Subject: Re: wireless devices on laptop suggestion
To: Staffan Thom?n <duck@multi.fi>
From: Rui-Xiang Guo <rxg@myrealbox.com>
List: current-users
Date: 12/08/2004 09:57:38
> When choosing a wlan adapter, the following list helped me choose, it 
> neatly displays what chipsets alot of common wlan cards use. And it also 
> helps with pitfalls such as different versions of cards having different 
> chipsets.
> 
> http://www.linux-wlan.org/docs/wlan_adapters.html.gz

Thanks, it's useful.

> There are a few more than ath and wi, a quick apropos for 802.11 on my 
> old current system shows the following...
> 
> ath (4) - Atheros IEEE 802.11 driver
> atw (4) - ADMtek ADM8211 802.11 wireless network driver
> awi (4) - AMD PCnetMobile IEEE 802.11 PCMCIA wireless network driver
> ipw (4) - Intel PRO/Wireless 2100 IEEE 802.11 driver
> ray (4) - Raytheon Raylink / WebGear Aviator IEEE 802.11 2Mbps Wireless
> wi (4) - WaveLAN/IEEE and PRISM-II 802.11 wireless network driver
> 
> Each manpage outlines which variations of the chipsets are supported.

Yes, I see. But I only have few choices here. :(
BTW, many of the products didn't mention about what chipset they used on
their packsges.
Is this supported under NetBSD - corega CG-WLCB-54GL/CG-WLCB-54GT?
It's cheaper than others. ;)

Thanks for all of your reply!