Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:13:32 +0100 From: Lars Stokholm <lars.stokholm@gmail.com> To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Wireless NIC recommendation Message-ID: <45ABEE7C.6060404@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <45ABEA01.7090704@gmail.com> References: <45ABBFDF.4080708@gmail.com> <200701151344.49696.lists@jnielsen.net> <45ABEA01.7090704@gmail.com>
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Lars Stokholm wrote: > 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 > > Wow, I actually think I found a card there, that is guaranteed to work. > Is this really the end of all my struggles? :) For only 50 USD. There > seem to be only one version of the card. > > http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=12 > http://edbpriser.dk/Products/Listprices.asp?ID=38373 (in Danish) > > The two cards /are/ the same, right? > > Also, it says 108Mps? Does it matter that my AP is only 54Mbps? There's *one* other card on the list that seems perfect for me: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Communication/Products_Spec.aspx?ProductID=988&ProductName=GN-WP01GT http://edbpriser.dk/Products/Listprices.asp?ID=249274 1.0 - I guess that means, that there is only one version. This card is a little cheaper and also newer. Should I go for this instead?
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