Re: [List] Re: Seeking WiFi card supporting hostap

hi,

i'm using old tp-link usb dongle. tp-links historically have good support,
correct me if i'm wrong.

avg speed is something of 5mbps. it is a small dongle with a chip being
smaller than its connecting socket.

Ярослав Машко

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On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 at 18:41, Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> wrote:

> On 31 March 2026 11:02:46 BST, Sergio Carlavilla <carlavilla@freebsd.org>
> wrote:
> >On Tue, Mar 31, 2026, 11:49 AM Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> On 31/03/2026 00:42, Waitman Gobble wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 1:05 PM Frank Leonhardt <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk>
> <freebsd-doc@fjl.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >> Can anyone point me to a PCIe (or possibly USB) WiFi NIC that supports
> >> hostap, that I can actually buy? Link to Amazon UK or similar
> appreciated.
> >>
> >> I believe the best choice may be something based on the Qualcomm Atheros
> >> AR9380. Finding a card for sale that says it's base on this chip is,
> >> however, proving difficult. They're all "super-fast" or "mega-fast" or
> >> "ultra-fast" but the silicon doesn't feature in the description. If you
> >> know of a card but you're not sure it will probably be connected using
> >> the ath driver, or run ifconfig and see if HOSTAP is one of the flags.
> >>
> >> Any pointers much appreciated.
> >>
> >> Thanks, Frank.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> It's been ages but I recall only finding one that does host ap, and my
> >> memory is it was the usb dongle raspberry pi sold before they had
> >> wifi... might check ebay.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> I've read some notes to say that Atheros support is lagging, and FreeBSD
> >> 15 has a partial update to the newer chips so suspect I'll have to use
> an
> >> older one if stable. At least they're cheap! But I can't locate a PCIe
> card.
> >>
> >> The QCNFA222 module for laptops seems to be well supported for a fiver,
> >> but only goes up to 802.11n (which is probably okay). There is also a
> world
> >> of laptop -> PCIe adapters I wasn't aware of, and the GLOTRENDS WA01
> looks
> >> idea as it has the antennas built in.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tyatocepy-QCNFA222-AW-NB234NF-Wireless-Bluetooth-White-green/dp/B0CXDT8WTW
> >>
> >>
> https://www.amazon.co.uk/GLOTRENDS-Wireless-Adapter-Network-Antenna-Gold/dp/B09ZDPP43X
> >>
> >> It's annoying because Intel chipset cards are more modern, higher
> >> throughput, cheap and plentiful. I'm tempted to see if I can do anything
> >> with the drivers myself, but I suspect it's non-trivial.
> >>
> >> Regards, Frank.
> >>
> >>
> >> .
> >>
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >I am using this one and works by default and without problems[1]
> >
> >Bye!
> >
> >[1] https://www.amazon.es/gp/aw/d/B008IFXQFU?psc=1
> >
> >>
>
> Thanks Sergio, and good to know. They're very cheap so I might buy one for
> testing. As it has a very small antenna I don't think it will be the best
> for AP use even though it does support it - unless I break it open and hack
> the PCB.
>
> Regards, Frank
>
>
>