 based wifi card which is was working flawlessly. But now I have a new box this unsupported card which is why I would like to add a USB adapter.

I noticed RT5370 based usb adapters are fairly inexpensive so I will give them a try.