Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 20:58:17 +0100 From: Lars Stokholm <lars.stokholm@gmail.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Cc: Andrew Thompson <thompsa@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Wireless NIC recommendation Message-ID: <45ABDCD9.8010302@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20070115195237.GB5768@heff.fud.org.nz> References: <45ABBFDF.4080708@gmail.com> <200701151344.49696.lists@jnielsen.net> <200701151402.34059.lists@jnielsen.net> <45ABD9B6.1020702@gmail.com> <20070115195237.GB5768@heff.fud.org.nz>
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Andrew Thompson wrote: > On Mon, Jan 15, 2007 at 08:44:54PM +0100, Lars Stokholm wrote: > >> John Nielsen wrote: >> >>> On Monday 15 January 2007 13:44, John Nielsen wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Monday 15 January 2007 12:54, Lars Stokholm wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hi, I hope someone can help me with this, before I go mad (no pun >>>>> intended.) :) >>>>> >>>>> I was initially looking for a relatively cheap 54Mbps, 802.11g- and >>>>> WPA-capable network card, based on an Atheros chipset, but after >>>>> spending the whole of last night looking for one - to no avail - I gave >>>>> up. >>>>> >>>>> I'm almost about to conclude that Atheros is not the way to go. So now I >>>>> want to know, if anyone can recommend ANY card, being cheap and >>>>> supporting the features mentioned above. I don't mind using NDIS, as >>>>> long as it works flawlessly. Also it would be good, if the card was a >>>>> popular one, so community support is more available. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> For driver support in FreeBSD, Atheros is definitely the way to go. Have >>>> you looked through the listings here? >>>> >>>> http://customerproducts.atheros.com/customerproducts/default.asp >>>> >>>> Also, you failed to mention what your definition of "cheap" is, and what >>>> form factor you're looking for (PCI, Cardbus, etc.) I would start with the >>>> listings at the link above and look through products from the >>>> cheaper-but-popular brands (D-Link, Belkin, Netgear, Linksys) to see if >>>> there are any you can currently buy within your price range. >>>> >> I can't really say what cheap is, just that it's in the low(er) end of >> the scale. I only have a rough sense of the price levels in Denmark and >> I certainly know nothing about them in the US. :) >> > > The cheapest Atheros card I have found is the Cameo WLG-1202, $50 NZD and > works fine. > Thanks, but there's no mention of that card on ANY Danish website. :) Most of them seem to be com.nz. I'd like to buy a locally to save money.
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