From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 15 19:47:42 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4774916A40F for ; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:47:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from joe@joeholden.co.uk) Received: from claire.ber.rewt.org.uk (claire.ber.rewt.org.uk [217.160.200.67]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 073C913C43E for ; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:47:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from joe@joeholden.co.uk) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by claire.ber.rewt.org.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id C9B9BBB91; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:17:00 +0000 (GMT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at claire.ber.rewt.org.uk Received: from claire.ber.rewt.org.uk ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (claire.ber.rewt.org.uk [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id YnTVeAlpkZbe; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:16:50 +0000 (GMT) Received: from [195.28.169.199] (unknown [195.28.169.199]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by claire.ber.rewt.org.uk (Postfix) with ESMTP id D144EBB90; Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:16:49 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <45ABD316.50800@joeholden.co.uk> Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:16:38 +0000 From: Joe Holden User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0b1 (Windows/20061206) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: John Nielsen References: <45ABBFDF.4080708@gmail.com> <200701151344.49696.lists@jnielsen.net> <200701151402.34059.lists@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <200701151402.34059.lists@jnielsen.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Lars Stokholm Subject: Re: Wireless NIC recommendation X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:47:42 -0000 John Nielsen wrote: > On Monday 15 January 2007 13:44, John Nielsen wrote: >> On Monday 15 January 2007 12:54, Lars Stokholm wrote: >>> Hi, I hope someone can help me with this, before I go mad (no pun >>> intended.) :) >>> >>> I was initially looking for a relatively cheap 54Mbps, 802.11g- and >>> WPA-capable network card, based on an Atheros chipset, but after >>> spending the whole of last night looking for one - to no avail - I gave >>> up. >>> >>> I'm almost about to conclude that Atheros is not the way to go. So now I >>> want to know, if anyone can recommend ANY card, being cheap and >>> supporting the features mentioned above. I don't mind using NDIS, as >>> long as it works flawlessly. Also it would be good, if the card was a >>> popular one, so community support is more available. >> For driver support in FreeBSD, Atheros is definitely the way to go. Have >> you looked through the listings here? >> >> http://customerproducts.atheros.com/customerproducts/default.asp >> >> Also, you failed to mention what your definition of "cheap" is, and what >> form factor you're looking for (PCI, Cardbus, etc.) I would start with the >> listings at the link above and look through products from the >> cheaper-but-popular brands (D-Link, Belkin, Netgear, Linksys) to see if >> there are any you can currently buy within your price range. > > The Netgear WG311T seems like a widely available decent bet for ~$50 USD. I can also vouch for netgear products, especially the 511T, had no problems with that. Ta, Joe