From owner-freebsd-mobile Wed Mar 27 17: 7: 5 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from hotmail.com (oe44.pav2.hotmail.com [64.4.36.16]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2F0CF37B400 for ; Wed, 27 Mar 2002 17:07:02 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 27 Mar 2002 17:07:02 -0800 X-Originating-IP: [4.21.138.84] From: "The Jetman" To: "FreeBSD Mobile" References: <20020326184853.39093.qmail@web21103.mail.yahoo.com> <3CA0C932.9060906@isi.edu> Subject: Re: wireless nic on two OS ? Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 20:11:08 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Mar 2002 01:07:02.0061 (UTC) FILETIME=[DE40CDD0:01C1D5F4] Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lars Eggert" To: "Vinod" Cc: Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2002 14:17 PM Subject: Re: wireless nic on two OS ? > The only persistent information is usually WEP keys. So "maybe", if your > other settings happen to be whatever your card vendor picked as their > default in Windows. > > (Not really a question for -net, though.) > > Vinod wrote: > > Can a wireless NIC be configured for two operating > > systems at the same time? I have one configured for > > freebsd right now.will make the machine dual bootable > > with windows2000 soon.so was wondering.I know my card > > will start functioning when it boots up for > > freebsd.will it do the same when it boots up for > > windows? I think it should but just wanted somebody to > > confirm it before i start. > > Thanks, > > Vinod > > It does work. I can't speak about all cards, but I routinely reboot my FBSD 4.5-RELEASE system back to the original Win98 gateway all the time, w/ an Orinoco Silver PCMCIA->ISA CardBus setup....Jet =============== From the desk of Jethro Wright, III ================ + It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a + + warning to others. + === jetman516@hotmail.com =============================== Anon === To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message