From owner-freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Fri Sep 30 18:07:41 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A785C03A4F for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:07:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gurenchan@gmail.com) Received: from mail-it0-x22a.google.com (mail-it0-x22a.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c0b::22a]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 51E2F12D6 for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:07:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gurenchan@gmail.com) Received: by mail-it0-x22a.google.com with SMTP id r192so58353740ita.0 for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:07:41 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=9PDgbYHOLZX4ZWAzejHJ29zTXjaibKq6KO0Efa9u9b4=; b=hHC0hcQ103F6/9zmJyu86bDSGnfdpRHRL7GAglEPnop3Bm0NuXHGFQx+eay2Se7o9l KJq9OST+JEhEjqTh38zq8QLkId8VGSm3V02I/VmKaJtJHcNTGJCbOxocrTQbxnIMnzVr U9IWg7BkcsWERcqpoVwNGiEh0xn/SbolTAa3pVoUVltqfX5CY/0iP9sOByIoGqr10aJO uSy/r0gPHCymEMw1orY57GzXVmdgRnfrwMC8n2RCJvyaPHKiV15pMNvVMUjmtJjI56/C 9W+LAzYjAX0a1MpPwlOf7t29U3YH87r2Z1FRw9qYrZPI05+S4xiqh4naOYCcahjUGWTq 5oEg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=9PDgbYHOLZX4ZWAzejHJ29zTXjaibKq6KO0Efa9u9b4=; b=TxqwTcHlKgt+NX7UOy3/xh77XTfiDojevJcT6kpvBBs3k8rarCcu29bTcqKsluS760 jFKE+Q2uW7gNzm+cOGTdHPhT6f62Zyn+sn9gB2R9/k6m7GQyEEeeJ1KuY1mFESRl1IoC c8DG3fESIF9fsA5Kut+LEO7JXxD89MTXsC2ZAOk8HTdkN5GK884KJzCPEgLFOhYEoHFO NBzgCShWDFCYvDcEu5B6FudZutVE6HGeu410TqakTjnTEDIUHAbpC6G+LkJJ187QQEs3 HGboY1clJydd0q+i2KSLzm96e64gNAQwg5cceqyVnDaZUvLBo+O+d049Lk4XfsGlAjuu /lGQ== X-Gm-Message-State: AA6/9RlolXu0hSnwJcgNQzEXPNDvUQV/cOSweQokNv3RIhSYwQ8AjPX+YYXrfeCqN1YcEdrPqgFxoHjEAHy3AQ== X-Received: by 10.107.141.67 with SMTP id p64mr12139679iod.84.1475258860737; Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:07:40 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: blubee blubeeme Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:07:29 +0000 Message-ID: Subject: Re: supported mini pcie wireless cards To: Adrian Chadd Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.23 X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:07:41 -0000 Ah Thank you! The card should be arriving next week. I'll keep the list posted. Best, Owen On Sat, Oct 1, 2016, 01:58 Adrian Chadd wrote: > Hi, > > I need to update the ath_hal manpage. > > The AR9462 and AR9485 both work. If they don't work, I can totally fix > them for you - I have all of the atheros reference hardware and > drivers here.. :) > > > > -adrian > > > On 30 September 2016 at 08:37, blubee blubeeme > wrote: > > Oh, awesome Adrian thanks. I saw you writing a lot on the forums about > WIFI > > cards. > > > > Initially I wanted to get the intel but I think the intel only supporte= d > > station mode. I asked this on the forum but I would like to ask here > just to > > have it. > > > > > > How did you find a particular hardware component being supported? For > > example; let's look at the wifi cards. I was looking if this device is > > supported > > > > Atheros AR9462; googling lead me to the auth_hal man page but when I > look in > > there I don't see any reference to the AR9462 so how can I be sure the > > device will be supported? > > > > For example ath_hal seems to go up to about 9380 and newer devices aren= 't > > supported? > > > > So in a situation like this, let's say I'd like to exhaust more channel= s > > before sending off an email to some FreeBSD mailing list. > > > > How could I further do tests w/o say buying the device online, having i= t > > shipped, testing and possibly returning. The main reason is shipping to > my > > location is often more expensive than the products that I am trying to > find. > > > > Best, > > Owen > > > > On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 11:00 PM, Adrian Chadd > > wrote: > >> > >> all are supported. > >> > >> -a > >> > >> > >> On 30 September 2016 at 02:10, blubee blubeeme > >> wrote: > >> > Hi > >> > > >> > I have a macbook pro 11,3 but I removed the broadcomm chip that came > >> > with > >> > it because it's not supported. > >> > > >> > I wanted to check to see which of these chips have the best support = on > >> > FreeBSD. > >> > > >> > Bointec DPE809-AA included Atheros AR9485 and AR3012 is a 802.11bgn > >> > 1x1,plus Bluetooth 4.0 solution. > >> > > >> > Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 AC 7260 7260NGW > >> > > >> > Bointec DPE909-AA Atheros =C2=AE AR9462 > >> > > >> > There's one intel and two that have atheros chipsets inside. Can I g= et > >> > some > >> > help from this list to find the recommended device. I am currently > >> > running > >> > FreeBSD 11RC3. > >> > > >> > Best, > >> > Owen > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > >> > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > >> > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > >> > "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > >