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Date:      Sat, 27 Sep 2014 18:17:14 +0200
From:      "O. Hartmann" <ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
To:        Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hardware@freebd.org, FreeBSD CURRENT <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: WiFi 802.11/ac PCIe supported adaptor
Message-ID:  <20140927181714.67692816.ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1409270836160.86380@wonkity.com>
References:  <20140927143830.1d25968f.ohartman@zedat.fu-berlin.de> <alpine.BSF.2.11.1409270836160.86380@wonkity.com>

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Am Sat, 27 Sep 2014 08:41:56 -0600 (MDT)
Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> schrieb:

> On Sat, 27 Sep 2014, O. Hartmann wrote:
>=20
> >
> > 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 mo=
dern 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 may=
be someone has
> > experiences with that litte board.
>=20
> Newegg reviews say this is an Intel 7260HMW:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=3DN82E16813995032&Tpk=3DN=
82E16813995032
>=20
> I don't know if that is supported on FreeBSD yet.
>=20
> PCIe to mini-PCIe adapters like that can be found separately, allowing=20
> the use of any mini-PCIe card.  I've successfully tested an Atheros=20
> AR9280 card in one.

Thats a pity. I have already this WiFi adaptor in a Lenovo E540 laptop and =
it isn't
supported by CURRENT. Some rumours say it is supposed to be supported by iw=
l() in the
future.=20

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