From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 15 21:13:37 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 426BB16A40F for ; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:13:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars.stokholm@gmail.com) Received: from ug-out-1314.google.com (ug-out-1314.google.com [66.249.92.172]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C7D5C13C44C for ; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:13:36 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars.stokholm@gmail.com) Received: by ug-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id o2so1334375uge for ; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:13:35 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=iztgZw25Kgw3X79rfRY67ciFoxTSAx7zEYhZK68uiTtjd2jgQj8PCOiwa1Y6BaOwVKG2tshbJxNQOCbFwQiBvdV6MhmNi9p+BTNT+qHCeiEYCGnbRwtWu1/WH0BqST9/zvbabu47p9Xq4T72SW8Ial8pNu90NFffipNsiEBSe8M= Received: by 10.66.243.2 with SMTP id q2mr6051544ugh.1168895615336; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:13:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?10.0.0.12? ( [85.83.123.144]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id y7sm7428121ugc.2007.01.15.13.13.34; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:13:34 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <45ABEE7C.6060404@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:13:32 +0100 From: Lars Stokholm User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.9 (X11/20070103) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org References: <45ABBFDF.4080708@gmail.com> <200701151344.49696.lists@jnielsen.net> <45ABEA01.7090704@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <45ABEA01.7090704@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Wireless NIC recommendation X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 21:13:37 -0000 Lars Stokholm wrote: > 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 > > Wow, I actually think I found a card there, that is guaranteed to work. > Is this really the end of all my struggles? :) For only 50 USD. There > seem to be only one version of the card. > > http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=12 > http://edbpriser.dk/Products/Listprices.asp?ID=38373 (in Danish) > > The two cards /are/ the same, right? > > Also, it says 108Mps? Does it matter that my AP is only 54Mbps? There's *one* other card on the list that seems perfect for me: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Communication/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=988&ProductName=GN-WP01GT http://edbpriser.dk/Products/Listprices.asp?ID=249274 1.0 - I guess that means, that there is only one version. This card is a little cheaper and also newer. Should I go for this instead?