Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 20:29:41 +0000 (GMT) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: spil.oss@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD-8.0 802.11n support with ath Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1002272029130.49218@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <5fbf03c21002270501l2e388ec9tbdad684d38609861@mail.gmail.com> References: <5fbf03c21002270427s74d0f067gb76cfe10c2794121@mail.gmail.com> <20100227124308.GA28213@mx.techwires.net> <5fbf03c21002270501l2e388ec9tbdad684d38609861@mail.gmail.com>
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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. >>> >>> 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. >> >> -- >> Bernhard >> > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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