From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 25 12:14:11 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 87F4516A4CE for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:14:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from yoda.anything-inc.com (adsl-068-153-193-052.sip.bct.bellsouth.net [68.153.193.52]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0CD4043D1D for ; Wed, 25 Feb 2004 12:14:11 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from "") Received: from /spool/local by anything-inc.com with [XMail 1.17 (FreeBSD/Ix86) LMAIL Server] for from <>; Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:26:54 -0500 Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:26:52 -0500 From: Bob Collins To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20040225202652.GB60706@yoda.anything-inc.com> References: <20040225170935.GA18598@pir.net> <20040225185221.GA60620@yoda.anything-inc.com> <20040225184622.GE18598@pir.net> <20040225190049.GA60706@yoda.anything-inc.com> <20040225190327.GF18598@pir.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040225190327.GF18598@pir.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Comment: No comment X-Cuse: I have none X-Editor: vi X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.5 required=3.5 tests=IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES, USER_AGENT_MUTT version=2.55 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) Subject: Re: Symbol Technologies Spectrum 24 pccard X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 20:14:11 -0000 On Wed, Feb 25, 2004, Peter Radcliffe clacked the keyboard to produce: > Bob Collins probably said: > > > Bob Collins probably said: > > > > I am sorry, I meant, does it function with FBSD, and does it require 5.2 > > > > or higher to work? > > > > > > No idea, depends what it actually is. > > > > > > If it's an ath based card then it needs 5.x. If it's a prism based > > > card (like the one I have) then it doesn't. > > > > So it does work, great. > > This doesn't mean it is what you want, though. A symbol firmware prism > card only does 802.11b and isn't a "new top-of-the-line pccard". > Actually that is fine, my link to the net is DSL, so speed is of no big concern. My LAN is at 100Mbit, but on the Thinkpad the 11Mbit is okay, as my file transfers are not large or anything demanding, mostly I would need a link to the net to then connect to my office servers, not much more. > ath support is also not quite ready for primetime, IMO, in 5.x. > Okay. In the mean time, I am going to be able to `test' the card prior to purchase, so we shall see. Again, thanks so much, I truly appreciate the answers. Bob -- Bob "Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff. And if it's properly structured in a developmental program, children can blossom." -Bob Keeshan aka `Captain Kangaroo'