Matthias Scheler wrote:

>because my good old Airport Basestation died I'm considering to use one
>of my NetBSD systems as WLAN access point for my 802.11b network. What
>hardware (wireless cards) and software (NetBSD 1.6.2 vs. NetBSD-current)
>do I need for that?
>  
>
Don't buy a new D-Link DWL-520 <B>.  It's still based on Prism2.5, 
requires PCI2.2, but revision B.  At BBuy in the states they're the 
cheapest on the shelf, hence appealing, and they're on the supported 
list in wi(4).... but it doesn't work with 1.6 or current (PR 
kern/23576).  <pray>Unless by some miracle I get it figured out today 
</pray>.

Can't speak for any other cards at the moment...  Be sure to check the 
return policy before buying a wi(4) card for anything but Winblows.  ;-)

~Mike.