From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Thu Feb 8 01:44:58 2018 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6DC9EEED564 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 2018 01:44:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-io0-x22c.google.com (mail-io0-x22c.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c06::22c]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority G2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 015126ABC3 for ; Thu, 8 Feb 2018 01:44:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: by mail-io0-x22c.google.com with SMTP id 72so4132557iom.10 for ; Wed, 07 Feb 2018 17:44:57 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=Q/tZljMNBg1OKnVQU4JotA/B/oEzYoail+r9hhmDPrw=; b=H4Jt2+GqdG1GKAbTtomE97B19pXmxN4AbllmBIOvecRrfPRxul9TykJ0C1YbX5ly46 Tna8V4w8G6b0V1LvL+Rti17kqpCz5GHviVgA2OIXslhd00vqkPnBBcVzpXsBBTT2STE6 beEB3YXS/sMu6vd/QLqktlJUCF3zo/WykWSRoku8k8lL8QYCru1vEfWlVhT49c5kXzW7 uLpT5r66eGKH/MmH5isb9pltoJiVpiT2gKIR6RnFxEhXIC/FSFoLCXLddenjzQ7EIYy2 cMgABjR/LwyK/Y0k1W4/pak4Xo3qI/Y9W1xx3Vlu1VaChUIbOxlXFDGNvPis1/fRutvx MmAw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=Q/tZljMNBg1OKnVQU4JotA/B/oEzYoail+r9hhmDPrw=; b=Su/TopxCeT2vC+1hvXxVO35BxQ+4Tt28xhhRP63nTUgOJLxdfh16ml5zU2wKsQan6Z 9YrCZci2if6RpG7A+GftOknPQ33Z7vHZNtk2qkumxsmJxuqo+SByv6kzto+7fXV9tPS5 pVb9mryBER23VH975WB2EKcLPygicZT7IBuYRybDhB7FjLvOmTsbYpGBpDPZd/FZ8fKB yTtvk3C09dK7r8EkNCdIPQ/Ui4ufqPObckP9r8Fe7SjQT7D9YC5nkuhwpKrbz5Pfs+/9 wkd5SQTOtj8ovQjxDQL6loZnfGJYVqhA8UDW2qPX3B7BBzr4XtPyg8mrUxGEjvl2DejM JZ9g== X-Gm-Message-State: APf1xPAGUT7ziN7lr0iye3HoQ+2ndpU/sKU4PKzva1eh/4ZDnhM9MZXZ OtdsACUvXZsGRU58BPZ6NDviKITqBNiIGYNgX+3Y1g== X-Google-Smtp-Source: AH8x2254XcTeldCwnrIb7KQ/pWFMGkuKpJ97rXcuSEwNVSs13iSxZ0LgmU4lXKljdlHvUoBoKG+1aRQTIjhL2D1w9Fs= X-Received: by 10.107.140.207 with SMTP id o198mr9931817iod.175.1518054296969; Wed, 07 Feb 2018 17:44:56 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.2.140.9 with HTTP; Wed, 7 Feb 2018 17:44:56 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20180206053704.GA12205@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> References: <20180205040249.GA47952@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> <20180206053704.GA12205@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> From: Adam Vande More Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 19:44:56 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Looking for a Wireless NIC with 802.11ac or 802.11n support To: Victor Sudakov Cc: freebsd-net Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.25 X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.25 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 01:44:58 -0000 On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 11:37 PM, Victor Sudakov 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 cryptocaps=1f htcaps=701ef 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 -- Adam