Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:02:53 +0100 From: Hans Ottevanger <hans@beastielabs.net> To: pancakeking79@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: NetGear WG511T and WPA support on FreeBSD 8.2 Message-ID: <4F18228D.7030403@beastielabs.net> In-Reply-To: <CAKnE0Zu_RMp6Xvk9vwqiVCvN928%2BF1v=JGdaHcVuMvrFb3TNuA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAKnE0Zu_RMp6Xvk9vwqiVCvN928%2BF1v=JGdaHcVuMvrFb3TNuA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 01/13/12 22:17, _ wrote: > Hi, > > Since I've run into problems getting an ndisgen generated driver for my > Realtek RTL8185 54M to work on > my FreeBSD 8.2 (i386) system - kldload on the driver generates a permanent > kernel crash-, I am currently > thinking about buying the NetGear WG511T PCMCIA bus driven card. > > I would like to ask if there are any users on this list that make use of > this card and that can confirm whether > or not this cards works fine alongside with WPA/WPA2 on 8.2 or 9.0 if I > decide to upgrade? > > I am aware of the supported hardware list. The card in discussion is not > listed as supported. > However, this could still be the case, since I read in an older 7.0 related > thread > http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=1424 that it did work, at > least at one point in time. > > > Thanks > Hi, Maybe a bit late to react, but I have been traveling lately ... I have two WPA511T adapters (slightly different from the WG511T you refer to). I used them intensively for years in a pair of antique Toshiba laptops and they have actually always worked (since 6.x, I believe) without any issues and they still do with a recent 8.2-STABLE. I use wpa_supplicant, mostly with WPA2. It is recognized as follows: ath0: <Atheros 5212> mem 0x88000000-0x8800ffff irq 10 at device 0.0 on cardbus1 ath0: [ITHREAD] ath0: AR2413 mac 7.9 RF2413 phy 4.5 Of course there could still be PCMCIA issues on a different laptop, but since the WG511T also has an Atheros 5212 chipset and Atheros chipsets for 802.11g have excellent support in FreeBSD, I would expect it to work, even with a GENERIC kernel. Kind regards, Hans Ottevanger
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