2008-01-25 02:00:27

by hong zhang

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Subject: does any wifi driver supports 802.11n for access point?

List,

Could anyone please tell me which wifi driver supports
802.11n for access point?

---henry


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2008-01-25 06:16:33

by hong zhang

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Subject: Re: does any wifi driver supports 802.11n for access point?

How about iwl4965?
is iwl4965 based on which wifi chip?

--- Nick Kossifidis <[email protected]> wrote:

> > 3. Does mac80211 run on atheros chip for access
> point?
> > It seems that mac80211 package only supports
> station.
> >
>
> Not yet, we 're working on fixing several issues
> right now.
>
> As for Atheros's 802.11n parts, we still have lot of
> work to do, even
> madwifi/binary HAL doesn't support n right now.
>
>
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> ;-)
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2008-01-25 15:58:11

by hong zhang

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Subject: Re: does any wifi driver supports 802.11n for access point?

Richard,

Because current open source mdwifi and mac80211 do not
support atheros 802.11n chip yet.
Does Atheros provide 802.11n driver for its 802.11n
chip? Where does Dlink get 802.11n atheros driver for
its aceess point products?

----henry

--- Richard Scherping <[email protected]> wrote:

> hong zhang schrieb:
> > How about iwl4965?
> > is iwl4965 based on which wifi chip?
>=20
> iwl4965 is for Intel=EF=BF=BD Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
>
(http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/wireless/wireless_n=
/overview.htm)
> and works quite well. I have tested version 1.1.17
> of the driver successfully connecting to a
> Atheros-based 11n access point by D-Link and reached
> about 80 MBit/s UDP netto.
>=20
> Richard
>=20



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2008-01-25 16:12:51

by Nick Kossifidis

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Subject: Re: does any wifi driver supports 802.11n for access point?

2008/1/25, hong zhang <[email protected]>:
> Richard,
>
> Because current open source mdwifi and mac80211 do not
> support atheros 802.11n chip yet.
> Does Atheros provide 802.11n driver for its 802.11n
> chip? Where does Dlink get 802.11n atheros driver for
> its aceess point products?
>
> ----henry
>

You should ask Atheros for that, drivers exist out there but not for
us, D-Link/Apple etc have signed agreements with Atheros and have
access to stuff that we don't have access to. As far as i know Atheros
is willing to support n for linux, we 'll just wait and see...

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2008-01-25 08:35:35

by Richard Scherping

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Subject: Re: does any wifi driver supports 802.11n for access point?

hong zhang schrieb:
> How about iwl4965?
> is iwl4965 based on which wifi chip?

iwl4965 is for Intel=AE Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (http://www.intel.co=
m/network/connectivity/products/wireless/wireless_n/overview.htm) and w=
orks quite well. I have tested version 1.1.17 of the driver successfull=
y connecting to a Atheros-based 11n access point by D-Link and reached =
about 80 MBit/s UDP netto.

Richard

2008-01-25 02:12:45

by Dan Williams

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Subject: Re: does any wifi driver supports 802.11n for access point?

On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 17:53 -0800, hong zhang wrote:
> List,
>
> Could anyone please tell me which wifi driver supports
> 802.11n for access point?

None yet. 802.11n support is just being added to the mac80211 stack,
and driver support will follow.

Dan



2008-01-25 04:48:00

by Nick Kossifidis

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Subject: Re: does any wifi driver supports 802.11n for access point?

> 3. Does mac80211 run on atheros chip for access point?
> It seems that mac80211 package only supports station.
>

Not yet, we 're working on fixing several issues right now.

As for Atheros's 802.11n parts, we still have lot of work to do, even
madwifi/binary HAL doesn't support n right now.


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As you read this post global entropy rises. Have Fun ;-)
Nick

2008-01-25 03:23:39

by hong zhang

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Subject: Re: does any wifi driver supports 802.11n for access point?

Dan,

1. I was told that only iwl4965 and b43 attempt to
support 802.11n, of which only iwl4965 is functional.

2. Any schedule for 802.11n on mac80211?
3. Does mac80211 run on atheros chip for access point?
It seems that mac80211 package only supports station.

---henry

--- Dan Williams <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Thu, 2008-01-24 at 17:53 -0800, hong zhang wrote:
> > List,
> >
> > Could anyone please tell me which wifi driver
> supports
> > 802.11n for access point?
>
> None yet. 802.11n support is just being added to
> the mac80211 stack,
> and driver support will follow.
>
> Dan
>
>
>



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