Subject: Re: Airport Extreme
To: Anthony Chavez <acc@anthonychavez.org>
From: David Young <dyoung@pobox.com>
List: port-macppc
Date: 05/13/2004 22:59:29
On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 09:00:49PM -0600, Anthony Chavez wrote:
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> A simple Googling will reveal that the Airport Extreme is unsupported
> in NetBSD/macppc.  I'm sure you're all aware of this.
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> I'm curious to know if it's possible to use the wi driver with the card
> at *all* (i.e., for 802.11b) or if the chipsets are entirely
> different/incompatible.  Anyone tried it?

There is a Broadcom chip.  Docs are not forthcoming.  It is entirely
different from wi.  It's really too bad.

> On a similar note, is the Ethernet jack functional?  Which driver?

On my G4 Powerbook, the ethernet is a gem0.  I think that the gigabit
ethernets are bge0.  No?  Anyone?

Dave

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