Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 07:25:00 -0700 From: Waitman Gobble <gobble.wa@gmail.com> To: Joshua Isom <jrisom@gmail.com> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Hardware recommendations, not "enterprise" budget. Message-ID: <CAFuo_fxCNf0=DxdWdHcqR2KOYP960eLj2SRLay4UfpN8eJbOiQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <508F6C3D.5030104@gmail.com> References: <508F6C3D.5030104@gmail.com>
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On Oct 29, 2012 10:57 PM, "Joshua Isom" <jrisom@gmail.com> wrote: > > Soon I'll be purchasing a wireless N card for my current FreeBSD system since I'm not yet ready to add ethernet to my house. What would be the current recommendations for using wireless N on FreeBSD? My router is a Linksys E2000, which supports 2.4GHz and 5GHz but not concurrently. Supporting 5GHz is a strong preference but I doubt I'll have much luck getting everything else to work at 5GHz. > > I'm also thinking of an HTPC. For low power and mostly silent hardware, what's the best? > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Hi Joshua, >From my experience an Atheros or Ralink chipset is generally going to be the best way to go. Not sure about your system, or what type of device you are considering, but if its going to be a USB dongle id go with Ralink chipset device. Waitman Gobble San Jose California
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