Date: Fri, 04 Jul 2003 15:49:21 -0500 From: Jon Disnard <diz@linuxpowered.com> To: Alexey Koptsevich <kopts@astro.psu.edu> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wireless card Message-ID: <3F05E851.1020201@linuxpowered.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0307020200230.17113-100000@gnom.astro.psu.edu> References: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0307020200230.17113-100000@gnom.astro.psu.edu>
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Alexey Koptsevich wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking for a 802.11b PCMCIA card to set up a home network. I guess > all cards in the network should be identical for better results, right? > FreeBSD box will serve as an access point. Which of the cards supported by > wi(4) are best in terms of range and connection stability? By now I am > considering Netgear MA401. > > Thank you, > Alex You will do well with any card that is based on the PRISM2 chip set. To see a list of cards that support the Prism2 silicon, see the wi(4) man page. As it happens, your choice of the Netgear ma401 is a prism2 card, and supports the ability to become an AP, and has a jack for an external antenna. Avoid the Lucent cards like plauge. They are of major suck.
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