From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 13 22:27:53 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E6C8106573A for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:27:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerry@seibercom.net) Received: from mail-gx0-f182.google.com (mail-gx0-f182.google.com [209.85.161.182]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 648B18FC0A for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:27:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ggki1 with SMTP id i1so2549863ggk.13 for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:27:51 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.101.173.20 with SMTP id a20mr1395623anp.88.1326493671435; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:27:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (cpe-076-182-104-150.nc.res.rr.com. [76.182.104.150]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id q5sm16976212yhm.7.2012.01.13.14.27.50 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:27:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from scorpio (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: jerry@scorpio.seibercom.net) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 3TPz9d08kVz2CG4g for ; Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:27:49 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.97.3 at scorpio.seibercom.net Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:27:48 -0500 From: Jerry To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20120113172748.7bf8beea@scorpio> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: seibercom.net X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.8.0 (GTK+ 2.24.6; amd64-portbld-freebsd8.2) Face: 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 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: NetGear WG511T and WPA support on FreeBSD 8.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: FreeBSD List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:27:53 -0000 On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:17:54 +0100 articulated: > 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. It's compliant with 802.11g standards and going for approximately $6.00 on EBay, so you really have nothing to lose by trying it. You should be able to ascertain the chip model and version easy enough once you get the device. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________