Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:37:21 -0700 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net> Cc: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>, FreeBSD Mobile Mailing List <freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: can I use wireless & wired cards together? Message-ID: <20050616173721.GA26921@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20050615234241.GC2796@odin.ac.hmc.edu> References: <20050615233342.GA23884@thought.org> <20050615234241.GC2796@odin.ac.hmc.edu>
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On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 04:42:41PM -0700, Brooks Davis wrote: > On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 04:33:42PM -0700, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > Sorry if this is a really dumb question, but can I buy a > > wireless NIC card for my 5.3 ThinkPad and have it > > Just-Work? If not, how/where do I configure? The 10-100 > > card I've had since last July works flawlessly with my CAT5. > > Yes, as long as it's supported and you can deal with the fighting dhcp > settings issue if you use both at once on DHCP networks. On 5.x I'd > recommend an atheros card based on the AR5210 or AR5211. If you're will > to try 6.x, any Atheros card will work. > My orig ^Subject line prob'ly should have read: "Can I just plug in a wifi card (and pull out my wired)?" I'm assuming that my Intel 10-100 card is unplugged and that I have a wifi (say, AR5211) inserted; will I be able to use my 600E at the library or Starbucks (or other hotspots)? In other words, will a wireless DHCP configuration *work*? If so, then it makes sense to take my ThinkPad along when I go out. gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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