Subject: Re: alpha and pcmcia wireless
To: Joseph Sirucka <jsirucka@dodgyware.com>
From: blyon <blyon@theshell.com>
List: port-alpha
Date: 08/27/2001 06:46:18
On Mon, 27 Aug 2001, Joseph Sirucka wrote:

> Hi
>
> does anybody know if netbsd on a alpha will work with a wavelan wireless
> networking card. I have a alphastation 4/233. I wish to use a pci pcmcia
> adapter, if this dosen't work due to the 2.1 pci standard, I can get a
> isa-pcmcia adapter for the wavelan card.
>
> Is this a goer and has anybody else done this. I wish to use the alpha
> as my base station and gateway to my net connection.
>
> Hope to hear from someone soon.

Joseph,

Yes the Alpha works great with the WaveLan cards.  I have used both the
PCI and PCMCIA versions of it.  Just be sure to download the wireless tool
package so you can have the wi control interface.

-B

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