Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:27:48 -0500 From: Jerry <jerry@seibercom.net> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: NetGear WG511T and WPA support on FreeBSD 8.2 Message-ID: <20120113172748.7bf8beea@scorpio> In-Reply-To: <CAKnE0Zu_RMp6Xvk9vwqiVCvN928%2BF1v=JGdaHcVuMvrFb3TNuA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAKnE0Zu_RMp6Xvk9vwqiVCvN928%2BF1v=JGdaHcVuMvrFb3TNuA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:17:54 +0100 <pancakeking79@gmail.com> articulated: > Since I've run into problems getting an ndisgen generated driver for > my Realtek RTL8185 54M to work on > my FreeBSD 8.2 (i386) system - kldload on the driver generates a > permanent kernel crash-, I am currently > thinking about buying the NetGear WG511T PCMCIA bus driven card. > > I would like to ask if there are any users on this list that make use > of this card and that can confirm whether > or not this cards works fine alongside with WPA/WPA2 on 8.2 or 9.0 if > I decide to upgrade? > > I am aware of the supported hardware list. The card in discussion is > not listed as supported. > However, this could still be the case, since I read in an older 7.0 > related thread > http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=1424 that it did work, at > least at one point in time. It's compliant with 802.11g standards and going for approximately $6.00 on EBay, so you really have nothing to lose by trying it. You should be able to ascertain the chip model and version easy enough once you get the device. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________
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