Linksys WPC11 ver. 4

[Anthony Naggs]

In article <20030526175933.GA639 at racerx>, Mik Firestone
<mik@?.FreeBSD.ORG> writes
>I just recently purchased a Linksys WAP and card and I have been trying,
>with no luck, to get the card recognized by FreeBSD.  The card says it
>is a WPC11 ver. 4.
>
>When I plug the card into my laptop, I see this:
>    May 25 16:08:57 buttercup kernel: Manufacturer ID: 00004c02
>    May 25 16:08:57 buttercup kernel: Functions: Network Adaptor,
>    Multi-Functioned
>    May 25 16:08:57 buttercup kernel: Function Extension: 0102
>    May 25 16:08:57 buttercup kernel: Function Extension: 0280969800
>    May 25 16:08:57 buttercup kernel: Function Extension: 0200e1f505
>    May 25 16:08:57 buttercup kernel: Function Extension: 040600e04c390010
>    May 25 16:08:57 buttercup kernel: Product version: 5.0
>    May 25 16:08:57 buttercup kernel: Product name: Realtek | Rtl8139 | 

Something is a little wrong here.  The Realtek RTL8139 is a wired
Ethernet 10/100 interface chip.

>    May 25 16:08:57 buttercup kernel: CIS reading done
>    May 25 16:08:57 buttercup kernel: cardbus1: <unknown card>
>    (vendor=0x10ec, dev=0x8180) at 0.0 irq 11

Probably this means a Realtek 8180 chip is actually in the card.  This
is a recently launched WLAN chip, which Linksys appear to have switched
to.

I don't think anyone is yet working on a driver.  I have now emailed
Realtek asking for programming information.


Tony