Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 08:10:39 -0800 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: Aidan Whyte <aidanwhyte@eircom.net> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: supported 802.11a pcmcia cards Message-ID: <41F7C0FF.1090900@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <001a01c50395$a578b950$2201040a@moriarty> References: <001a01c50395$a578b950$2201040a@moriarty>
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Aidan Whyte wrote: > Hi everyone, I'm back to bug you a bit more unfortunately :) > > I've been looking at 802.11a pc-cards for freebsd, but I'm rather confused as to what exactly is > supported. Under the ath driver, there's a list ( > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ath&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+5.3-RELEASE&format=html ) > of supported cards, with a note at the end saying an up to date list can be found here ( > http://customerproducts.atheros.com/customerproducts ). The confusion arises because far more cards > appear in the atheros list - in fact, it appears like it may be the entire atheros range of wireless > products. > > So, is the list in the ath man page exhaustive for currently supported ath cards, or should I work > off the atheros.com link when checking to see if cards are supported? Any Atheros-based PCI/Cardbus card currently in the retail channels will work with the driver in current (though I just saw an add for a card with the MIMO/TGh part that I haven't tested). The support in 5.3-RELEASE is >1 year old and does not handle some of the more recent parts. I have no plan to backport code to 5.x because the changes are massive and would break API's that are frozen for the life of the 5.x releases. Sam
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