From nobody Tue Mar 31 10:02:46 2026 X-Original-To: questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4flNwN01ggz6WdDh for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:03:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carlavilla@freebsd.org) Received: from smtp.freebsd.org (smtp.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::24b:4]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.freebsd.org", Issuer "R13" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4flNwM6F16z3vCb for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:02:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carlavilla@freebsd.org) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1774951379; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=cIUOpLMyicm/Z56sntyPR6wqG+KRjlwujXN9ri2c8mU=; b=kKNFJS4MaOYtvmY90I9m1+Hx6pfu/6myxa11i88+lCkbxtvuw7wInWG89pn6+qacaWXKxn 92Rv61PetqmGV/ghfK7ipspW3d7i8tOgJ/7u22vbIQPbkBpfqrkNOU2TermKAiAx0tVnD3 hzO31+QCz2byRcyRqnD22SBALsLeftHpaTlJsOi7VVVSS8ZcwrAmtyNrq0kcQdzes+PT4U FNdDLAWdt2TZ2LmQmHNhZQ6DDpv70zAGl5sLkkbjKxPouHqOxhmAs5jby+HyZ0uxqYeBTS UNr5vKsjX01hIylRJp1IGH9GXGVZrUwjXc6zHLufanrNrzfmr9cw4MUf74vXZA== ARC-Seal: i=1; s=dkim; d=freebsd.org; t=1774951379; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=psd6YQH6yXSC84cwjmPivttrUTDRtMk5DNfiP/2mEkRXQQ+04GJuM+fPny/UQQkhh0sSGO DQYU+W7x9srVuR5ZiYXg0RMRwAlR6D5lZr3l2LYYuBXJkU20962o74IPkmzmCDsthf/SGx Uu4MZAvJ86h5ZxRxwgyeBSitFfiIvOnaxq8+kTfVg7CCGFtsIDEn9U/EtrfiqwLCQ0qGKO VWzW3bR/Qq5oGQRkHINfWqwPJxLJ/VBuAp40hq9Qo35acS5fPUktYTDoRoGBk7puXz3T6H 0HSTAXxa61IsrGJXv5azXUyF7AV8qq7ZhJ/V4xVwNZB1IkaUZFmWV6K/RGoJrg== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx1.freebsd.org; none ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=freebsd.org; s=dkim; t=1774951379; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=cIUOpLMyicm/Z56sntyPR6wqG+KRjlwujXN9ri2c8mU=; b=qD1fMUTqfCHKBTp41i70PvQ4Jw8lV8Qxv44fNzqQ/K+Qv7VL1p7/g9AJGalQEtIegqMxy8 ANd12v15kM60CCSK/LCLLHWgLqsAjGMNLjZdzKZzmuzespHJ+fZ5ndrs8BWRwcaKq539ti Cd1jZiHMC/d7EUHteJypaeMWORJQ95tZk+piVjc8sqNmWnNIlwi+gGLxT9K4kTOpUY6H8s At5DjG5xSocGCP7TFbmx4+iUz9B3JydPucMBF/FgBTlJddEZIriNGKHKV0/IHWVHAcos7j Mho01J5pPy1RhLbuHyqjRiGkmr0/r6hDrsgogNcu2hVx4iKzHxsQvXIaysL/1g== Received: from mail-qv1-f41.google.com (mail-qv1-f41.google.com [209.85.219.41]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "WR4" (verified OK)) (Authenticated sender: carlavilla) by smtp.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 4flNwM5dpbz13yS for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:02:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from carlavilla@freebsd.org) Received: by mail-qv1-f41.google.com with SMTP id 6a1803df08f44-8a08fa355a1so31022586d6.0 for ; Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:02:59 -0700 (PDT) X-Gm-Message-State: AOJu0Yyup8KEkLmp5x1ptq+i9SSn1OUSxwC/z9DV4EThVEFTa9dkzBvW 75R3k4XYfMG0TxKDAwDRJya07Uteaaay8F3S0PW23mneTXxrbBb7Lt1n7O3AKxb2/wKeOINuhqA xSeYV98qY8gEAAAv67GsQb2WNBGLONa8= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6214:3f8d:b0:89c:61a0:6fe7 with SMTP id 6a1803df08f44-89ce8d3ae75mr242457086d6.17.1774951378991; Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:02:58 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: User questions List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <4935ace9-97ee-461c-aae8-95d42ab308be@fjl.co.uk> In-Reply-To: From: Sergio Carlavilla Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:02:46 +0200 X-Gmail-Original-Message-ID: X-Gm-Features: AQROBzCBUWzQgPp84cPf-lceWr3oG1L_CIY2i8i2GpYOcBGMLCisEGzMMAkVuyY Message-ID: Subject: Re: [List] Re: Seeking WiFi card supporting hostap To: Frank Leonhardt Cc: questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000007041b5064e4f1232" --0000000000007041b5064e4f1232 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 11:49=E2=80=AFAM Frank Leonhardt wrote: > On 31/03/2026 00:42, Waitman Gobble wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 1:05=E2=80=AFPM Frank Leonhardt 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. > > Thanks. > > I've read some notes to say that Atheros support is lagging, and FreeBSD > 15 has a partial update to the newer chips so suspect I'll have to use an > older one if stable. At least they're cheap! But I can't locate a PCIe ca= rd. > > The QCNFA222 module for laptops seems to be well supported for a fiver, > but only goes up to 802.11n (which is probably okay). There is also a wor= ld > of laptop -> PCIe adapters I wasn't aware of, and the GLOTRENDS WA01 look= s > idea as it has the antennas built in. > > > https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tyatocepy-QCNFA222-AW-NB234NF-Wireless-Bluetooth= -White-green/dp/B0CXDT8WTW > > https://www.amazon.co.uk/GLOTRENDS-Wireless-Adapter-Network-Antenna-Gold/= dp/B09ZDPP43X > > It's annoying because Intel chipset cards are more modern, higher > throughput, cheap and plentiful. I'm tempted to see if I can do anything > with the drivers myself, but I suspect it's non-trivial. > > Regards, Frank. > > > . > Hi, I am using this one and works by default and without problems[1] Bye! [1] https://www.amazon.es/gp/aw/d/B008IFXQFU?psc=3D1 > --0000000000007041b5064e4f1232 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


On Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 11:49=E2= =80=AFAM Frank Leonhardt <freeb= sd-doc@fjl.co.uk> wrote:
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On 31/03/2026 00:42, Waitman Gobble wrote:
On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 1:05=E2=80=AFPM 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 descripti=
on. 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.

Thanks.

I've read some notes to say that Atheros support is lagging, and FreeBSD 15 has a partial update to the newer chips so suspect I'l= l have to use an older one if stable. At least they're cheap! But I can't locate a PCIe card.

The QCNFA222 module for laptops seems to be well supported for a fiver, but only goes up to 802.11n (which is probably okay). There is also a world of laptop -> PCIe adapters I wasn't aware of, and the GLOTRENDS WA01 looks idea as it has the antennas built in.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tyatocepy-QCNFA222-AW-NB234NF-Wireless-Bluet= ooth-White-green/dp/B0CXDT8WTW
https://www.am= azon.co.uk/GLOTRENDS-Wireless-Adapter-Network-Antenna-Gold/dp/B09ZDPP43X

It's annoying because Intel chipset cards are more modern, highe= r throughput, cheap and plentiful. I'm tempted to see if I can do anything with the drivers myself, but I suspect it's non-trivial.=

Regards, Frank.


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