Aaron Mason [simplersolut...@gmail.com] wrote: > > Firstly, the scanning issue. The CM9 is an industrial card designed > for use in wireless links and in IBSS networks. They don't have the > ability to search for other access points - they're meant to BE an > access point. >
Bullshit. It's just an atheros chip. Works like any other one. Some of these companies change the RF front end to be more powerful, or whatever. But that doesn't change the features of the chip itself. > Secondly, since you've already used a 12V/2.5A (which is actually > three times over the top for a board which has a 10W limit), it might > be worth considering that maybe the 4501 isn't designed for a wireless > card. Maybe it's time for an upgrade to a Geode-based net5501 - or > perhaps an ALIX board. A 4511 or 4521 is a possibility. > Actually, the mini-pci slot on the 4501 should work. It is a low power board, you may be going over the limit, although I don't remember the CM9 having that high of a draw. Check out the soekris-tech list and its archives to see what the power limit on the 4501's mini-pci slot is and check out CM9 documentation to see what it can draw. Finally, give -current a try. IIRC, some changes were made to the ath atheros driver. A new driver (athn) for new atheros 54xx is in there too. I've never got a CM9 (or _any_ atheros chip) working properly with openbsd beyond basic 802.11b client mode, but then again, I haven't tried in a few years. Other cards seem to work better, the various intel drivers are what most of my systems end up running.
