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PCI-E mini wireless card to use Debian as AP



Hello all,

I have a computer running Debian which I'm using as a router. The
motherboard has a mini PCI-E slot (it's an integrated Atom board) and
I'd like to plug in a wireless card to use the machine as an access
point. The problem is that PCI-E mini wireless cards don't seem to be
all that common outside of spares for specific laptops, and it's hard
to find out what chipset a given card uses, and hence whether it has
Linux drivers that support master mode. I've spent ages searching now
and so far the best I can come up with is that the Intel 5300, which
seems the easiest to find, probably can't be used as an access point.
I don't have much experience with wireless and it's quite overwhelming
that devices don't say what chip they use; there can be small
variations in model number belying completely different hardware;
there can be multiple drivers for the same device, each with its own
drawbacks, etc.

Does anyone have any experience of doing this and/or can suggest any
cards which would be suitable? Draft N support would be nice, but not
essential. I am in the UK which may or may not make it harder - most
places don't seem to sell mini PCI-E cards, but maybe that's the same
worldwide.

Thanks for your time,
Nye

(PS: could you please CC me on any replies as I am not subscribed to
the list and Gmail doesn't seem to provide any way to set MFT)


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