From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 13 21:40:47 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C4237D83 for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:40:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cdptpa-oedge-vip.email.rr.com (cdptpa-outbound-snat.email.rr.com [107.14.166.225]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F72E21DB for ; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:40:47 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [74.130.196.19] ([74.130.196.19:20591] helo=localhost) by cdptpa-oedge01 (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 3.5.0.35861 r(Momo-dev:tip)) with ESMTP id 4B/D9-02506-7D1F3825; Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:40:39 +0000 Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:40:39 +0000 Message-ID: <4B.D9.02506.7D1F3825@cdptpa-oedge01> From: "Thomas Mueller" To: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Subject: 802.11b or g compared to n or ac X-RR-Connecting-IP: 107.14.168.118:25 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.16 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussions of 802.11 stack, tools device driver development." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 21:40:47 -0000 Is there any support for 802.11n in FreeBSD? I notice at least some of the drivers support b and g but not n. This is also true on NetBSD and OpenBSD. Is this particular to some particular drivers such as rsu and urtwn or is it more general, BSD-wide? I've been unable to pick up any network scanning from FreeBSD with rsu (Hiro 50191 USB-stick adapter, chipset RTL8191SU). I wonder if this could be dus to limitations of b and g. >From D-Link http://resource.dlink.com/articles/buying-guides/router-wireless-adapter-buying-guide/ 802.11b is good for a paperweight, 802.11g is good for a replacement paperweight, 802.11n is good, 802.11ac is better yet. Tom