Return-path: Received: from bromo.msbb.uc.edu ([129.137.3.146]:57514 "HELO bromo.msbb.uc.edu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752409AbYGaUIB (ORCPT ); Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:08:01 -0400 Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:07:59 -0400 From: Jack Howarth To: Stefanik G?bor Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: ath9k and N wireless on B frequencies Message-ID: <20080731200759.GA23756@bromo.msbb.uc.edu> (sfid-20080731_220806_755201_962AD15E) References: <200807311900.m6VJ0qQV023348@bromo.msbb.uc.edu> <69e28c910807311229h781e3b61h9fff9316ea6d80be@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <69e28c910807311229h781e3b61h9fff9316ea6d80be@mail.gmail.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Stefanik, Yes, my mistake. I meant to say does ath9k support the use of N protocols under the 802.11a wireless frequencies. Does anyone know if ath9k supports this? Jack On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 09:29:49PM +0200, Stefanik G?bor wrote: > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 9:00 PM, Jack Howarth wrote: > > Does anyone know if the new ath9k wireless driver supports the N wireless > > connections on the B wireless frequencies? The Apple Airport Extreme supports > > the N protocols on both the G and B frequencies. Since Linksys is providing > > little support for my WRT150N (which shows uneven performance under N wireless > > to a MacBook Pro under Leopard compared to rock solid G performance), I > > am considering upgrading to an Airport Extreme base station and would like to > > make use of the N protocols under B wireless frequencies option in Linux. > > Thanks in advance for any information. > > Jack > > 802.11b and 802.11g both use 14 channels in the 2.4GHz band, of which > 11 is available in the US (13 in the EU) - it's 802.11a which uses > 5GHz channels. Did you mean "N protocols under A frequencies"? > > -- > Vista: [V]iruses, [I]ntruders, [S]pyware, [T]rojans and [A]dware. :-)