From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 24 02:35:21 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2B19D16A4A7 for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:35:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3D1FF43D55 for ; Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:35:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 8515 invoked from network); 24 Oct 2006 12:35:19 +1000 Received: from andromeda.lef.com.au (HELO localhost) (210.8.93.2) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 24 Oct 2006 12:35:19 +1000 Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:35:11 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" Message-ID: <20061024123511.0cf88bac@localhost> In-Reply-To: <453CB364.7060607@401.cx> References: <000c01c6f61b$66ff8710$2b01a8c0@home9ccad298d7> <20061023092727.4f5fc8dd@localhost> <453CB364.7060607@401.cx> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.5.2 (GTK+ 2.10.6; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "E. J. Cerejo" , FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PCI Wireless Card? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 02:35:21 -0000 On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:19:48 +0200 "Roger 'Rocky' Vetterberg" wrote: > >> I'm looking to buy a PCI Wireless Card for my computer, I'm running FBSD > >> 6.1 release, from what I understand there are only two drivers ath and wi > > > > what about ralink ? man 4 ral > > > > i'm sure there are other wireless drivers available in src... > > I have a card using the ral driver, but it has been far from stable. > I've experienced various problems the last few releases, and after > upgrading to 6.2-PRERELEASE, any attempt to run ifconfig on this > card gives a kernel panic. I've not done any serious attempts at > troubleshooting this since I don't really need the card. I believe > the card was branded Bay Networks something something, I could check > that up if anyone wants to know. interesting. I have a usb-wireless ural from Gygabyte - works a treat, much better than under linux. I assumed all the *ral where similar . B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome Linux is for people who hate Windows, BSD is for people who love UNIX. I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.