Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 08:53:00 -0700 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Chuck Burns <break19@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dual-band 802.11n support, in AP mode? Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmo=uCmZP132gbAgBqO0gNXxiBgy-L1Z6pK8oKmDHAV3dLQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <50685552.7090905@gmail.com> References: <50685552.7090905@gmail.com>
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Hi, Your best bet is to buy one of the supported Atheros 802.11n NICs - AR5416, AR9160, AR9220. AR9285 didn't come in a PCI flavour. The AR9227 is a PCI version of the AR9287, but it's 2GHz only. You can find PCI D-Link adaptors that have either AR9220 or AR5416 NICs in them. Be sure it's "dual band". Otherwise you could hunt down a PCI->MiniPCI cradle and use that. There are a lot more mini-PCI NICs out thre. Adrian On 30 September 2012 07:21, Chuck Burns <break19@gmail.com> wrote: > Subject pretty much says it all. > > I am in the market for a supported dual-band 802.11n wifi adapter, that can > be used with FreeBSD to run as an access point. > > I have an old athlonxp 2000 that I intend to make into a custom router, but > need to find a PCI (not PCI-e) or USB2.x adapter that I can use to provide > wireless service to my home. > > I have 2 gigabit cards in the box already, as well as an external 5port > gigabit switch.. > > I also have a single-band 2.4ghz .11n router currently, that I am using as > an AP-only, but I would like to support the 5ghz band. > > I am open to the idea of simply replacing the router with a dual-band AP.. > but I would prefer a PCI adapter. > > Any ideas on supported chipsets/adapters that meet these requirements? > > Thanks, > Chuck Burns <break19@gmail.com> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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