Re: IETF58 - Network Status

Marcus Leech wrote:

> Atheros released open-source linux drivers for their chips and the 
> corresponding reference design.
> I don't know which cards use the Atheros chipset, other than ours.
The atheros folks are also cooperating with the FreeBSD project, so they 
are making a good commitment to open source with their products. FWIW, 
my trusty old Netgear MA401 card could barely hold a connection in 
Minneapolis, but my shiny new D-Link DWL-AG650 did a much better job. 
This is from ath(4) on FreeBSD. Not intended to be a complete list, just 
a good starting point.
     Card                Chip      Bus        Standard
     D-Link DWL-AB650    AR5211    CardBus    a/b
     D-Link DWL-AG520    AR5212    PCI        a/b/g
     D-Link DWL-AG650    AR5212    CardBus    a/b/g
     D-Link DWL-G520B    AR5212    PCI        b/g
     D-Link DWL-G650B    AR5212    CardBus    b/g
     I/O Data WN-AG/CB   AR5212    CardBus    a/b/g
     Linksys WMP55AG     AR5212    PCI        a/b/g
     Linksys WPC51AB     AR5211    CardBus    a/b
     Linksys WPC55AG     AR5212    CardBus    a/b/g
     NEC PA-WL/54AG      AR5212    CardBus    a/b/g
     Netgear WAG311      AR5212    PCI        a/b/g
     Netgear WAB501      AR5211    CardBus    a/b
     Netgear WAG511      AR5212    CardBus    a/b/g
     Netgear WG311       AR5212    PCI        b/g
     Netgear WG511T      AR5212    PCI        b/g
     Nortel 2201         AR5212    CardBus    a/b
     Orinoco 8480        AR5212    CardBus    a/b/g
     Proxim Skyline 4030 AR5210    CardBus    a
     Proxim Skyline 4032 AR5210    PCI        a

Hope this helps,

Doug