From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jan 24 17:31:00 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BFF0BC13 for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 17:31:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-ig0-x231.google.com (mail-ig0-x231.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c05::231]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 84E9B990 for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 17:31:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ig0-f177.google.com with SMTP id z20so2395672igj.4 for ; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 09:31:00 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=diJmgd0++ytdXt0dEgv+S33vZ4flwbjgw4wceAW8zjU=; b=slWkyMMF8J5nD4A06pqNsYfxg8MKqYaO8mV3Jl3iUWXVY9Ic/xzAWI7rbEsM1QI/le S2GMC1+z4NaiXrHZ3jex12yZVdvnjBmPrmiOhCfqz78ChQuRmC5u5xdwKXy7BhhsweB+ wpEQMxY+uAWa0MZ1SkbyrB5XbovZFBDkKIDBLAlg/TK8OEfYq8EzVeUik44As9y/OJ2A vqPKTV5R+Js+OKutqj+kLYeOrcuhJY1JoyvXroVZbdhmnXEkYQ9U9R1uc+y3lff4XW1i qv/Ke/u4hd6nlOBxqf8b0inFk/VSFFSrY4vG6IVSqKVmGPd7UWOA4jNq9gsMXj7cMIUF ebwg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.50.79.135 with SMTP id j7mr2437552igx.32.1422120660038; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 09:31:00 -0800 (PST) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.36.78.14 with HTTP; Sat, 24 Jan 2015 09:30:59 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <279C7A33-F402-40E1-9B8E-B98454351399@lassitu.de> References: <20150123115552.GD5032@vpn.offrom.nl> <279C7A33-F402-40E1-9B8E-B98454351399@lassitu.de> Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 09:30:59 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: WSluibA-xpxQ6hz1nm67RlOjWsE Message-ID: Subject: Re: Recommended PCIe Wireless Card for FBSD as Access Point From: Adrian Chadd To: Stefan Bethke Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: FreeBSD Stable Mailing List X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2015 17:31:00 -0000 On 24 January 2015 at 03:47, Stefan Bethke 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