Date: Mon, 06 Oct 2003 12:26:02 +1300 From: Marcos Biscaysaqu <marcos@thepacific.net> To: Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: D-Link DWL-520+ Message-ID: <3F80A88A.3070109@thepacific.net> In-Reply-To: <p0600201ebba651c72614@[10.0.1.4]> References: <200310060031.38618.postfix@sendmail.ru> <p0600201abba64725a80b@[10.0.1.4]> <200310060249.58957.postfix@sendmail.ru> <p0600201ebba651c72614@[10.0.1.4]>
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That wireless card has Texas Instrument chipset and doesn't work on freebsd, I have got a driver for linux but is very dodgy. I wont recomend you use this wireless card. Brad Knowles wrote: > At 2:49 AM +0400 2003/10/06, tokza wrote: > >>> So far as I know, there are no open-source drivers for any 22mpbs >>> card anywhere. >> >> >> Hm, what does "22 mbps" mean? As I know, DWL-520+ is a >> 802.11b-standart based >> card and the max speed is 11mbps as mentioned in this standart. > > > In this case, there is only one vendor I know of that sells > 802.11b equipment that is also capable of handling 22mbps speeds. That > would be TI, and USR is one of their major partners. It is the TI > chipset that I am talking about. > > See > <http://www.usr.com/products/networking/wireless-product.asp?sku=USR2210>. > > > D-Link is also a reseller of TI chipset hardware. See > <http://presslink.dlink.com/pr/?prid=27>. > >> >> Reading card >> specification I thought that "22 mbps with AirPlus series" is a kind >> of PR or >> adverticement :-) >> Or is this a kind of "enhanced 802.b" standart? Where can I read >> smth about >> this? > > > See above. > -- Marcos Biscaysaqu Systems Administrator ThePacific.Net Ltd.
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