Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 17:40:13 +0100 From: Arne Schwabe <arne@rfc2549.org> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ThinkPads with IBM a/b/g wireless card Message-ID: <86hdwcdgnm.fsf@kamino.rfc1149.org> In-Reply-To: <20040325144705.GA652@hugin.asgard> (Andreas Totlis's message of "Thu, 25 Mar 2004 15:47:05 %2B0100") References: <20040323213000.GA2617@panix.com> <20040325144705.GA652@hugin.asgard>
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Andreas Totlis <usenet@esct.org> writes: > On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 04:30:01PM -05003505, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: >> >> Does anyone know what the a/b/g card actually is, and does >> it work with FreeBSD? I'd rather get this than an 802.11b- >> only card, assuming it will work. > > I've a T41p Thinkpad with the following card: > > ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem 0xc0210000-0xc021ffff irq 11 at device 2.0 on pci2 > ath0: mac 5.6 phy 4.1 5ghz radio 1.7 2ghz radio 2.3 > ath0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > ath0: 802.11 address: 00:00:0:00:0:00 T40p Thinkpad here: ath0: <Atheros 5211> mem 0xc0210000-0xc021ffff irq 4 at device 2.0 on pci2 ath0: mac 4.2 phy 3.0 5ghz radio 1.7 2ghz radio 2.3 ath0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps ath0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps ath0: 802.11 address: 00:05:4e:xx:xx:xx Works with fine in managed mode for me. Have not tested ad hoc so far. Putting the card into ap master mode is easier *g* > I can't tested the card without any WLAN AP :-( > > > windows-xp said the card manufactur is phillips(branded). Same here. Also the mac id of the card is Phillips Arne -- <Amici|Kitty> 666 is the number of the beast ;P <momo8D> 6667 is the number of you losing whatever social life you might have had. -- (bash #214827)
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