Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:42:38 -0700 From: Waitman Gobble <gobble.wa@gmail.com> To: Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Seeking WiFi card supporting hostap Message-ID: <CAFuo_fyF0u3T9XqJLoBj5DgHBvM-8qxLKiZJbuAE9aBq7wdk%2Bw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4935ace9-97ee-461c-aae8-95d42ab308be@fjl.co.uk>
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On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 1:05 PM Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> wrote: > > Can anyone point me to a PCIe (or possibly USB) WiFi NIC that supports > hostap, that I can actually buy? Link to Amazon UK or similar appreciated. > > I believe the best choice may be something based on the Qualcomm Atheros > AR9380. Finding a card for sale that says it's base on this chip is, > however, proving difficult. They're all "super-fast" or "mega-fast" or > "ultra-fast" but the silicon doesn't feature in the description. If you > know of a card but you're not sure it will probably be connected using > the ath driver, or run ifconfig and see if HOSTAP is one of the flags. > > Any pointers much appreciated. > > Thanks, Frank. > > > > > It's been ages but I recall only finding one that does host ap, and my memory is it was the usb dongle raspberry pi sold before they had wifi... might check ebay. -- Waitman Gobble 650-209-2610home | help
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