Return-path: Received: from gateway07.websitewelcome.com ([67.18.80.17]:57334 "HELO gateway07.websitewelcome.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752321AbYL2NRo (ORCPT ); Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:17:44 -0500 Received: from 96-26-251-53.sea.clearwire-dns.net ([96.26.251.53]:48630 helo=Hydra.darkmatter.org) by solstice.websitewelcome.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.68) (envelope-from ) id 1LHHtd-0002NT-QN for linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org; Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:11:02 -0600 From: Delphi Real Estate To: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Setting 'n' or 'a' Mode, and WPA2? Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:11:01 -0800 References: <200812270706.56478.Info@delphi-real-estate.com> In-Reply-To: <200812270706.56478.Info@delphi-real-estate.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Message-Id: <200812290511.01527.Info@delphi-real-estate.com> (sfid-20081229_141748_202246_77C534AF) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Wow, surely this is not unknown by some of you guys. Isn't anyone using 'a' mode or 5GHz 'n' mode? WPA2? Will you please advise? On Saturday 27 December 2008 7:06:56 Delphi Real Estate wrote: > > I want to switch to 802.11a for streaming media, so I'm not polluting everyone else's bandwidth. Does anyone know how I set the 4965 to 'a' or 'n' only? Is there any way to set it to dual-band for the new routers which send normal traffic on 'g' and stream on 'a'? How do I set it to WPA2 only? > > IOW, how do I control this card? Instructions are nowhere to be found. > > Currently my /etc/network/interfaces file is set thus and works (Network Manager is uninstalled and I don't trust it): > iface wlan0 inet static > pre-up /sbin/iwconfig wlan0 txpower 5 > pre-up ip link set wlan0 up > address 192.168.1.1 > netmask 255.255.255.0 > gateway 192.168.1.5 > wireless-essid Hex > wpa-scan-ssid 0 > wpa-ap-scan 1 > wpa-ssid Hex > wpa-psk Freeasinfreedom > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > >