From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 11 13:30:12 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A75D937B401 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 2003 13:30:12 -0700 (PDT) Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net (sccrmhc12.comcast.net [204.127.202.56]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E384543F85 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 2003 13:30:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from garycor@comcast.net) Received: from comcast.net (pcp04279996pcs.union01.nj.comcast.net[68.39.103.49](misconfigured sender)) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with SMTP id <2003081120301001200a4ju9e> (Authid: garycor); Mon, 11 Aug 2003 20:30:10 +0000 Message-ID: <3F37FD20.2FD6F8BA@comcast.net> Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 16:31:28 -0400 From: Gary Corcoran X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: serge-freebsdhw@mindstep.com References: <1060615885.279.11.camel@freedom> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wireless PCI Card for FreeBSD 4.8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 20:30:12 -0000 Hi Serge, > Hi, > > I am looking for an 802.11b base PCI base card which is supported by > FreeBSD 4.8 and is still available in stores. This is to be installed on > a Desktop type computer and not a laptop. > > I have already went thought the Release Notes, however as you will see I > have had no luck. In the last two week, I have tried a two cards > - Linksys WMP11, which switch from Prism to Broadcom chip > - SMC 2602W, which switch from a PCMCIA Bridge base card to ADMtek 8201 > chip > > Don't you hate companies keeping the same Model Number for totally > different cards? :-( I don't know if they make what you need, but it *appears* as if Netgear is one company who *does* change their model numbers when they change chips. So if you can find one that was supposed to work, it probably still will... (if you can find one for sale) Gary