Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:32:16 +0200 From: Emiel van de Laar <emiel@vandelaar.name> To: Nathan Lay <nslay@comcast.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: D-Link DWA-556 and hostap Message-ID: <2D3A1D07-6443-417E-8A35-B063988B01C6@vandelaar.name> In-Reply-To: <4C3BD793.8020808@comcast.net> References: <4C3BD793.8020808@comcast.net>
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On Jul 13, 2010, at 5:03 AM, Nathan Lay wrote: > Hi list, > I read that the D-Link DWA-556 uses the AR5008 chipset. Anyone using = it? Does it work well for hostap (at least for 11g)? I'm a bit unsure = because I've read that AR5008 has hardware bugs. However, I am a fan of = ath(4) ... it has served me well in the past. However, I'm considering = building a Mini ITX system that has only one PCI-E x4 slot. My choices = seem to be DWA-556 (AR5008) and Asus PCE-N13 (RT2860), both of which are = PCI-E x1 cards. >=20 > How about Marvell-based wireless cards (mwl(4))? I haven't been able = to find any card with a Marvell chipset in it! I got a D-Link DWA-556 a couple of days ago. Works fine for me in 11g = mode. Have not tried hostap. ath0: <Atheros 5416> mem 0xfd9f0000-0xfd9fffff irq 19 at device 0.0 on = pci4 ath0: [ITHREAD] ath0: AR5418 mac 12.10 RF2133 phy 8.1 I'm running 8.1-RC2 now. Hoping for 11n driver support soon. ;) Cheers, - Emiel van de Laar
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