On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Karl Fife wrote:
> Can anyone make a recommendation for a pfSense-compatible Mini PCI Wi-Fi
> radio that is suitable/compatible for a Soekris 5501. I'm looking for
> something that supports 802.11b/g/n on 2.4 GHz. I'll be building this on
> 2.0RC1.
>
netgate.com has several supported cards. Though the supported b/g/n
cards only work in b/g until we have a release based on FreeBSD 9
(released next year).
> The Ubiquiti SR71-A would appear to be a great choice, but I've read
> conflicting results about compatibility with non-'routerstation' boards. Can
> anyone vouch for this combination? I know the SR71-a is a pretty high-power
> radio, so are there any considerations with regard to dumping heat from the
> radio from a standard 5501 enclosure?
>
The SR71-A is based on a newer Atheros chipset that isn't supported in
any FreeBSD versions that we currently have releases based on, I think
9.0 will probably be the first release that supports it. Heat
shouldn't be a concern with any card, unless it's in a hot room to
begin with and the little extra heat pushes it over the edge. If you
have a hard drive running in it too that will make things worse.
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