From owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org Mon Feb 5 15:01:43 2018 Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org> 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 A2482ECB273 for <freebsd-net@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org>; Mon, 5 Feb 2018 15:01:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: from mail-it0-x232.google.com (mail-it0-x232.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4001:c0b::232]) (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 326A676DB1 for <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>; Mon, 5 Feb 2018 15:01:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amvandemore@gmail.com) Received: by mail-it0-x232.google.com with SMTP id j21-v6so8367061ita.1 for <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>; Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:01:43 -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=OysIyDjGWOtnZLeSxzpruqTrY37Hi5H8ldTKE/qVi3M=; b=OJeL8v8H7icJaZ8671WPHT7LNXYg+D+AQIGg0dVnr9lsu/TuHnZyp9sc3QQPmdVIDf rqhH68YRoCJM5v0AWtUcW7FvC9rcxQKppX2nCOMCNnSyZAdsTdl3Soc7Op+o6vcNKRVS +8NQKqXDND1Uc2CDYs31Br1gNvu9BGigwrqdb1REtXq959S7dnrMHB5IZdUSLWrOYTi8 XjiQhdpGnpH4MoJZoIxjgiuFMqMQoZ1v53r5ebAZNAAW7HluRaq5L515gRGbinLm+B/l Szyu5MT193Ii2ay5YEBhH1v+5Uf2pGeWjES+m5V3e9sWiP1eteHXYue8P7uLsT/XNhkT L2dg== 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=OysIyDjGWOtnZLeSxzpruqTrY37Hi5H8ldTKE/qVi3M=; b=nE0uljThhrUkBeJa2AbJnELU6DO4ZUAdHDn4HW30Xtbnn2+CzBLKNSIzWn4TGq2BGA /gVovrymtm/r9lmo+XtThhQy53J/b8LPdEfKjgS/kacqZEU2UY4pbsMIgv/r2Cfmydd6 GziEe+goNTpo2aqbe8uY8/zGPXYMh1RR9fMTKaQ8SSMex7j0mB0htgLeX4IgNcEmz+BZ vhNXtQUMRqGhI/8mBIMQ82YPQrOsZ8frcVx9V+m6uv8M7mOmfEIDV1IHbBe/m6dybBGq 8Ph9iWjeNJu5ptwq9eLWZ3NWj5U1XlcSOS9o5n74Yw+VOpv5vms5GYKPAlWl0cD6a80i jvHQ== X-Gm-Message-State: APf1xPDa3OyiQC2sfM/jpj+kLtwIEYiOfPWOVA/wKFv0fZzZ4bde0bM/ nw/BNnKvf+HGiWF8lKNopPzwdtVHW8itivyEg3I= X-Google-Smtp-Source: AH8x225rsEnu4xLRJ1TcQ6lxjn3LpKD6uTuZ9okGlH8CS+uYZDLoz+FqgSPChU8vHtADWO6E7W2S8H83S2LMRZYScbU= X-Received: by 10.36.5.81 with SMTP id 78mr5730890itl.135.1517842902104; Mon, 05 Feb 2018 07:01:42 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.2.140.9 with HTTP; Mon, 5 Feb 2018 07:01:41 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20180205040249.GA47952@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> References: <20180205040249.GA47952@admin.sibptus.transneft.ru> From: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2018 09:01:41 -0600 Message-ID: <CA+tpaK2sE9RUGnsiFjq6QaQpmHJk0KOnZEyXUW0=HeStWBQAPQ@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: Looking for a Wireless NIC with 802.11ac or 802.11n support To: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> Cc: freebsd-net <freebsd-net@freebsd.org> 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 <freebsd-net.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/options/freebsd-net>, <mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-net/> List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-net@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net>, <mailto:freebsd-net-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 15:01:43 -0000 On Sun, Feb 4, 2018 at 10:02 PM, Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > 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. My iwm which supposedly supports 5 GHz doesn't work there but is okay at 2. I have no experience with HOSTAP mode. -- Adam