If you grovel up a PCI card with a PCMCIA slot, you may be all set (I haven't tried the Netgear). This is, in fact, the way the 'PCI' version of the Lucent card is sold.
I'm sorry to make a plug on the list, but I think these guys are cool (YMMV), and they can sell you such a card for $40: http://www.fab-corp.com/F1.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric De la Cruz Lugo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 11:30 AM Subject: Wireless question, maybe off topic > Sorry if this is not the right list, I have checked de Hardware Notes for > FreeBSD 4.8 and there is this wireless adapter called: > > Netgear MA401 > > Its a PCMCIA adapter. > > But i was checking on google and found this one: > > Netgear MA311 802.11b Wireless PCI Adapter > > I need a PCI card for my desktop wich runs FreeBSD I want to connect peer to > peer 2 FreeBSD boxes at 1 mile from each other, (I want to try the pringles > antennas as described in > > > http://www.oreillynet.com/cs/weblog/view/wlg/448 > > I know there are Aironet PCI adapters but they are expensive, I want to try > with cheaper hardware and the Netgear is cheaper in an order of maggnitude. > > Hope some one knows about this, if possible, or point me to the right list to > ask. > > Thanks in advance. > > Eric De La Cruz Lugo > Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. > P.S. Sorry for my bad english. > > > --- > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
