Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:02:33 -0500 From: John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Cc: Lars Stokholm <lars.stokholm@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Wireless NIC recommendation Message-ID: <200701151402.34059.lists@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <200701151344.49696.lists@jnielsen.net> References: <45ABBFDF.4080708@gmail.com> <200701151344.49696.lists@jnielsen.net>
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On Monday 15 January 2007 13:44, John Nielsen wrote: > On Monday 15 January 2007 12:54, Lars Stokholm wrote: > > Hi, I hope someone can help me with this, before I go mad (no pun > > intended.) :) > > > > I was initially looking for a relatively cheap 54Mbps, 802.11g- and > > WPA-capable network card, based on an Atheros chipset, but after > > spending the whole of last night looking for one - to no avail - I gave > > up. > > > > I'm almost about to conclude that Atheros is not the way to go. So now I > > want to know, if anyone can recommend ANY card, being cheap and > > supporting the features mentioned above. I don't mind using NDIS, as > > long as it works flawlessly. Also it would be good, if the card was a > > popular one, so community support is more available. > > For driver support in FreeBSD, Atheros is definitely the way to go. Have > you looked through the listings here? > > http://customerproducts.atheros.com/customerproducts/default.asp > > Also, you failed to mention what your definition of "cheap" is, and what > form factor you're looking for (PCI, Cardbus, etc.) I would start with the > listings at the link above and look through products from the > cheaper-but-popular brands (D-Link, Belkin, Netgear, Linksys) to see if > there are any you can currently buy within your price range. The Netgear WG311T seems like a widely available decent bet for ~$50 USD.
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