> I have been using www.pcengines.ch/alix2c1.htm > as my home router for years. It is runnig current/i386. > > Now that I have bought me that Android, I also want wifi. > The ALIX has a MiniPCI slot. Can people recommend a MiniPCI > wifi card that works well for an AP, preferably tried in the ALIX? > > (I have read the recent threads considering obsd as an AP, > but haven't come to a conclusion about which card to use.)
I'm from FreeBSD land, but I can give you some links: http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/hardware.html#WLAN http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ath_hal&apropos=0&sektion=4&manpath=FreeBSD+8.1-RELEASE In general people say that Atheros chips are the best supported (use the ath driver). However, there was recently a change in the ath driver that really pisses me off. Many people have this problem and there is no known robust way to fix the problem. The problem can be explained here: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=22112 When you end up choosing a miniPCI wireless card I'd like to know about it, and how well it works, because I'm thinking of building a mini router much like you have. - Nerius
