From owner-freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org Wed Apr 26 17:32:47 2017 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-wireless@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E8C0D51151 for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2017 17:32:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: from mail-wr0-x22d.google.com (mail-wr0-x22d.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:400c:c0c::22d]) (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 06930EED for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2017 17:32:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adrian.chadd@gmail.com) Received: by mail-wr0-x22d.google.com with SMTP id w50so4155746wrc.0 for ; Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:32:46 -0700 (PDT) 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=E3D+i0d7vphshT7PeWnN4UXD0c3nv94O6G+/da1rYlU=; b=okANDqceWuORtt0CdNQMF2EuH9vknwctNGJrbz/jKyj8JTdwmJtllG1PiJeg/PXzOd JnafNG0W1rjvpZsXpyygOJG9q8FOrof3evEn6YJrKiwc5Cpu8lG3euTQzrMX0K8y3B4H I+HUSsfQLDbUEuUXZ6Dux8FU2vj7rDRZ1inaatU/jPBVfDhjOL8nLYjIMBtRh5ADMofq 8gNAHyvKzMjx4NFYyaZFk3+HZu7J2WvEi1w4ixHykyXT+P6QZ4CElULpJk/zXyT8L3Sq RXfJlEzQr1MIKdpOTl/swELXMuR7daqYX0WohIWtRYyM+hMOg7QDGRdEDBOH/gJG6FoR UH7A== 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=E3D+i0d7vphshT7PeWnN4UXD0c3nv94O6G+/da1rYlU=; b=MOxJHaekF0A6Qj1tsN4ni2W2lFA3aiGnu7BXUuyKD3WmqQN9TARQb9kqMFraYT8nCs fazTuXN+KONJYrmJ/vi/aDBN1KTFo8awzRjDbtxJu3w//NK554Yeire9vmyPSJLAgaX8 97vvLNYEtXq/kqNDAsxp+WNAX0jcOs7I2bUa5aQdpSb336t5gTr5wp3cAZaFBZf7CWem OlPRcdx9bXch4CTm8wxEp02U04PVAjAE9B3bT8fFWRC3Vd0vZ4QMcRYxFUgQj8K0Lavg FTk9x75QE3ADFd6X/T7H7Sptl1DpWIY7jksBA0Objt175AhYOkRb3iBLKmdR/Me07Orw rglw== X-Gm-Message-State: AN3rC/5m1DTHN4obutWoNE7AI3BPfNM5PK5a8RqNEDuoQt3DI5yrHCSM aUYdUor2kAmWqDh1QipSD8Mwy4rFz00p X-Received: by 10.223.152.6 with SMTP id v6mr669443wrb.60.1493227965369; Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:32:45 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.28.172.197 with HTTP; Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:32:44 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Adrian Chadd Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 10:32:44 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: How well is the Atheros 9287 supported? To: Chris H Cc: FreeBSD wireless Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 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, 26 Apr 2017 17:32:47 -0000 hiya, AR9287/AR9227 should work fine. I even have laptops using it. What's inyour /etc/hostapd.conf file? -a On 13 April 2017 at 22:23, Chris H wrote: > I got the feeling from all my research that this PCIe NIC > was pretty well supported. So went out and got one. I even > wen so far as to compile all the necessary bits into my kernel > > FreeBSD . 12.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 12.0-CURRENT #0 r316389: > Sun Apr 2 20:12:40 PDT 2017 amd64 > > According to dmesg(8): > ath0: mem 0xfe300000-0xfe30ffff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci3 > ath0: RX timestamp: 32 bits > ath0: TX timestamp: 32 bits > ath0: [HT] enabling HT modes > ath0: [HT] enabling short-GI in 20MHz mode > ath0: [HT] 1 stream STBC receive enabled > ath0: [HT] 1 stream STBC transmit enabled > ath0: [HT] 2 RX streams; 2 TX streams > ath0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps > ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps > 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps > ath0: 2T2R > ath0: 11ng MCS 20MHz > ath0: MCS 0-7: 6.5Mbps - 65Mbps > ath0: MCS 8-15: 13Mbps - 130Mbps > ath0: 11ng MCS 20MHz SGI > ath0: MCS 0-7: 7Mbps - 72Mbps > ath0: MCS 8-15: 14.5Mbps - 144.5Mbps > ath0: 11ng MCS 40MHz: > ath0: MCS 0-7: 13.5Mbps - 135Mbps > ath0: MCS 8-15: 27Mbps - 270Mbps > ath0: 11ng MCS 40MHz SGI: > ath0: MCS 0-7: 15Mbps - 150Mbps > ath0: MCS 8-15: 30Mbps - 300Mbps > ath0: AR9287 mac 384.2 RF5133 phy 15.15 > ath0: 2GHz radio: 0x0000; 5GHz radio: 0x00c0 > ath0: Use hw queue 1 for WME_AC_BE traffic > ath0: Use hw queue 0 for WME_AC_BK traffic > ath0: Use hw queue 2 for WME_AC_VI traffic > ath0: Use hw queue 3 for WME_AC_VO traffic > ath0: Use hw queue 8 for CAB traffic > ath0: Use hw queue 9 for beacons > ath0: using multicast key search > > I should be good to go. I am currently attempting to use this > as an AP. Following the man pages, and the handbook. I can > accomplish most of this via hostapd(8). But using only the > necessary bits from the > /usr/share/examples/hostapd/hostapd.conf proved otherwise -- > > Starting hostapd. > Configuration file: /etc/hostapd.conf > bsd_set_if_media: SIOCSIFMEDIA Device not configured > bsd_init: failed to set operation mode > bsd driver initialization failed. > wlan0: interface state UNINITIALIZED->DISABLED > wlan0: AP-DISABLED > hostapd_free_hapd_data: Interface wlan0 wasn't started > ELOOP: remaining socket: sock=5 eloop_data=0x801c78000 user_data=0x0 > handler=0x41b240 > /etc/rc.d/hostapd: WARNING: failed to start hostapd > > Even tho the wlan0 interface was created in rc.conf successfully. > Based on the hardware specs listed from dmesg above. How can I set > this up as an AP with the fastest throughput? I'm on a half acre, > and will be using this for all my "indoor" stuff, and maybe the > garage. I think I've got dnsmasq && pf setup well enough for it > already. I just can't get the thing to work so they can work with > it. Please help. I'll happily provide any additional information > needed. > > Thanks! > > --Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-wireless@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-wireless > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-wireless-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"