Re: [m0n0wall] HostAP Mode: Cards Supported

From:	Michael Sierchio <kudzu at tenebras dot com>
To:	Magne Andreassen <magne dot andreassen at bluezone dot no>
Cc:	'Alexandre Gambati' <gambati at hotmail dot com>, m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
Subject:	Re: [m0n0wall] HostAP Mode: Cards Supported
Date:	Wed, 03 Dec 2003 08:14:33 -0800

Magne Andreassen wrote:
> Alexandre Gambati wrote: 
> 
>>Since April, 2003, I have using a Access Point, 
>>m0n0wall-based.  This AP has 
>>a D-Link 520 B (Intersil 2.5, I guess) which is compatible 
>>with HostAP 
>>driver.  But now i can't get another card like that to 
>>implement another AP 
>>m0n0wall-based.
> 
> 
> hm, tried upgrading the firmware for this card?

Or possibly downgrading it? ;-)   I've discovered that the latest
version of the firmware (1.7.4) breaks hostap mode in FreeBSD.
Rumor has it that 1.5.3 works, and 1.4.9 is known to work.