Wireless networking help for noob

[doozer]

Hi everyone.

I am entirely new to linux/pcbsd etc. My entire computing experience to date has been with Windows in various incarnations. After getting increasingly tired of the instability of my Windows PC's I have decided to enter into the murky world of freeBSD :~]

I have successfully installed pcBSD onto my 'test' computer (an old windows 95 system someone kindly dontated me to cut my teeth on).

So far I have managed to get my internet, network and network printing setup.

However now I am completely stuck and need help with the following.

I want to access my network through a wireless USB dongle instead of through the LAN card as I do now.

The dongles driver CD only has a windows install package on it.

Can I install this dongle on my pcbsd machine?
If yes how do I go about it?

The dongle is a DYNAMOD WL GI 700S if this helps.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Aaron2]

I'm curious about USB wireless also? How does it compare to other wirless cards (PCI, PCMCIA) in terms of driver compatibility?

[doozer]

OK. I'll take it from the lack of response I can't use this dongle with PCBSD.

Let's try another question.


If I am to buy a wireless LAN card for this PC which brand or model would give me the least problems as regards installation under PCBSD?

[cb22]

Atheros models are highly recommended, type 'man if_ath' in a konsole to see which specific models.