WLAN support

From: Volker (volker_at_vwsoft.com)
Date: 05/30/03

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Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 13:29:34 +0200

    Hi folks!

    First post here, so please don't bother if it's not the right place
    to post those kind of questions.

    I'm currently running a 4.7-release (upgrade to 4.8 planned but not
    yet started) on my production box.

    As I would like to setup a small WLAN (major use for my notebook,
    other clients are possible) I need to know which cards are really
    supported. The handbook is IMHO not clear about that (the chipsets
    are documented but how do I know which card is using what chipset
    as the manufacturers doesn't really name the chipset?).

    I've got a list of possible WLAN NICs and am wondering if somebody
    has any experience using one of them with FreeBSD 4.x?

    Netgear WG511 (Cardbus) or WAG511 (Cardbus, 5 + 2.4 GHz)
    SMC 2802W (PCI) or 2835W (Cardbus)
    D-Link DWL G520 (PCI) or DWL G650 (Cardbus)
    Belkin 802.11g/+ (don't have a product name by hand, PN PCI:
    F5D7000, PN Cardbus: F5D7010 - not yet on market)

    All of these cards are 802.11g devices (54 MBit/s).

    What about support on FreeBSD for these devices? Any experience?

    I would like to setup one FreeBSD box (4.7 / 4.8 or even 5.0/5.1)
    as a router and have at least one notebook connected wireless
    (running both Win2k and FreeBSD).

    As I was reading that the high speed wireless devices are having a
    better operating range compared to 802.11b devices, I don't want to
    install 802.11b devices.

    TIA,

    Volker

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