Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:16:38 +0000 From: Joe Holden <joe@joeholden.co.uk> To: John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org, Lars Stokholm <lars.stokholm@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Wireless NIC recommendation Message-ID: <45ABD316.50800@joeholden.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <200701151402.34059.lists@jnielsen.net> References: <45ABBFDF.4080708@gmail.com> <200701151344.49696.lists@jnielsen.net> <200701151402.34059.lists@jnielsen.net>
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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
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