From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 12 01:49:04 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D67A816A4CE for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 01:49:04 -0800 (PST) Received: from home.irrelevant.org (dsl-217-155-238-246.zen.co.uk [217.155.238.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 75D5B43D3F for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 01:49:04 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from simond@irrelevant.org) Received: from [62.244.179.195] (helo=[192.168.195.53]) by home.irrelevant.org with asmtp (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.30; FreeBSD) id 1B1jHk-000DAz-Vo; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:48:57 +0000 From: Simon Dick To: Eric Anderson In-Reply-To: <40507CB6.9030001@centtech.com> References: <20040311083606.5cb8bfcc@localhost> <40507CB6.9030001@centtech.com> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1079084930.15057.31.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:48:50 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: -3.7 (---) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "nelly.internal.irrelevant.org", hasmessageblock similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 14:50, Eric Anderson wrote: > somefor freebsd 4.9. They came with the Dell > > TrueMobile 1300 minipci card which has very little support all > > around and will need to be>>> feel a little apprehensive about purchasing new cards for these > > boxes without some list-serv feedback. > > > > I was leaning towards isI'vesupportsforbelieve, and I think I found them on Ebay, and then > purchased directly from the company's website. [...] Content analysis details: (-3.7 points, 5.0 required) pts rule name description --------------------------------------------------1% [score: 0.0000] 1.2 AWL AWL: Auto-whitelist adjustment cc: Matthew Bettinger cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell TrueMobile 1300 replacement X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 09:49:05 -0000 On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 14:50, Eric Anderson wrote: > Matthew Bettinger wrote: > > Hello, > > > > We recently purchased some Dell Latitude D505 and D600 laptops at > > work which will be used for freebsd 4.9. They came with the Dell > > TrueMobile 1300 minipci card which has very little support all > > around and will need to be replaced. > > > > What is a tried and true, without fail, decent card > > (pcmcia or mini-pci) that you would recommend as a replacement? > > > > I've been reading the FAQ and the an and wi man pages but I still > > feel a little apprehensive about purchasing new cards for these > > boxes without some list-serv feedback. > > > > I was leaning towards the cisco aironet 352... > > > > The minimum criteria for the cards is support 802.11b and support > > 128bit wep. > > I have a D600, and I've been using an Atheros 5212 based mini-pci > wireless card. It supports 802.11a/b/g. I run FreeBSD 5.2.1-CURRENT, > but it would work well for you on 5.2.1-RELEASE. The name of the card > was "Netegriti" I believe, and I think I found them on Ebay, and then > purchased directly from the company's website. I just bought one of these from www.discountechnology.com and it's working nicely here so far too (if anyone in the UK wants a working wi compat mini pci card, let me know ;)