Re: 802.11{b|g} pcmcia network adapter suggestions
Hi all
Mark Ferry wrote:
John Harrold wrote:
I was wondering if anyone here could suggest an 802.11 b or g pcmcia
device
which works well with debian on the powerpc. I suppose I could get a usb
device, but I don't really want the thing hanging off the computer.
I've just ordered the D-Link DWL-AG650 (802.11a/b/g) which is reported
to have the Atheros AR5212 chip.
It'll arrive on Friday so will let you know if it works on my G4 alubook.
In a private message, Tamas K Papp wrote:
> I saw your message on the list, but did not find the follow-up. I am
> planning to buy the same card, did it work for you? If so, was it a
> lot of hassle?
>
Yes. D-Link DWL-AG650 (v.B2) works!
I tried again last night with the current CVS of
madwifi and even though the HAL version number hadn't changed (0.9.14.9)
my B2 card now works :)
I can now highly recommend the D-Link DWL-AG650 as a safe, cheap, a/b/g
cardbus card.
It recognizes APs in range and associates fine but I haven't done
any link tests with the card yet.
ciao
Mark
Various useful bits:
---- /sbin/lspci -vv ----
0001:11:00.0 Ethernet controller: Unknown device 168c:0013 (rev 01)
Subsystem: D-Link System Inc: Unknown device 3a07
Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop-
ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium
>TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
Latency: 168 (2500ns min, 7000ns max), cache line size 08
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 53
Region 0: Memory at f3000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-
---- /usr/sbin/iwconfig ath0 ----
ath0 IEEE 802.11g ESSID:"WANO" Nickname:"WANO"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point:
00:E0:03:05:39:23
Bit Rate:11 Mb/s Tx-Power:50 dBm Sensitivity=0/3
Retry:off RTS thr:off Fragment thr=10761 B
Power Management:off
Link Quality=23/94 Signal level=-72 dBm Noise level=-95 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:1484 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
---- /usr/sbin/iwlist ath0 ----
ath0 Peers/Access-Points in range:
00:E0:03:04:D1:9C : Quality=8/94 Signal level=-87 dBm Noise
level=-95 dBm
00:E0:03:05:30:9B : Quality=7/94 Signal level=-88 dBm Noise
level=-95 dBm
00:E0:03:05:39:39 : Quality=32/94 Signal level=-63 dBm Noise
level=-95 dBm
...
etc
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