From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 22 01:45:34 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 36DD716A403 for ; Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:45:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.157.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E592F13C45D for ; Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:45:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jwm-freebsd-questions@sentinelchicken.net) Received: from mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.157.28]) by smtp02.lnh.mail.rcn.net with ESMTP; 21 Jan 2007 20:45:34 -0500 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.13,218,1167627600"; d="scan'208"; a="393686378:sNHT86052152" Received: from smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net (smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net [207.172.4.11]) by mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net (MOS 3.7.5a-GA) with ESMTP id IDM77042; Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:45:30 -0500 (EST) Received: from 207-172-209-180.c3-0.bkl-ubr2.sbo-bkl.ma.static.cable.rcn.com (HELO sentinelchicken.net) ([207.172.209.180]) by smtp01.lnh.mail.rcn.net with SMTP; 21 Jan 2007 20:45:30 -0500 Received: (qmail 91611 invoked from network); 22 Jan 2007 01:45:28 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO crichton.skepsi.net) (10.0.0.101) by aeryn.skepsi.net with SMTP; 22 Jan 2007 01:45:28 -0000 Received: (nullmailer pid 91608 invoked by uid 1000); Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:45:28 -0000 Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 20:45:28 -0500 From: Jason Morgan To: Patrick Bowen Message-ID: <20070122014528.GB87464@sentinelchicken.net> References: <45B40E08.6020606@fastmail.fm> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <45B40E08.6020606@fastmail.fm> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.12-2006-07-14 X-Junkmail-Status: score=10/50, host=mr08.lnh.mail.rcn.net X-Junkmail-SD-Raw: score=unknown, refid=str=0001.0A090201.45B41530.0070,ss=1,fgs=0, ip=207.172.4.11, so=2006-05-09 23:27:51, dmn=5.2.125/2006-10-10 Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Manufacturer documented wireless NIC's 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: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:45:34 -0000 On Sun, Jan 21, 2007 at 07:06:16PM -0600, Patrick Bowen wrote: > I'm looking to replace the Realtek rtl8185 mini-PCI wireless NIC in my > laptop, and I was wondering about what to replace it with. > > Could anyone tell me who the manufacturers are that support their chips > with documentation available to FreeBSD for the writing of drivers, > please. I believe that Ralink and Atmel are in that category, according > to the googling I've been able to do. > > I'd like to support those manufacturers that support FreeBSD. > > Thanks in Advance, > Patrick Check out: # man ath_hal I've been pretty happy with *built-in* ath(4)/ath_hal(4) NICs. I have no experience with PCMCIA (or whatever they are called) versions. Cheers, Jason