On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Karl Fife <[email protected]> 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] Commercial support available - https://portal.pfsense.org
