hbar98

So I recently built a pfsense box. I'm having issues with the wifi network card (I use wifi as wan, long story), and want to know what hardware you all use.

I have an Intel 7260 pci-e half height card, but BSD doesn't support that card yet.

12 minutes ago, lol_xxx said:

I upgraded my y500 with modified bios and it was worth all the work. It's lot faster rigth now.

What card did you upgrade to? I have a 7260 waiting for an install.

Howdy. hbar98 here! I'm interested in computer hardware, and have started dabbling in more advanced networking stuff. Just recently built a pfsense box. Overkill? Probably. But heck of a thing to tinker with.

I currently have a y500 that I'm going to do the BIOS mod. I have an Intel wifi card waiting in the wings.

Have a good one!

3 minutes ago, thementallydeceased said:

haha well perhaps they will acknowledge your honesty and let you download  I spend more on food everyday.

I do a lot of brown bagging. The wife and I are so close to being debt free we can almost taste it! By the end of this year everything will be paid off! Not a bad place for a bi-vocational preacher and a kindergarten teacher to be in, let me tell you!

On 7/8/2014 at 1:37 AM, nnatski said:

Guys, the Y series from lenovo only has a 2.4GHz tuned antenna. If you use them with a radio capable of 5GHz operations line 11a, 11n in 5g or 11ac the performance on long distances will suffer. Just an FYI. close range is ok.

Yikes! Thanks for the info! I'm looking to upgrade my y500. While I don't have many issues with distance (I live in a small place), this is still good info...

1 minute ago, thementallydeceased said:

saves time to just pay the 6 bucks

Haha! Well, I've had this laptop for a while. I don't suppose waiting another week or so will make much of a difference. I applaud them for finding a new revenue stream. Unfortunately for them, I'm a bit of a tightwad. 

Well, I guess I'll start posting so I can download the files! Been meaning to do this for a while, seeing now that I have the wifi card from part of a pfsense box I was building that needs to be put to use, I need to get the files. Hope the mods smile down on me and let me download in a reasonable time!