Several people have privately suggested that I consider an ath-based card instead of the ral b/c of the ongoing problems. Does anyone disagree? Does anyone know of a PCI-based ath card? Or am I going to have to get a mini-PCI card and a U.FL to coax connector to connect an external antenna?
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 1:06 AM, Max Hayden Chiz<max.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm planning on building an OpenBSD wireless access point. B I am > primarily interested in having 802.11a as there are already close to > 30 2.4GHz APs in the vicinity. > > I want something small, quiet, and low-power. B There aren't many > people using my network, but I would like something that can handle a > large SCP transfer or stream a video to a laptop without choking. B My > initial plan was to get a Soekris net5501-70 and a PCI ral card. > Because I'm in a high-noise urban area, I want to have the ability to > hook a decent high-gain/directional antenna. B I was specifically > looking at the Linksys WMP600N which Google says uses the rt2870 > chipset. > > A search of the misc@ archives, however, shows a whole lot of people > having stability issues with ral-based cards. B I couldn't find an > email recommending something better though. B What would list members > suggest I buy for wireless? B Does anyone have any suggestions on where > to buy quality antennas here in the US? > > Thanks for any help you can provide. > > --MHC
