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    Wireless Atheros card config?

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    • J
      jlepthien
      last edited by

      Hi there,

      I am planning to install an atheros wireless card. Do the wireless settings magically appear after I insert my mini-pci card into my alix board or do I need to install any additional packets?

      Thanks in advance!

      Cheers,
      James

      | apple fanboy | music lover | network and security specialist | in love with cisco systems |

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      • dotdashD
        dotdash
        last edited by

        Just install the card, boot up, go to Interfaces, assign and add the new interface.
        Then go to Interfaces, OPT2 (or whatever) and configure it.

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        • J
          jlepthien
          last edited by

          Thanks for that info. So the configuration like ssid and encryption do magically show up…
          I love pfSense ;)

          | apple fanboy | music lover | network and security specialist | in love with cisco systems |

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          • dotdashD
            dotdash
            last edited by

            It actually checks behind the scenes and displays the additional configuration options if the interface is wireless. So, yeah, it's more or less magic.

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            • J
              jlepthien
              last edited by

              Now the card is working but I see lots of Errors. Is this normal? What can I do? It is an atheros card…

              See the attached screenshot...

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              ![Bildschirmfoto 2009-10-16 um 19.06.18.png_thumb](/public/imported_attachments/1/Bildschirmfoto 2009-10-16 um 19.06.18.png_thumb)

              | apple fanboy | music lover | network and security specialist | in love with cisco systems |

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              • dotdashD
                dotdash
                last edited by

                If it seems to be working fine, don't worry about it. You can find many posts about this in the wireless forum- my experience is that you can see huge amounts of in errors without having a problem.

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