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    VIA VNT6656GEV00 802.11b/g Wifi wireless card VT6656

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      Sateetje
      last edited by

      I've installed pfsense on a Lexcom Brik with 4xGbps LAN. The Lexcom supports Mini-PCIe USB card.

      I want to install a VIA VT6656 Mini-PCIe USB card. So it is not using the PCIe 1x bus, bus only the USB part of the Mini-PCIe interface.

      Is the Via VNT6656GEV00 (or VT6656GEV00) supported bij pfsense? Here some specs:

      Model No.:VNT6656GEV00 to compliant with
      11b/g standard

      Features:
      IEEE 802.11b DSSS high rate compatible
      IEEE 802.11g OFDM high rate compatible
      Advanced Power Management for power saving mode for
      battery life
      Performance :
      Tx power: >15dBm@11g,54Mbps;
      Rx sensitivity: ~-72dBm@11g, 54Mbps;
      TP: ~20 Mbps (test by chariot tool)
      USB-IF certificated
      WiFi, WPA and WPA2 certificated
      FCC/CE/SAR certificated
      RoHS Compliant
      SupportLintel 940?945?960?965, NF ?SIS ?VIA?ATI

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      • jimpJ
        jimp Rebel Alliance Developer Netgate
        last edited by

        I don't see any via wireless cards in the supported drivers list, so unless that is a rebranded card that is really using something like an atheros chip, I doubt it will work.

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          Sateetje
          last edited by

          Are there any wireless cards with a Mini-PCIe interface that uses the USB part of this interface?

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