On Sat, Feb 03, 2007 at 06:53:28PM +0100, Paul Eskello wrote: > Hi all, > > 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 -- 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)
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