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It's just `pkg install wifibox` ... The only dependencies are bhyve and socat. It is actually a very simple and elegant solution to an horrible problem.
by sunshine-o 11mo ago
It's just `pkg install wifibox` ...
The only dependencies are bhyve and socat.
It is actually a very simple and elegant solution to an horrible problem.
- Lammy 11mo agoAnd it won't even be necessary for many people since a lot of work has gone into FreeBSD's Wi-Fi support recently: https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/improving-and-debugging-freebsds-intel-wi-fi-support-cheng-cuis-key-role-in-the-iwlwifi-project/ https://freebsdfoundation.org/blog/improving-and-debugging-f... Personally even as a FreeBSD fanperson I wouldn't want to rely on wifibox no matter how elegant it is to use. It would forever irritate the “omg ugly hack” part of my brain lol I installed FreeBSD 14.3 on my Framework Laptop 12 and the stock Intel AX211 Wi-Fi card Just Worked™ out of the box in FreeBSD 14.3 after a `fwget` to download the proprietary firmware blobs (removed from base between 14.2 and 14.3, FYI) while USB-tethered to my Android with a simple `dhclient ue0`: - https://i.imgur.com/vulqdvc.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/vulqdvc.jpeg - https://i.imgur.com/S6OcWMA.jpeg https://i.imgur.com/S6OcWMA.jpeg