From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 15 21:50:53 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 54501106566C for ; Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:50:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from graham@menhennitt.com.au) Received: from mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.184]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CADE18FC14 for ; Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:50:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from maxwell.mencon.com.au (c122-107-224-152.eburwd5.vic.optusnet.com.au [122.107.224.152]) by mail03.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id o0FLom5O004836; Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:50:49 +1100 Received: from [203.2.73.73] (chief.mencon.com.au [203.2.73.73]) by maxwell.mencon.com.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6FAB5D4E; Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:50:39 +1100 (EST) Message-ID: <4B50E33A.7090001@menhennitt.com.au> Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:50:50 +1100 From: Graham Menhennitt User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (X11/20090817) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Soekris-tech@lists.soekris.com, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: recommended miniPCI 802.11a/b/g card for Soekris net5501 running FreeBSD 8-STABLE? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:50:53 -0000 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