Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:35:49 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: TP-LINK wireless pci - ath(4) driver - Atheros chipsets => WAS: [mary.li@tp-link.com: RE:] Message-ID: <20091227103549.GA97660@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>
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Below is the reply I received from TP-LINK about chipsets in some of their pci wireless adapters. This might be of interest to somebody who is buying a pci wireless. My interest in Tp-link is because there are hundreds of cards on sale at ebay.co.uk at the moment. However, I'm more confused by the reply than clarified. ath(4) man page list these 4 chipsets as supported: Atheros AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, and AR5416 Only 5416 appears in the manuf. reply, and even that is in a combination with another ath chip. More specifically, can somebody comment whether TL-WR851N: AR5416+AR2122 TL-WN651G/ TL-WN650G: AR2414 TL-WN350G: Atheros AR2417 will be supported by ath(4) driver, please. In case it matters it will have to be run on sparc64. many thanks anton ----- Forwarded message from "mary.li" <mary.li@tp-link.com> ----- Dear Anton, Thank you very much for your email requesting information about our product. The chipsets of the adapters you mentioned are as below: TL-WR851N: AR5416+AR2122 TL-WN651G/ TL-WN650G: AR2414 TL-WN353G: Realtek RTL8185L TL-WN350G: Atheros AR2417 Hope the information will help you. Any further help please feel free to let me know. To get technical support quicker,please go to http://www.tp-link.com/support/faq.asp Best Regards ----------------------------------- Mary.Li Technical Support Engineer TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD. tel:+1 866 225-8139 +86 755-2650-4400 E-mail:mary.li@tp-link.com Website:http://www.tp-link.com/support/Support.asp -----Original Message----- From: Anton Shterenlikht [mailto:mexas@bristol.ac.uk] Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2009 3:45 AM To: support.uk@tp-link.com Subject: Dear Sir/Madam I'm looking to buy a TP-LINK PCI wireless adapter. However, it must not be based on Atheros AR5005VL chipset. I need to use the adapter with FreeBSD operating system, which does not support Atheros AR5005VL chipset. Could you please confirm whether TP-LINK PCI adapters use Atheros AR5005VL chipset. In particular I'm interested in TL-WN851G TL-WN651G TL-WN650G TL-WN353G TL-WN350G Which Atheros chipsets, if any, do these adapters use? many thanks anton -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423 ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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