Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:58:08 -0500 From: resonant evil <air.lightz@gmail.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Novice user with really easy question regarding atheros compatibility on 3com wireless card Message-ID: <1b62a7390601231258o7bf43126rc977ff00f374e2e6@mail.gmail.com>
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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
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