From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 2 17:33:06 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0599F16A4CE for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 17:33:06 +0000 (GMT) Received: from meisai.numachi.com (meisai.numachi.com [198.175.254.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3731F43D1D for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 17:33:05 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from reichert@numachi.com) Received: (qmail 33105 invoked from network); 2 Apr 2005 17:33:04 -0000 Received: from natto.numachi.com (198.175.254.216) by meisai.numachi.com with SMTP; 2 Apr 2005 17:33:04 -0000 Received: (qmail 58270 invoked by uid 1001); 2 Apr 2005 17:33:04 -0000 Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 12:33:04 -0500 From: Brian Reichert To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050402173304.GX44514@numachi.com> References: <20050402065052.GT44514@numachi.com> <20050402162842.GU44514@numachi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050402162842.GU44514@numachi.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i Subject: Re: which Wifi cards can be used for a WAP? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 17:33:06 -0000 On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 11:28:42AM -0500, Brian Reichert wrote: > I guess everything listed here, with a URL to an up-to-date list: > > Another feature of some cards that I haven't found a clear picture of: Some cards have an antenna built right onto the card, and others seem to come with a remote antenna that hangs off of a six-foot (or so) cable. The vendors' arguments for the cable arrangment is that it allows for a more optimal placement of the antenna, but other lore suggests that the cable itself introduces loss of signal. Does anyone have a concrete opinion on this, or can point me in the right direction for some research? -- Brian Reichert 55 Crystal Ave. #286 Daytime number: (603) 434-6842 Derry NH 03038-1725 USA BSD admin/developer at large