From owner-freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Fri Sep 30 18:33:19 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 DF130C0440E for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:33:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-it0-x22e.google.com (mail-it0-x22e.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c0b::22e]) (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 A69C2834 for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2016 18:33:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: by mail-it0-x22e.google.com with SMTP id u134so59313258itb.1 for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:33:19 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=H+eTEj/+6N/KYx6B4nJ1nBR14m4SxseBqgsDTRBeEec=; b=FPu7VOTLJTksJAl7p5yf3kNZoJaJY7e6v2lvIqRdMXMI871ctcYmQv4uJi2ssvqyDm dSg5YakdWVHFcvQQ9+vG6S/GstTZG0L6NTTcqoh0kmAt6CZqvRfwD8SFoUO2aHkZMVjk ZNWdelCy4FYj2URK3qMjegryKldolL/VWZ2B7TIQaIIEaZy3Ki7duJvirayFinNsB9oO Foo/RSiav6svZp5zNg4xLf6e5cryW1AMsprLmhy2Mi1VBGD2SfpTp90B/KM4HodrupGB s1I5lOcAcfKMSzUNDP2HEFn/1h41O8tlqeEhcWgkAcO9Xl/mDWVa4CWZVuRa9iR1HEFW bzxg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20130820; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc:content-transfer-encoding; bh=H+eTEj/+6N/KYx6B4nJ1nBR14m4SxseBqgsDTRBeEec=; b=Y6+GyIazhr5trVgNAg1ijrrpXGEhZmK92jT3LyCMXjq6h19tmAxSlwqtFeDCOoelfY a8e0lj1eGqmy93IZWTvHQLFrLOxGgXo7ozZwT8bh4+8qi50pOBa7ieKuM7C5cBD/Bp+E P+GrbVMRlXgNYlLtnoplKA01ZikoKBbqQ12Dj7h/C60RKUs4dKZvcRp7WoRSp1Rt6T4C Npi9lC76O2fOK0VLCBGSQivCEWmWjgb+C9R+YN95UHxD3sAIZ4XIOSwwckRRjq5utBAF kK54phBoAnsvoia2ARfvdNZWPgTinIFGpYtUHuJq8pRERHeY3D2YvZOWoDvHJC1qX21B j9Sw== X-Gm-Message-State: AA6/9Rk8USeVtrMjlSHy+vucLlmS+CSc07GbUWxF17/xEAfAEtSkta+qPFWoX1fv2tXLBojc1CU18CkAwpzkRA== X-Received: by 10.107.181.211 with SMTP id e202mr9927596iof.99.1475260399080; Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:33:19 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.36.141.129 with HTTP; Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:33:18 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Adrian Chadd Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2016 11:33:18 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: supported mini pcie wireless cards To: blubee blubeeme Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 18:33:20 -0000 np! -a On 30 September 2016 at 11:07, blubee blubeeme wrote: > 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 support= ed >> > 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 channe= ls >> > before sending off an email to some FreeBSD mailing list. >> > >> > How could I further do tests w/o say buying the device online, having = it >> > shipped, testing and possibly returning. The main reason is shipping t= o >> > 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 cam= e >> >> > 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 >> >> > get >> >> > 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" >> > >> >