Date: Thu, 08 May 2003 21:07:52 -0500 From: Harry <harryfrankenfeld@comcast.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ADM8211 wlan nic / wlan suggestions? Message-ID: <0A883F4B-81C3-11D7-82DB-003065C5FFCA@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <COEPJCIGIIIGNLPOKJMDCEDJDIAA.H@Schmalzbauer.de>
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On Thursday, May 8, 2003, at 09:01 PM, Harald Schmalzbauer wrote: > owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org wrote: >> Gang, >> I'm admittedly a newbie, setting up a new box. I rent an old house, so >> my options are either stringing a cat5 from room to room (thus not >> making my roommate happy) or 802.11b, which I'm currently using with > > _Nothing_ is or will be able to replace a CAT5 wire ;-) Oh, I know -- just to get the machine going, I just ran a line down the hall. Nothing beats the gleam of white PVC jacketing on a hardwood floor, or the *thud* a roommate makes when stumbling down the hall and tripping at 3am :) >> So, I've got two questions for the list: >> >> 1) anyone know of the progress on the driver for this chipset? > > Regrettably I can't tell you any non-negatives. Given the silence I've seen concerning the topic in the last month or so, I assumed that was the case. >> >> 2) any suggestions for a well-supported 802.11b PCI card? In addition >> to a make/model, what chipset should I look for/expect? >> > > The old D-Link DWL520 (without +)! (Prism 2.5) That's what seemed to be the reigning king. > > Best regards, > > -Harry Thanks, Harry. Harry
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