| 2004/10/1 [Computer/Networking, Computer/SW/OS/FreeBSD] UID:33870 Activity:moderate | 9/30 how do i make my 3com wireless card work with freebsd?
\_ First, find out what the chipset is (google is your friend.)
Then, some cards are only supported under 5.x (32 bit cards.)
Find out what driver supports that chipset, compile it into
your kernel, and voila. -John
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| 2003/8/5 [Computer/Networking] UID:29232 Activity:very high | 8/4 To follow up my post a few days back, 3com says the 3CRPAG17 is the
only 802.11g card on the market with a retractable antenna. (patents)
Unfortunately, this card uses a new 3com propriatary chipset, the
name of which isn't available until the card starts shipping at the
end of August. No Linux drivers will ship with it. She said linux, BSD
and OSX drivers will all probably come out later. I'll wait.
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| 2003/8/2-4 [Computer/Networking] UID:29217 Activity:moderate | 8/1 Any recommendations for an excellent 802.11 cardbus card for linux?
\_ Netgear MA-401. Works perfectly on FreeBSD w/ my dell laptop.
\_ Thanks.
\_ Oh yeah, if you order before early September (I think)
from http://NewEgg.com there's a $10 rebate.
\_ Cool, thanks again.
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| 2001/4/16 [Computer/HW/Laptop, Computer/SW/OS/OsX] UID:20997 Activity:very high | 4/15 Is the new Powerbook G4 worthwhile compared to PC laptops?
\_ After getting one free from work, couple comments:
They get hotter. Wait for nVidia's GeForce2Go to get
built in, the slot load can jam if you flex the case
too much, and get 256MB of RAM for OS X, otherwise
it can be pooky. Other than those minor quips, best
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| 2000/8/28-29 [Computer/SW/OS/FreeBSD, Computer/SW/OS/Solaris, Computer/SW/Unix] UID:19113 Activity:moderate | 8/28 How good is FreeBSD's NFS server support? I'm thinking about
switching my Linux machine to run FreeBSD and I want to know
is the wierd NFS problems that I see *all the time* with Linux
will be present in FreeBSD. The machine will only be exporting
a few home directories. Also what is a good (decent performance,
ie not a 3COM nic) NIC for a FreeBSD NFS server? My network is
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| 2000/7/6-7 [Computer/HW/CPU] UID:18600 Activity:high | 7/6 Anyone knows of a good AT-form factor (not ATX) motherboard for
use with Pentium IIIs or Celerons? I want to upgrade an older
system (166MMX) and need to change the motherboard for a faster
CPU but my computer case is for AT type motherboards, but they
seem to be a dying breed. Where can I find a good one of those?
Asus P2B-B, I believe.
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| 2000/7/4-6 [Computer/Networking] UID:18583 Activity:high | 7/4 Anyone have recent experience ordering 100mb routers and switches
from cisco? We're trying to get stuff set up, but the networking
folks claim that cisco has a 3 month turnaround time for orders.
Is this for real?
\_ depending on what kinda router, entirely possible.
if its a relatively low end router you should just order through
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| 2000/6/15-19 [Computer/Networking, Computer/SW/OS/Linux] UID:18480 Activity:low | 6/15 Does anyone know how to get an U.S. Robotics PCI 56K FAX Voice
Winmodem to work under Linux? It's the only modem that gets good
speed at my house. - jrleek
\_ To the best of my knowledge, they have yet to get any software
modems running under linux
\_ the best of your knowledge is clearly not worth very much.
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| 1999/10/27-29 [Computer/HW/CPU, Computer/HW/Drives] UID:16779 Activity:high | 10/27 I want to buy a LINUX box. I don't need (or want) windows.
Any suggestions on online companies which sell LINUX boxes?
I could just use gateway or dell, but they charge me for windows
and the last time my company ordered something from Dell it had
some hardware that wasn't well supported by LINUX. Thanks.
\_ Dell sells machines preloaded with Linux these days.
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