minipcie wifi card

[Matthew Luckie]

Hi

I'd like to create a freebsd AP using my mini-itx board.  I have a 
mini-pcie expansion slot and am considering this wifi card

http://www.habeyusa.com/products_show.php?id=361

I currently run 8.2R but plan to upgrade to 9.0R.

The main concern I have is that it lists its host interface as mini-pcie 
/ USB, i.e. it might be a wifi card that is exposed to the system over a 
USB bus, which might not be optimal for a hostap.

The docs say Atheros AR9285(MAC/Baseband/RF) with AR3011 -- I tend to 
think the AR3011 is an error in their docs as the card is not advertised 
as supporting bluetooth, and because an AR9285 is apparently exposed 
over PCIe, I tend to think the card will work fine as an hostap, but 
just want to double check.

Anyone have any insight?

Matthew