Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 05:29:49 +1000 (EST) From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wireless noob, researching solid NICs Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.1030916052527.20234A-100000@gaia.nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <20030915115310.F2862@carver.gumbysoft.com>
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Doug White wrote: > On Sun, 14 Sep 2003, twig les wrote: > > > Hey all, I'm trying to get my first wireless network running in > > the next week or so and am researching the different options. I > > liked the Intel option but the 2011 card is discontinued. I > > also liked the Linksys option but I'm reading about some of the > > newer firmwares not being supported (>2.0?). Can anyone > > recommend a nice little PCMCIA 802.11b card that works with WEP > > and is supported in 5.x? > > Netgear MA411. Its a Prism2.5 chipset and works well with just about > anything. You can rev the firmware if you want to do hostap but the > shipped firmware is fine for normal station use. Is the MA411 significantly better / different from the MA401? Thanks, Ian
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