From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 21 13:35:42 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 4A8D316A41F for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:35:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from m21.unixathome.org (m21.unixathome.org [205.150.199.217]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDD2743D45 for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:35:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dan@langille.org) Received: from localhost (localhost [205.150.199.217]) by m21.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1EB9FBFB3 for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:35:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from m21.unixathome.org ([205.150.199.217]) by localhost (m21.unixathome.org [205.150.199.217]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 25971-03 for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:35:41 -0400 (EDT) Received: from bast.unixathome.org (bast.unixathome.org [70.26.229.230]) by m21.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C17E9BFB1 for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:35:40 -0400 (EDT) Received: from wocker (wocker.unixathome.org [10.55.0.99]) by bast.unixathome.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 79ED53D3B for ; Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:35:40 -0400 (EDT) From: "Dan Langille" To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:35:40 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4331296C.30519.E5549A5@localhost> Priority: normal X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.21c) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-description: Mail message body X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p10 (Debian) at unixathome.org Subject: swapping wireless NICs 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: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 13:35:42 -0000 On 21 Sep 2005 at 15:15, Marcin Jessa wrote: > On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:58:11 +0200 > "anon anon" wrote: > > > Im currently looking to purchase a wireless card, preferably mini-pci for my > > thinkpad R40. Are there any well supported mpi/pcmcia cards for fbsd. > > Please don_t mention the cisco mpi350 as this card has not worked for me > > since 4.10. This card only works for about 5 minutes or until it is placed > > under reasonable load. It then timeouts and cannot be brought up unless the > > system is power cycled. And yes, I have downgraded the firmware to 5.00.1 > > or whatever it is numerous times. I need a card that is known to work > > without problems under 5.x. > > Use an Atheros based card. This brings up something I have been thinking about. Someone mentioned that the ipw problems I've been having on my T41 could be resolved by changing ton an Atheros based NIC. Question: have you replaced your wireless NIC? On my T41 it is internal. I'm told it's a matter of replacing it. I understand, but haven't looked into buying an Atheros NIC and putting it in my Thinkpad, but seeing as I'm going to be in the US next week, I might just pick one up while I'm there. Comments please. -- Dan Langille : http://www.langille.org/ BSDCan - The Technical BSD Conference - http://www.bsdcan.org/