Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:45:24 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: osp@aloha.com, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Support for Broadcom 1510 PCIe WLAN card Message-ID: <201008061245.o76CjPe6095578@lava.sentex.ca> In-Reply-To: <201008052125.o75LPW2F030650@yoda.pixi.com> References: <201008052125.o75LPW2F030650@yoda.pixi.com>
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Perhaps an Alix based device from <http://www.netgate.com/>http://www.netgate.com/ At home I have an Atheros mini PCI card that works well. ath0@pci0:0:12:0: class=0x020000 card=0x2062168c chip=0x001b168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.' device = 'AR5006 family 802.11abg Wireless NIC' class = network subclass = ethernet cap 01[44] = powerspec 2 supports D0 D3 current D0 ---Mike At 05:25 PM 8/5/2010, osp@aloha.com wrote: >I am looking for a small form factor PC capable of operating as a portable >WiFi access point. The Dell OptiPlex 780 USFF comes with an Intel 82567LM >Ethernet interface and a Broadcom 1510 WiFi interface. In the past I have >found good support for Ethernet, but not as much for Broadcom WiFi. Still >true? I would also appreciate reviews of using the 1510 by way of NDIS. > >Recommendations for small form factor PCs well supported by FreeBSD also >appreciated. > >Thanks in advance! > >Gary Dunn >Open Slate Project > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net Providing Internet since 1994 www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net/mike
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