Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 09:21:41 -0700 From: Freddie Cash <fcash@ocis.net> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wireless card recommendation for laptop Message-ID: <200509210921.42029.fcash@ocis.net> In-Reply-To: <09388C0A-043A-4451-8E61-80CDB0CFC7FD@vcsnyc.org> References: <BAY109-F2367FBF2917DB0A7CFB8008B940@phx.gbl> <20050921151545.6539b7f5.lists@yazzy.org> <09388C0A-043A-4451-8E61-80CDB0CFC7FD@vcsnyc.org>
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On September 21, 2005 07:55 am, Brad Schonhorst wrote: > On Sep 21, 2005, at 9:15 AM, Marcin Jessa wrote: > > On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:58:11 +0200 > > "anon anon" <anonymous_messiah@hotmail.com> 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. > Just be prepared to run FreeBSD 6. In my experience, Atheros support > in 5.x is not good. Much work has been put into the ath driver since > then. While 6.0 has the best wireless support, especially for Atheros, 5.3 and 5.4 work nicely with most Atheros cards. Just not the new AR5213 chips. I've used a D-LINK DWL-G650 rev. B, NetGEAR WG511T (both CardBus), and the built-in mini-PCI AR5212 in a Toshiba Satellite A60 laptop quite successfully with 5.2.1, 5.3, and 5.4. Using WEP and WPA-PSK. -- Freddie Cash fcash@ocis.net
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