Netgate Discussion Forum
    • Categories
    • Recent
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Search
    • Register
    • Login

    5Ghz PCI Wireless Card Compatible with pfSense?

    Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Wireless
    11 Posts 3 Posters 5.8k Views
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • D
      dimkyson
      last edited by

      pfSense Hardware

      http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.1R/hardware.html

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • ?
        A Former User
        last edited by

        I'd like a certain card, not a list please.  :) And I need one for PCI not PCI Express.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
        • ?
          A Former User
          last edited by

          Could someone please help me?

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • W
            wallabybob
            last edited by

            You want a card to act as AP or WiFi client only?

            AP mode is supported on Atheros chipsets but not many other chipsets. I suggest an eBay search for "atheros PCI 5GHz" and search for dual band devices among the results.

            You might get a good result with a mini-PCI card (for laptop) and a mini-PCI to PCI adapter.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • ?
              A Former User
              last edited by

              I'd like it to be a wireless AP. Could you give me a few links?

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • ?
                A Former User
                last edited by

                This is to bump the topic.  :)

                1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                • ?
                  A Former User
                  last edited by

                  Is there such thing as a PCIe to PCI adapter? If so could I use that?

                  1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                  • W
                    wallabybob
                    last edited by

                    @xamranshamsi:

                    I'd like it to be a wireless AP. Could you give me a few links?

                    You want a link to eBay? You don't know how to do a search on eBay?

                    @xamranshamsi:

                    Is there such thing as a PCIe to PCI adapter? If so could I use that?

                    I don't know of any PCIe to PCI adapters. If I recall correctly I have seen mni-PCI to PCI adapters on eBay particularly suited for WiFi (detachable external antennae).

                    1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                    • W
                      wallabybob
                      last edited by

                      If you don't want to use eBay, take a look at http://pcengines.ch and click on the Shop link. They have a number of dual band Atheros based mini-PCI cards for sale. Since pfSense is a popular system to run on their Alix boards they might be prepared to "guarantee" a particular card will work with a particular version of pfSense.

                      You would still need to source a mini-PCI to PCI adapter.

                      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                      • ?
                        A Former User
                        last edited by

                        Thanks for everyone's help, but I'm just going to get a different computer.  :)

                        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                        • First post
                          Last post
                        Copyright 2025 Rubicon Communications LLC (Netgate). All rights reserved.