Re: PCI express card that does AP mode? (abit wlp-01?)

Gábor Stefanik
2009-07-16T17:01:43Z

On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 6:48 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez<mcgrof@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 9:39 AM, Jon
> Fairbairn<jon.fairbairn@cl.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>> "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@gmail.com>
>> writes:
>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 1:02 AM, Jon
>>> Fairbairn<jon.fairbairn@cl.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A machine I want to set up as an AP has only PCI express slots free...
>>>
>>> I'd recommend ath9k.
>>
>>> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k
>>
>> Thanks, but I've seen that page and "products with supported ath9k
>> cards" points to a page that lists "Laptops with ath9k cards" (I'm
>> looking for PCIe, not mini-PCIe) and "APs with ath9k cards", not "ath9k
>> cards". Before I can buy a card, I need to know what it is called in the
>> shops (on-line or otherwise), not what chipset it has.
>
> The page lists all products and the manufacturer names of the products.
>
> But yeah, I am not aware of PCI-Express devices sold in the market
> with separately. Adding Pen Li in case he is aware.
>
> Pen, this e-mail is in a public mailing list.
>
>  Luis
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A possible solution to the PCIE vs. MiniPCIE problem:
http://www.hwtools.net/Adapter/MP2W.html
http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=m38&_nkw=MP2W

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