RE: Recommend a good PCI or PCMCIA b/g wifi card for hostapd
"Daevid Vincent" <[email protected]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 15:49:05 -0700
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --===============1979820782== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0116_01C7F942.46E3F210" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0116_01C7F942.46E3F210 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I posted this with no reply. I've been putting this on hold for a while. =20 I found this page that says no 802.11g cards are supported in hostap, = and after I panic'd, I read the date of 9/9/03... I'm optimistic that the = state of hostap is not as dire. http://lists.shmoo.com/pipermail/hostap/2003-September/004109.html =20 So, again I ask, can someone recommend a PCMCIA (or PCI I guess) = 802.11b/g card that will work with the in-kernel hostapd to replace the Senao I'm currently using. =20 I don't use any security (open AP) b/c I firewall off my eth0/eth1 from ath0, plus it's a pain in the ass to have things like my CarPC, TiVo, friends, etc. have to configure WEP/WPA/Whatever.=20 =20 http://hostap.epitest.fi/hostapd/ doesn't show a list of supported cards that I could find. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostapd is equally unhelpful. =20 http://www.engeniustech.com/datacom/products/Category.aspx?id=3D40 only = shows 802.11b cards STILL (WTF?) _____ =20 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daevid Vincent Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 4:30 PM To: 'SeattleWireless Talk List' Subject: Recommend a good PCI or PCMCIA b/g wifi card I've been using a Senao Engenius NL2511 (200mW) card for several years = in my Linux server as my AP.=20 I use the host_ap drivers in the kernel and life is good. =20 However, 802.11b is starting to show it's age at 11Mbps. =20 Sooo.... =20 I would love to upgrade this as painlessly as possible to one of the = newer 'g' or 'n' cards (I currently have no 'n' cards, but AFAIK, they're backwards compatible right?) =20 I'm looking for either a PCI card, or a PCMCIA card that I can shove = into my PCI/PCMCIA adapter I'm currently using. =20 Also, I have a mixture of some 'b' devices and some 'g' (capable) = devices. So it needs to work with both simultaneously (is that possible, or does = the radio downgrade to lowest common denominator?) =20 Ideally if it has MMCX connector so I can continue to use my 8dbi = antenna and pigtail, that would rawk. =20 Can anyone suggest something that will work with hostapd and meet my = needs? =D0=C65=CF=D0=20 ------=_NextPart_000_0116_01C7F942.46E3F210 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2900.3157" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007>I posted this with no reply. I've been = putting this on=20 hold for a while.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007>I found this page that says no 802.11g cards = are=20 supported in hostap, and after I panic'd, I read the date of 9/9/03... = I'm=20 optimistic that the state of hostap is not as dire.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007><A=20 href=3D"http://lists.shmoo.com/pipermail/hostap/2003-September/004109.htm= l">http://lists.shmoo.com/pipermail/hostap/2003-September/004109.html</A>= </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007>So, again I ask, can someone recommend a = PCMCIA (or PCI=20 I guess) 802.11b/g card that will work with the in-kernel hostapd to = replace the=20 Senao I'm currently using.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007>I don't use any security (open AP) b/c I = firewall off=20 my eth0/eth1 from ath0, plus it's a pain in the ass to have things = like my=20 CarPC, TiVo, friends, etc. have to configure WEP/WPA/Whatever.=20 </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007><A=20 href=3D"http://hostap.epitest.fi/hostapd/">http://hostap.epitest.fi/hosta= pd/</A> doesn't=20 show a list of supported cards that I could find.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007><A=20 href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostapd">http://en.wikipedia.org/wik= i/Hostapd</A> is=20 equally unhelpful.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D272473422-17092007><A=20 href=3D"http://www.engeniustech.com/datacom/products/Category.aspx?id=3D4= 0">http://www.engeniustech.com/datacom/products/Category.aspx?id=3D40</A>= only=20 shows 802.11b cards STILL (WTF?)</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=3Dltr=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft> <HR tabIndex=3D-1> <FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2><B>From:</B> = [email protected]=20 [mailto:[email protected]] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Daevid=20 Vincent<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 21, 2007 4:30 PM<BR><B>To:</B>=20 'SeattleWireless Talk List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Recommend a good PCI or = PCMCIA=20 b/g wifi card<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D159151523-21052007>I've been=20 using a Senao Engenius NL2511 (200mW) card for several years in = my Linux=20 server as my AP. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D159151523-21052007>I use the=20 host_ap drivers in the kernel and life is good.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D159151523-21052007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D159151523-21052007>However,=20 802.11b is starting to show it's age at 11Mbps.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D159151523-21052007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D159151523-21052007>Sooo....</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D159151523-21052007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D159151523-21052007>I would=20 love to upgrade this as painlessly as possible to one of the newer 'g' = or 'n'=20 cards (I currently have no 'n' cards, but AFAIK, they're backwards = compatible=20 right?)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D159151523-21052007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D159151523-21052007>I'm=20 looking for either a PCI card, or a PCMCIA card that I can shove into = my=20 PCI/PCMCIA adapter I'm currently using.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D159151523-21052007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D159151523-21052007>Also, I=20 have a mixture of some 'b' devices and some 'g' (capable) = devices. So it=20 needs to work with both simultaneously (is that possible, or does the = radio=20 downgrade to lowest common denominator?)</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D159151523-21052007></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D159151523-21052007>Ideally=20 if it has MMCX connector so I can continue to use my 8dbi antenna and = pigtail,=20 that would rawk.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2>Can anyone suggest something = that will=20 work with hostapd and meet my needs?</DIV></FONT><!-- Converted from = text/plain format --> <P><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2>=D0=C65=CF=D0 = </FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0116_01C7F942.46E3F210-- --===============1979820782== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list [email protected] http://seattlewireless.net/mailman/listinfo/dev --===============1979820782==--