Re: WiFi 802.11/ac PCIe supported adaptor

Am Sat, 27 Sep 2014 08:41:56 -0600 (MDT)
Warren Block <wblock_at_wonkity.com> schrieb:

> On Sat, 27 Sep 2014, O. Hartmann wrote:
> 
> >
> > I'm looking for a replacemnt for my 802.11g WiFi PCIe adaptor card and want to
> > replace it with an 802.11ac adaptor.
> >
> > Since I made very bad experiences with CURRENT and support of modest modern hardware
> > (Haswell CPU/Intel  7260 DualBand WiFi NIC), I'd like to ask here first.
> >
> > I found this PCIe adaptor card attractive:
> >
> > GigaByte Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I
> >
> > I can not find ad hoc the WLAN chip used on that specific card, but maybe someone has
> > experiences with that litte board.
> 
> Newegg reviews say this is an Intel 7260HMW:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813995032&Tpk=N82E16813995032
> 
> I don't know if that is supported on FreeBSD yet.
> 
> PCIe to mini-PCIe adapters like that can be found separately, allowing 
> the use of any mini-PCIe card.  I've successfully tested an Atheros 
> AR9280 card in one.

Thats a pity. I have already this WiFi adaptor in a Lenovo E540 laptop and it isn't
supported by CURRENT. Some rumours say it is supposed to be supported by iwl() in the
future.