Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2011 22:41:34 +0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: Patrick Lahni <list@cykotix.com> Cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: iwn -CURRENT drivers on -STABLE? Message-ID: <BANLkTim9PQTL5WwH9jjwjXFNuSXYZtaTpg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=Y_g7BDG7gNduc7gjrQyLNteB7RA@mail.gmail.com> References: <BANLkTi=Y_g7BDG7gNduc7gjrQyLNteB7RA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 25 June 2011 03:00, Patrick Lahni <list@cykotix.com> wrote: > End game is I'd like tinker around using it at least in hostap mode. =A0I > realize 11n is still very much in development and I'm ok with that. =A0Ev= en > using it as 11g in hostap mode would be a plus until 11n catches up. =A0A= s of > now, hostap isn't supported on my card in -stable, at least that's what > dmesg tells me when I try. =A0I'd love to help test this if it was possib= le to > use -current for just those modules and -stable for the rest of the machi= ne. I think the problem with the iwn NICs here is we're limited to what the firmware supports, and I don't -think- the firmware even supports hostap mode. Your best bet is what everyone else seems to do, use an ath(4) NIC. :) Bernhard's making some great progress with iwn and 11n in STA mode though. Adrian
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