Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:50:50 +1100 From: Graham Menhennitt <graham@menhennitt.com.au> To: Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: recommended miniPCI 802.11a/b/g card for Soekris net5501 running FreeBSD 8-STABLE? Message-ID: <4B50E33A.7090001@menhennitt.com.au>
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I've been trying to get reliable wireless AP functionality in my Soekris net5501 (http://soekris.com/net5501.htm) box for some time now. In the past I've reported a problem with it (http://www.mail-archive.com/freebsd-stable@freebsd.org/msg105623.html) that causes it to report "ath0: stuck beacon; resetting (bmiss count 4)". I can minimise this by increasing the count but I still get the problem and the wifi connection is patchy - dropped connections, and low transfer speeds. So, I think the easiest solution is to get a better card. Can somebody please recommend any such miniPCI board. My existing board is a Wistron Neweb CM9 miniPCI wireless card, 802.11abg which is based on the Atheros AR5004 chipset. Some cards that are easy for me to get are the Wistron Neweb DCMA-81, 5006 Super AG Atheros 6G which uses Atheros AR5414, and Senao NMP-8602 PLUS-S / EMP-8602 PLUS-S which uses AR 5006. I can probably source any others that anybody can suggest, too. I'm not after super speed or range, just reliable performance in a net5501 running FreeBSD 8-STABLE and acting as a wireless access point using WPA2. Thanks for any assistance, Graham
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