Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 14:42:51 -0600 (CST) From: John Utz <john@utzweb.net> To: <mdavis@cts.com> Cc: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>, "'Richard Shaw'" <Richard.Shaw@mondus.com> Subject: RE: PCI Wavelan cards under 4.4 Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0201161440140.3865-100000@jupiter.linuxengine.net> In-Reply-To: <001b01c19eca$bcac85d0$b617a3cd@ctsd2>
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wow! cool. so, if i stuck this in my gateway box, would i then be able to route all the wireless traffic in my house? that would be *mass* cheaper than buying one of those combo wire/wireless switches.... On Wed, 16 Jan 2002, Morgan Davis wrote: > I have one of these working with 4.5-PRERELEASE: > > http://www.addtron.com/products/awa100.htm > > I bought it only because it said it was compatible with Linux, and was > thrilled to see that it worked with FreeBSD. I'm getting about 5+ Mbps > over it. > > The only problem, which I reported here a couple weeks ago, is that I > regularly get kernel messages on the console about "oversized packets". > Other than annoying, it doesn't seem to be a problem. Does anyone know > if those messages indicate a real error situation that can be fixed on > my end, is this just debug output, or what? > > By the way, the Addtron AWA-100 PCI card looked identical to one sold by > 3Com under the USRobotics brand, but was less expensive at Fry's: $79 > for the Addtron vs. $140 for the USRobotics. The $79 package also > included the Addtron pccard, which, amazingly, sells separately for > $110. > > --Morgan > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd- > > stable@FreeBSD.ORG] On Behalf Of Richard Shaw > > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 5:36 AM > > To: Freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG > > Subject: PCI Wavelan cards under 4.4 > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I'm attempting to get a 3com wavelan 3crwe777a PCI card working under > 4.4 > > Release. I've trawled for posts on this and have found plenty > mentioning > > how easy it was to get the ISA version working, but have had no solid > > confirmations that the PCI one will work. There have been mumblings of > > incompatibilities with some motherboards, talk of support coming soon > but > > nothing definite. Has anyone set one up, or managed to get one working > ? > > > > Many thanks, > > > > Richard > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message > -- John L. Utz III john@utzweb.net Idiocy is the Impulse Function in the Convolution of Life To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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