From owner-freebsd-wireless@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 18 17:45:25 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: wireless@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE71BC96 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:45:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-qa0-x236.google.com (mail-qa0-x236.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:400d:c00::236]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9CE4223D5 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:45:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-qa0-f54.google.com with SMTP id j15so894671qaq.6 for ; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:45:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=mV+znOK/1zNoo9mmLESvm0gGN9s2cHBiHGVhlvw7wMQ=; b=UK0bdIBC1HIzX5RTTYeKE9jag39lwfm6dEvEbAPuUJMc3hji0MlSXRif2QwFoVd3u2 7b4KwZBAzHPgelGlMeSGSWdM6JV9RCvbFDO8eNX5qkFJfUNtNWvuZyEeryCuG/dLwRRt Ns+73cyiQXiuP3MRM7g3OTGWtdFfGR1fLcv3VAEubKZAfd2Nk8BjC1Dusf8dr2NZAdol gDYFzizvdhFURlpKh7JtQQ4RS4u6ea3x9zp6jobgnysmqsXWQSDCCnoTRNz5HEVtEBj6 QP3BgL2Uc9jrJXtC9UHyW1UdqVNV1eu4nufqhdxLeyb3mNDC2FG8faA692W5HNg89MzI IMIg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.63.199 with SMTP id c7mr6341098qai.74.1382118324803; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:45:24 -0700 (PDT) Sender: adrian.chadd@gmail.com Received: by 10.224.207.66 with HTTP; Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:45:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:45:24 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: Wm1ut-N-UIl31_NgIrYfa_lEvwY Message-ID: Subject: Re: Why does ath(4) suck, and what else to buy? From: Adrian Chadd To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Ulrich_Sp=F6rlein?= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.14 Cc: "freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org" X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:45:25 -0000 Hi, No. I have infinite hardware. I just don't have time/drive to hack on other wireless hardware at the moment. I'd appreciate it if someone else stepped up with decent interest in a USB device or two, but the interest seems .. ephemeral. -adrian On 18 October 2013 10:43, Ulrich Sp=F6rlein wrote: > Well, the VAP support is not a hard requirement, as I can just buy one > USB fob per AP that I need (I have plenty of USB ports on this little > thing). > > So no USB wireless device with working AP mode? :( > What are other people using? Would hardware donations speed things up? > Anyone? > > Sad, > Uli > > 2013/10/17 Adrian Chadd : > > .. same deal in 2GHz. There's currently nothing that's rock solid stabl= e > and > > works with a large variety of devices. Sorry. > > > > > > -adrian > > > > > > > > On 17 October 2013 02:29, Ulrich Sp=F6rlein wrot= e: > >> > >> 2013/10/16 Adrian Chadd : > >> > .. and there aren't currently any USB fobs that work rock solid in A= P > >> > mode > >> > in 5GHz. Sorry. > >> > >> Well, I'm happy to do it the other way round! That is, have the > >> minipci ath(4) serve my 5GHz needs (one AP only), and then have a USB > >> fob that does 2.4GHz and 2x APs (private + guest AP). > >> > >> I'm also happy to try patches against ath(4), if you have some that > >> might improve stability and stuff. > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Uli > > > > >