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Date:      Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:43:08 +0100
From:      Bernhard Schmidt <bschmidt@techwires.net>
To:        spil.oss@gmail.com
Cc:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD-8.0 802.11n support with ath
Message-ID:  <20100227124308.GA28213@mx.techwires.net>
In-Reply-To: <5fbf03c21002270427s74d0f067gb76cfe10c2794121@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <5fbf03c21002270427s74d0f067gb76cfe10c2794121@mail.gmail.com>

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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



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