Subject: Re: PCI WaveLan card
To: Chris Pinnock <cjep@fawlty.net>
From: Kevin Lahey <kml@selresearch.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 05/07/2002 12:32:24
On Tue, 7 May 2002 20:16:22 +0100
Chris Pinnock <cjep@fawlty.net> wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a PCI WaveLan (or PCMCIA WaveLan with PCI adaptor)
> that works well with NetBSD (if only in -current, not a problem)?

I'm very happy using the Linksys WMP-11 in my Cobalt Qube.  I haven't
gotten around to measuring the output strength, but it certainly works
around the house.  I also tried the D-Link DWL-520, but the Qube only
works with 5V PCI cards, so that was a problem.  The DWL-520 worked great 
on my i386 box, though.

If it matters to you, the WMP-11 antenna is about 50% bigger than 
the antenna on the DWL-520.  :-)

I found that the very, very cheap USR 2415 PC Card and PCI adaptor didn't
work with -current, even after I hacked in the right identifier numbers
into pcidevs.   I don't know how hard it would be to get it working; 
I believe it uses the PLX chipset...

Good luck!

Kevin
kml@selresearch.net