On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:17:54 +0100 <pancakekin...@gmail.com> articulated:
> Since I've run into problems getting an ndisgen generated driver for > my Realtek RTL8185 54M to work on > my FreeBSD 8.2 (i386) system - kldload on the driver generates a > permanent kernel crash-, I am currently > thinking about buying the NetGear WG511T PCMCIA bus driven card. > > I would like to ask if there are any users on this list that make use > of this card and that can confirm whether > or not this cards works fine alongside with WPA/WPA2 on 8.2 or 9.0 if > I decide to upgrade? > > I am aware of the supported hardware list. The card in discussion is > not listed as supported. > However, this could still be the case, since I read in an older 7.0 > related thread > http://www.daemonforums.org/showthread.php?t=1424 that it did work, at > least at one point in time. It's compliant with 802.11g standards and going for approximately $6.00 on EBay, so you really have nothing to lose by trying it. You should be able to ascertain the chip model and version easy enough once you get the device. -- Jerry ♔ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
