From owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 6 13:01:35 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E773106567B for ; Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:01:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Received: from lava.sentex.ca (pyroxene.sentex.ca [199.212.134.18]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EA5018FC12 for ; Fri, 6 Aug 2010 13:01:34 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mdt-xp.sentex.net (simeon.sentex.ca [192.168.43.27]) by lava.sentex.ca (8.14.4/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o76CjPe6095578; Fri, 6 Aug 2010 08:45:25 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from mike@sentex.net) Message-Id: <201008061245.o76CjPe6095578@lava.sentex.ca> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 7.1.0.9 Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 08:45:24 -0400 To: osp@aloha.com, freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org From: Mike Tancsa In-Reply-To: <201008052125.o75LPW2F030650@yoda.pixi.com> References: <201008052125.o75LPW2F030650@yoda.pixi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Cc: Subject: Re: Support for Broadcom 1510 PCIe WLAN card X-BeenThere: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Mobile computing with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:01:35 -0000 Perhaps an Alix based device from http://www.netgate.com/ At home I have an Atheros mini PCI card that works well. ath0@pci0:0:12:0: class=0x020000 card=0x2062168c chip=0x001b168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 vendor = 'Atheros Communications Inc.' device = 'AR5006 family 802.11abg Wireless NIC' class = network subclass = ethernet cap 01[44] = powerspec 2 supports D0 D3 current D0 ---Mike At 05:25 PM 8/5/2010, osp@aloha.com wrote: >I am looking for a small form factor PC capable of operating as a portable >WiFi access point. The Dell OptiPlex 780 USFF comes with an Intel 82567LM >Ethernet interface and a Broadcom 1510 WiFi interface. In the past I have >found good support for Ethernet, but not as much for Broadcom WiFi. Still >true? I would also appreciate reviews of using the 1510 by way of NDIS. > >Recommendations for small form factor PCs well supported by FreeBSD also >appreciated. > >Thanks in advance! > >Gary Dunn >Open Slate Project > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Tancsa, tel +1 519 651 3400 Sentex Communications, mike@sentex.net Providing Internet since 1994 www.sentex.net Cambridge, Ontario Canada www.sentex.net/mike