Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 09:30:59 -0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Stefan Bethke <stb@lassitu.de> Cc: FreeBSD Stable Mailing List <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Recommended PCIe Wireless Card for FBSD as Access Point Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmo=8djg_dJ759P2MNRM2vC2RH=xs4K4u635VCs25Bd=Qtw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <279C7A33-F402-40E1-9B8E-B98454351399@lassitu.de> References: <20150123115552.GD5032@vpn.offrom.nl> <279C7A33-F402-40E1-9B8E-B98454351399@lassitu.de>
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On 24 January 2015 at 03:47, Stefan Bethke <stb@lassitu.de> wrote: > The micro server has a free empty PCIe2 x16(8,4,1) slot. I want to mount = a >> PCIe wireless card into this slot and add Access Point as an extra servi= ce >> to this machine. I'm aware of chapter 31.3.6. with title FreeBSD Host >> Access Points out of the FreeBSD handbook. So next to fit into the slot = and >> to be supported by FreeBSD 10+ generally, the card should also be able t= o >> support HOSTAP. >> >> Can someone recommend me a wireless card that would fulfill the >> requirements? I would very much appreciate your advice. > > I haven=E2=80=99t tried it in AP mode, but I=E2=80=99m otherwise very hap= py with the TP-Link TL-WN881ND PCIe card (168c:002d, AR9227, about 14 Euros= ). TP-Link seems to use Atheros chips predominantly, so it=E2=80=99s alway= s a good bet. Ugh, can someone please keep hitting me (gently) until I commit something to force a full reset after the NF calibration fails? That'll work around the issues in hostap mode with the AR9227/AR9287 going deaf.. :( Thanks, -a
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