From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 3 21:49:34 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BC7916A406 for ; Sat, 3 Feb 2007 21:49:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.26]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D981113C4A8 for ; Sat, 3 Feb 2007 21:49:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr6.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l13LnWDX090663; Sat, 3 Feb 2007 22:49:32 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id CB408B845; Sat, 3 Feb 2007 22:49:31 +0100 (CET) Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 22:49:31 +0100 From: Roland Smith To: Paul Eskello Message-ID: <20070203214931.GA78016@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Mail-Followup-To: Paul Eskello , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <8cdf6c720702030953j41fa685bnf7717773d9d24309@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8cdf6c720702030953j41fa685bnf7717773d9d24309@mail.gmail.com> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: recommendations for wireless nics X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 21:49:34 -0000 --xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 06:53:28PM +0100, Paul Eskello wrote: > Hi all, >=20 > looking for any recommendations regarding wireless lan pci cards and > freebsd, please. It is impossible to give a general recommendation like "buy brand X, model Y". Manufacturers sometimes switch chipsets on their cards without changing the model number, and brand names may not be available depending on where on the globe you are located. The best advice is to look at all the wireless drivers (zgrep for 802.11 in /usr/share/man/man4/*), and look at cards in shops to identify the chips they use. In my experience, the chipset used is seldom if ever noted in the documentation or on the packaging. Sometimes all the chips (not just the transmitter) are covered under a RF shield, in which case you're out of luck. In my experience, if you go into a computer shop and ask for a "802.11 card with a type Z chipset", the most likely response from the salesperson will be a blank stare. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFFxQNrEnfvsMMhpyURArPVAJ9S9Ergyi/Q4/qLqLMU4RkQS/8zIwCfeEJA cfoxfElRLB1QuhczYmvr5s8= =FICe -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --xHFwDpU9dbj6ez1V--