Re: Dell Inspiron 5000 802.3 and 802.11b support

On Sat, 30 Nov 2002, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> In message: <[email protected]>
>             Daniel Eischen <[email protected]> writes:
> : > : Any idea when freeBSD will support 32 bit cardbus?  I'd like to use one of
> : > : the new Prism2 802.11b pcmcia cards.
> : > 
> : > Oh?  I've not seen cardbus based wi cards.  Details?
> : 
> : The D-Link 650 comes in a cardbus version.  See:
> : 
> :   http://www.dlink.com/products/wireless/dwl650/
> : 
> : I'm now in the market for a wireless card, so I'd like to know
> : if these work.
> 
> Yea, I saw those on ebay the day after your post about this.  I lost

Hmm, I forgot about checking Ebay.  Perhaps I'll be competing
against you next time ;-)

> my first auction, but will have to try again to get me one of these
> cards.  Do you have one?

No.  I just priced them out at D-link's site.  I don't quite
understand it, but the cardbus version (DWL-650) is 59 US while
the pccard version (DWL-650H) is 99 US.  I wonder if they're
web site has got these two versions reversed.

If you find a good price on one of these, let me know.  I'll
continue to look around for one.

> : I'm also curious if the 802.11b+ (22Mbps) cards work in FreeBSD.
> : Dlink offers one of these in the DWL-650+.
> 
> No.  These have a TI chipset in them, but TI won't release the details
> of its programming :-(.  Not even with an NDA, it seems.

Hmph, typical.

-- 
Dan Eischen


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