Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 19:44:56 -0600 From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> To: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> Cc: freebsd-net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Looking for a Wireless NIC with 802.11ac or 802.11n support Message-ID: <CA%2BtpaK2eNaRf11Y8-fFN0zmY1NbCXeJ_KPwXfczFkRBwnKU%2B%2Bg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20180206053704.GA12205@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> References: <20180205040249.GA47952@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <CA%2BtpaK2sE9RUGnsiFjq6QaQpmHJk0KOnZEyXUW0=HeStWBQAPQ@mail.gmail.com> <20180206053704.GA12205@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru>
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On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 11:37 PM, Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> wrote:
> Adam Vande More wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm looking for an internal Wi-Fi NIC with support for
> > >
> > > 1. 802.11n or better 802.11ac
> > > 2. HOSTAP mode
> > > 3. 5 GHz band (better both 2GHz and 5GHz).
> > >
> > > for an AP running FreeBSD.
> > >
> > > A USB NIC would do too, but a PCI-E is preferable.
> > >
> > > Could you please advise a good one?
> > >
> > > I've been told that I have a rather narrow choice between ath(4),
> > > mwl(4) and ral(4) NICs. Is that correct?
> > >
> > >
> > I have a later model ath and it works well for 2 and 5 Ghz.
>
> Dear Adam,
>
> Can you please tell the exact model of your ath card, and also post
> the output of "ifconfig ... list caps" about this card to see if it
> supports HOSTAP mode?
>
> > My iwm which
> > supposedly supports 5 GHz doesn't work there but is okay at 2.
>
> Same about your iwm. Thank you in advance.
> >
> > I have no experience with HOSTAP mode.
>
> Running "ifconfig ... list caps" may show HOSTAP support.
>
My ath info:
ath0@pci0:3:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x21161a3b chip=0x0034168c
rev=0x01 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Qualcomm Atheros'
device = 'AR9462 Wireless Network Adapter'
class = network
drivercaps=4f8def41<STA,FF,IBSS,PMGT,HOSTAP,AHDEMO,TXPMGT,SHSLOT,SHPREAMBLE,MONITOR,MBSS,WPA1,WPA2,BURST,WME,WDS,TXFRAG>
cryptocaps=1f<WEP,TKIP,AES,AES_CCM,TKIPMIC>
htcaps=701ef<LDPC,CHWIDTH40,SHORTGI20,SHORTGI40,TXSTBC>
iwm:
iwm0@pci0:2:0:0: class=0x028000 card=0x10108086 chip=0x24fd8086
rev=0x78 hdr=0x00
vendor = 'Intel Corporation'
device = 'Wireless 8265 / 8275'
class = network
drivercaps=580c201<STA,PMGT,SHSLOT,SHPREAMBLE,WPA1,WPA2,WME>
--
Adam
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