From owner-freebsd-mobile Wed Mar 19 14:58:23 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E7A4237B404; Wed, 19 Mar 2003 14:58:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from abigail.blackend.org (blackend.org [212.11.35.229]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBBDC43F3F; Wed, 19 Mar 2003 14:58:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marc@blackend.org) Received: from nosferatu.blackend.org (nosferatu.blackend.org [192.168.10.205]) by abigail.blackend.org (8.12.3/8.12.3) with ESMTP id h2JMwHEp039021; Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:58:17 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from marc@abigail.blackend.org) Received: from nosferatu.blackend.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nosferatu.blackend.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h2JMvx03001176; Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:57:59 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from marc@nosferatu.blackend.org) Received: (from marc@localhost) by nosferatu.blackend.org (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h2JMvxVI001175; Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:57:59 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from marc) Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 23:57:58 +0100 From: Marc Fonvieille To: Doug Barton Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Good wireless card for -current? Message-ID: <20030319225758.GA596@nosferatu.blackend.org> References: <20030319020030.Y88684@znfgre.tberna.bet> <20030319132620.Y677@znfgre.tberna.bet> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030319132620.Y677@znfgre.tberna.bet> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Useless-Header: blackend.org X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 01:30:35PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote: > Ok, based on local availability, and recommendations from various folks, > I've narrowed it down to aironet 350, and netgear MA401NA. Any commentary > on those two cards is welcome. I'm particularly interested in hearing > about the netgear card, since wi(4) lists the MA401 model, but not the NA. > MA401 and MA401NA are the same cards, NA stands for Network Adapter. Here's how is seen my MA401 (MAC address changed): wi0: at port 0x100-0x13f irq 11 function 0 config 1 on pccard1 wi0: 802.11 address: 00:01:02:03:04:05 wi0: using RF:PRISM2.5 MAC:ISL3873 wi0: Intersil Firmware: Primary (1.0.7), Station (1.3.6) wi0: supported rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps It's under -CURRENT, and I use the card daily. Don't ask me what means RA :)) Marc To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message