Return-path: Received: from static-72-92-88-10.phlapa.fios.verizon.net ([72.92.88.10]:39548 "EHLO smtp.roinet.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756056AbXKTPkM (ORCPT ); Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:40:12 -0500 Message-ID: <4742FE36.2090108@roinet.com> (sfid-20071120_154019_646412_745FFB46) Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:33:10 -0500 From: David Acker MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Francesco Gringoli CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: ath5k driver on MIPS and low level control over the hw References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Francesco Gringoli wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I have now a few questions > > I would like also to report that I did a very simple test connecting a > couple of Atheros card with a coaxial cable (impedances adapted and both > systems are connected to the same ground). The two PCs involved are > running x86 Linux 2.6.24-rc2 when using ath5k and Linux 2.6.23 when > using standard Madwifi code. I see that independently of the channel > rate (from 1Mb/s to 54Mb/s) I always get better performances with > standard Madwifi code. Could this depend on how queues are handled on > the ath5k code? Madwifi may have some of their superg features on like fast frames, compression, turbo mode etc. http://www.super-g.com/ . -Ack