From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 5 20:05:50 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6444F1065677 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:05:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A9728FC19 for ; Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:05:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vbbfr13 with SMTP id fr13so1097057vbb.13 for ; Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:05:49 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=mO78iKz8yoXyFEzFYzcBB/O6bcXqWbCFa/a5sH8OFyg=; b=d3O8uhvTxO0Hu62P+a8lGdpLCn2I6XtIAU/Yx0EvzqjCZ3ckY8CG7Jq//Wb8FxqB8J iXA64GMHBvEuFy84BrFAph4m4FyWtSC96ToQ+k4i1fg6x4iOP7jXhBmwnKqG8B/Vpelz k2rBI+cM6yuJWRHAeugl9UnNbSnkMzrGnnqMk= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.52.23.44 with SMTP id j12mr1576620vdf.117.1325793949286; Thu, 05 Jan 2012 12:05:49 -0800 (PST) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.52.36.5 with HTTP; Thu, 5 Jan 2012 12:05:49 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4F056691.4060403@luckie.org.nz> References: <4F056691.4060403@luckie.org.nz> Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 12:05:49 -0800 X-Google-Sender-Auth: hr157TtNjbD2p3HOzswnHg9ov7U Message-ID: From: Adrian Chadd To: Matthew Luckie Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: minipcie wifi card X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:05:50 -0000 OH! On 5 January 2012 01:00, Matthew Luckie wrote: > Hi > > I'd like to create a freebsd AP using my mini-itx board. =A0I have a mini= -pcie > expansion slot and am considering this wifi card > > http://www.habeyusa.com/products_show.php?id=3D361 > > I currently run 8.2R but plan to upgrade to 9.0R. > > The main concern I have is that it lists its host interface as mini-pcie = / > USB, i.e. it might be a wifi card that is exposed to the system over a US= B > bus, which might not be optimal for a hostap. > > The docs say Atheros AR9285(MAC/Baseband/RF) with AR3011 -- I tend to thi= nk > the AR3011 is an error in their docs as the card is not advertised as > supporting bluetooth, and because an AR9285 is apparently exposed over PC= Ie, > I tend to think the card will work fine as an hostap, but just want to > double check. > > Anyone have any insight? Yes, it's actually a dual Bluetooth + AR9285 NIC. I forget the card identifier. But it's a perfectly fine AR9285 and it'll also (hopefully) work with bluetooth. The AR9285 is Mini-PCIe. The USB is just for the bluetooth IC. They're joined together for doing bluetooth coexistence. Awesome, if you're interested, I can start pushing out bluetooth coexistence patches for you to test. Are you able to run -HEAD? Adrian