From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 8 08:54:34 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD34E644 for ; Tue, 8 Oct 2013 08:54:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sbremal@hotmail.com) Received: from dub0-omc1-s9.dub0.hotmail.com (dub0-omc1-s9.dub0.hotmail.com [157.55.0.208]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5E6392FB8 for ; Tue, 8 Oct 2013 08:54:33 +0000 (UTC) Received: from DUB126-W73 ([157.55.0.237]) by dub0-omc1-s9.dub0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 8 Oct 2013 01:53:27 -0700 X-TMN: [JbEm4Pz6TZ3OnyBFla8cksXDywEM5/AL] X-Originating-Email: [sbremal@hotmail.com] Message-ID: From: To: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" Subject: RE: WLAN PCIe HW recommendation for 8.1 Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 08:53:27 +0000 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: , , , , , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 08 Oct 2013 08:53:27.0160 (UTC) FILETIME=[DA970780:01CEC403] X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2013 08:54:34 -0000 'wikidevi.com' is the answer to all questions. Many thanks!=0A= =0A= Wonder if there is a link to 'wikidevi.com' on the FreeBSD WLAN driver proj= ect site...=0A= =0A= =0A= Cheers=0A= Balazs=0A= =0A= ----------------------------------------=0A= > Date: Mon=2C 7 Oct 2013 14:10:37 -0600=0A= > From: wblock@wonkity.com=0A= > To: sbremal@hotmail.com=0A= > CC: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org=0A= > Subject: RE: WLAN PCIe HW recommendation for 8.1=0A= >=0A= > On Mon=2C 7 Oct 2013=2C sbremal@hotmail.com wrote:=0A= >=0A= >> I found it cumbersome to map Atheros chipsets to PCIe cards=2C most of= =0A= >> the time this info is hidden from the adapters data sheet. I must be=0A= >> completely on the wrong way. I would expect 10 min. to pick a PCIe=0A= >> WLAN card from the Freebsd HW notes=2C order it=2C plug it in=2C configu= re=0A= >> and enjoy. Like with LAN cards=2C hard disks etc. What do I do wrong?=0A= >=0A= > A search at wikidevi.com for "atheros pcie" finds a few PCIe cards=2C and= =0A= > a bunch of mini-PCIe cards. There might be a better search term to show= =0A= > just desktop-type PCIe.=0A= >=0A= > There are adapter cards to put a mini-PCIe card in a PCIe slot=2C which= =0A= > provides more versatility. =