From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 16 17:33:27 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C02716A41C for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 17:33:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3D5443D53 for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 17:33:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j5GHbM1e026977; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:37:23 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j5GHbLZi026976; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:37:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:37:21 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Brooks Davis Message-ID: <20050616173721.GA26921@thought.org> References: <20050615233342.GA23884@thought.org> <20050615234241.GC2796@odin.ac.hmc.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050615234241.GC2796@odin.ac.hmc.edu> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 18++ years of service to the Unix community Cc: Gary Kline , FreeBSD Mobile Mailing List Subject: Re: can I use wireless & wired cards together? X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 17:33:27 -0000 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