From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 23 20:58:11 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E813516A423 for ; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:58:11 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from air.lightz@gmail.com) Received: from uproxy.gmail.com (uproxy.gmail.com [66.249.92.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F3B843D5A for ; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:58:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from air.lightz@gmail.com) Received: by uproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id o2so60227uge for ; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:58:09 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type; b=F5SFYtWJjA0YTmbmmi5kGvEhekmTRlSZx8LUrxQZ4+PYr8X9M33mZc45ZFgK1Vy6+3r+hYwc4gUfktI6TIh4TlMcdKOgwJsJPGimr/+E263FaeQjOwiFJHUueEqdgUwjzSPYfOf8z7UNfXiC67qtfCT5/1WmiPQsuutwZvxJeOo= Received: by 10.48.216.2 with SMTP id o2mr380750nfg; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:58:08 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.49.28.16 with HTTP; Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:58:08 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1b62a7390601231258o7bf43126rc977ff00f374e2e6@mail.gmail.com> Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:58:08 -0500 From: resonant evil To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Novice user with really easy question regarding atheros compatibility on 3com wireless card X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 20:58:12 -0000 Hi all.. Novice user, but I love BSD and any free OS compared to Windows, but I have a pretty easy question regarding a card I am about to go out and purchase. Right now I have a Dell D600 Laptop which uses a Broadcomm BCM4306 wireless card (which makes setting up wireless a REAL pain under any OS other than Windows.) I am totally sick and tired of always having to use a NDISwrappe= r tool to use 3rd Party windows drivers, so I want to go out and buy a much better wireless card that will work without me having to do so much manual configuration.. I just want the thing to be detected and ready to go when = I install things like FreeBSD or Linux.. (Obviously mainly FreeBSD) So I visited the hardware compatibility list at www.freebsd.org/releases/and checked for cards with the ath(4) compatibility (EVERYONE on #freebsd on irc.freenode.net reccomended getting an Atheros card).. My selection of cards here in Canada is quite limited, but luckily according to the hardwar= e compatibility list it says "3COM 3CRPAG175" Here at my local store I was able to find THIS CARD: http://www.compusmart.com/Product/Default.aspx?CatalogID=3D0&SupplierPartNo= =3D334098&ShowStoreInv=3DTrue But the Part # has an additional letter than the one on the compatibility list! This PART # is "3COM 3CRPAG175B" (note the extra B on the end).. No= w generally I would think that it wouldn't or shouldn't make a difference and its probably just a revision or something, but this is alot of money to blo= w on a card if it isn't backwards compatible. I desperately need a bit of help knowing if this card is going to compatibl= e with ath before I go out and drop $119 on it, so if ANYONE could help get the information or the answer I need it would be GREATLY appreciated Thank you so much in advance, I really appreciate help on groups like this as a new user :) Seeya -Ryan