From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 22 22:02:23 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 992F037B401 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:02:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from dns1.vizion2000.net (dns1.vizion2000.net [64.58.171.82]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4B9943F75 for ; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:02:22 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from vizion@ixpres.com) Received: from vizion (dns1.la.xref.us [66.80.181.21]) by dns1.vizion2000.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with SMTP id h3N5QVb00217; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:26:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from vizion@ixpres.com) Message-ID: <006401c30951$b340b870$15b55042@vizion2000.net> From: "vizion communication" To: , References: <200304211031.aa06455@banana.critchley.biz> <200304210911.51382.wes@softweyr.com> Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 21:34:50 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Subject: Re: Annother Wireless network card annother problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2003 05:02:23 -0000 Now I have theNetgear card firmware updated (thanks everyone, especially Doug Barton, for the all help) this PCI card seems to perform extremely well and shows every intention of being reliable. I will give more feedback after it has een up for a few weeks (I hope) David ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wes Peters" To: ; Cc: "vizion communication" Sent: Monday, April 21, 2003 9:11 AM Subject: Re: Annother Wireless network card annother problem > On Monday 21 April 2003 02:31, john@critchley.biz wrote: > > Um, this seems to be all over the place - which mailing list *SHOULD* > > this topic be on? > > Probably on -questions; I'll send it back there. > > You screwed up the attributions somehow. I wrote this: > > > >I also have a Lucent Orinoco Silver PCCard > > > and a Belkin F5D6020 PCCard. I don't use the Belkin much because my > > > battery life is noticeably shorter than with the NetGear card. > > > > I have a Belkin F5D6020 which is giving me trouble - although I am > > trying to use it with a Belkin F5D6000 PCI adapter - here's what the wi > > driver has to say about them: > > > > wi0: port 0xa400-0xa43f,0xa800-0xa87f mem > > 0xf4000000-0xf4000fff irq 12 at device 10.0 on pci0 wi0: > > CSR_READ_2(WI_HFA384X_SWSUPPORT0_OFF) wanted 18989, got 0 > > device_probe_and_attach: wi0 attach returned 6 > > You don't mention which version of FreeBSD you're using. Many of the PCI > bridges on the 802.11 PCI adapters are not supported, or not well > supported, on FreeBSD 4.x. I think some of them might have better > support on 5.x, but I haven't tried WiFi there, and if I do, it'll be > with with the Aironet PCI card. > > You might want to look into a PCCard bridge that is known good for > whatever release you're running. Sorry, I don't have any advice to give > on that front, I haven't looked at those things for at least 5 years. > > -- > > Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket? > > Wes Peters wes@softweyr.com > >