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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
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Subject: Re: WiFi 802.11/ac PCIe supported adaptor
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2014, O. Hartmann wrote:

>
> I'm looking for a replacemnt for my 802.11g WiFi PCIe adaptor card and want to replace it
> with an 802.11ac adaptor.
>
> Since I made very bad experiences with CURRENT and support of modest modern hardware
> (Haswell CPU/Intel  7260 DualBand WiFi NIC), I'd like to ask here first.
>
> I found this PCIe adaptor card attractive:
>
> GigaByte Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I
>
> I can not find ad hoc the WLAN chip used on that specific card, but maybe someone has
> experiences with that litte board.

Newegg reviews say this is an Intel 7260HMW:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813995032&Tpk=N82E16813995032

I don't know if that is supported on FreeBSD yet.

PCIe to mini-PCIe adapters like that can be found separately, allowing 
the use of any mini-PCIe card.  I've successfully tested an Atheros 
AR9280 card in one.