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Date:      Sun, 03 Jun 2001 18:14:36 -0400
From:      Bob Johnson <bobj@ufl.edu>
To:        root@katana.amberskogg.dns2go.com
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Low cost wireless cards? (D-Link, LinkSys, etc)
Message-ID:  <3B1AB6CC.6A9EAD9A@ufl.edu>

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> Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 16:28:10 -0500
> From: Jim Couch <root@katana.amberskogg.dns2go.com>
> Subject: Re: Low cost wireless cards? (D-Link, LinkSys, etc)
> 
> I had 4.2 on an armada laptop with a dwl-650 in it since the owner wanted to 
> do a fully wireless network ..... It never stuttered and you can run the card 
> configuration utility that comes with the linux drivers using linux 
> compatability. 

Thanks, I'll give the D-Link a try.

>I have yet to find a wireless nic for 802.11b for under 149.00
> Jim C.

Best Buy has the D-Link DWL-650 for $120, and the Linksys WPC11 for $130.  I 
bought a D-Link today, and after some frustration it is working in Windows.  
Next I'll see if it is easier to get working in FreeBSD... 

- Bob

> P.S. Leo and Patrick on zdtv say that the Linksys and Dlink wireless stuff is 
> the same hardware with different "skins" and software....
> On Saturday 02 June 2001 03:59 pm, Bob Johnson wrote:
> > Some 802.11b wireless PC cards are now in the sub- $120 range,
> > which means I can afford to buy one now.
> >
> > I want something that is Wi-Fi (WECA) certified
> > ( http://www.wi-fi.com ), and of the low cost cards I've found
> > prices for, that means the D-Link DWL-650 or the Linksys WPC11.
> >
> > Are either of these cards supported by FBSD 4.3?
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a Wi-Fi 802.11b card for under $150 or so?
> >
> > Is there an on-line copy of pccard.conf I can browse?  I'm sure
> > it must be somewhere, but I haven't found it.  I need to upgrade
> > my laptop to 4.3 anyway, but so far I haven't found the few hours
> > it would take to do it.  Maybe tomorrow...
> >
> > - Bob
> >

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