Re: [m0n0wall] m0n0wall 1.2b7 with wlan card

From:	Jim Thompson <jim at netgate dot com>
To:	Charles <charles dot toepoel at gmail dot com>
Cc:	m0n0wall at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
Subject:	Re: [m0n0wall] m0n0wall 1.2b7 with wlan card
Date:	Mon, 18 Apr 2005 23:40:42 -1000

Charles wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I have a soekris board 4501. I want to put a normal WLAN card in the
>PCI slot in order to use my soekris/m0n0wall as a WirelessAccessPoint.
>Is it possible or do I need a wlan minipci card ?
>  
>
"normal WLAN card".  Hmm.  No such thing.

If you find a PCI card that has a supported chipset on it, then yes, its 
likely to work.
The differences between PCI and miniPCI aren't really visible from 
software-land.

You may also find that most PCI wlan cards are really miniPCI<->PCI 
adapters, with
a miniPCI card under the shield.

Depending on the age of your case, you may, or may not have to drill a 
hole for the antenna.

Jim