Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:09:37 +0000 From: Rui Paulo <rpaulo@gmail.com> To: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> Cc: spil.oss@gmail.com, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-8.0 802.11n support with ath Message-ID: <C816D0F2-67CD-4361-8FD3-376F7619EF46@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002272029130.49218@fledge.watson.org> References: <5fbf03c21002270427s74d0f067gb76cfe10c2794121@mail.gmail.com> <20100227124308.GA28213@mx.techwires.net> <5fbf03c21002270501l2e388ec9tbdad684d38609861@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002272029130.49218@fledge.watson.org>
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Hi, On 27 Feb 2010, at 20:29, Robert Watson wrote: > > On Sat, 27 Feb 2010, Spil Oss wrote: > >> Thanks for the confirmation! >> >> Is anything known re. a timeline for implementation of wireless-N? (8.1? 9.0?) > > I know that Rui Paulo is working on this actively; I've added him to the CC line as I'm not sure if he follows freebsd-stable. > > Robert N M Watson > Computer Laboratory > University of Cambridge > >> >> Kind regards, >> >> Spil >> >> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Bernhard Schmidt >> <bschmidt@techwires.net> wrote: >>> On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 01:27:09PM +0100, Spil Oss wrote: >>>> Hi All, >>>> >>>> Got myself an Atheros AR5416 card to upgrade my HostAP to Wireless-N speed. >>>> >>>> Somehow I can't find a way to convince the driver to go into 11n mode >>>> >>>> # ifconfig wlan0 mode 11b >>>> # ifconfig wlan0 mode 11g >>>> # ifconfig wlan0 mode 11n >>>> ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA (media): Device not configured >>> >>> It's either mode 11na or mode 11ng. >>> >>>> The man-page for ifconfig specifies only 11a, 11b and 11g as modes. >>>> The part is functioning fine in 11g mode. The man page also specifies 11na and 11ng, so I hope you're running 8.0, at least. >>>> >>>> Am I missing something obvious or is Wireless-N support not fully >>>> implemented yet? >>> >>> There is no rate control algo fuer 11n, afaik, you will only be able to >>> use legacy rates. Progress on supporting 11n with atheros cards is on going. There's much more to it than adapting the rate control algorithm. Please stay tuned. Regards, -- Rui Paulo
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