Subject: Re: introducing ath(4) and the FreeBSD 802.11 layer
To: None <tech-net@NetBSD.org>
From: Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@itojun.org>
List: tech-net
Date: 10/16/2003 08:54:44
> On Monday 13 October 2003 04:55 pm, Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino wrote:
> > > I have just committed my port of FreeBSD's Atheros chipset driver,
> > > ath(4). The driver supports 802.11a/b/g multimode cards made by
> > > manufacturers such as D-Link and Linksys. Virtually every 802.11a radio
> > > manufactured today contains the Atheros chipset.
> >
> > thanks for the great work! any plans on ath at cardbus? (or does
> > "ath on pci" cover cardbus?) IBM thinkpads use minipci atheros cards
> > and it will be probed on cardbus. (i need to open it up and test
> > to be sure) wi* card on the same minipci slot is probed as below.
i was wrong. ath* on thinkpad minipci slot will appear on pci bus.
itojun
ath0 at pci2 dev 2 function 0
ath0: interrupting at irq 11
ath0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
ath0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
ath0: 802.11 address: 00:05:4e:42:e5:5e