Return-path: Received: from nm14-vm0.bullet.mail.ird.yahoo.com ([77.238.189.193]:29982 "HELO nm14-vm0.bullet.mail.ird.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1753976Ab2G3UDQ convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:03:16 -0400 References: <5010304E.6070005@lwfinger.net> <1343296732.22680.YahooMailNeo@web28905.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <501121B5.4010305@lwfinger.net> <1343300503.96939.YahooMailNeo@web28902.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <501129D9.4060407@lwfinger.net> <1343314190.31952.YahooMailNeo@web28901.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <5011BC0A.8060600@lwfinger.net> <1343370892.97699.YahooMailNeo@web28904.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <501280BF.4070409@lwfinger.net> <1343394581.87030.YahooMailNeo@web28902.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <1343398356.19742.YahooMailNeo@web28904.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <1343403507.54955.YahooMailNeo@web28906.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <1343404770.91235.YahooMailNeo@web28906.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <1343407089.96532.YahooMailNeo@web28901.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <50140463.3080209@lwfinger.net> <1343591834.22699.YahooMailNeo@web28905.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <5015A2DB.50106@lwfinger.net> <1343671587.79175.YahooMailNeo@web28901.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> <5016E5CD.2090100@lwfinger.net> Message-ID: <1343678594.9254.YahooMailNeo@web28902.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> (sfid-20120730_220320_174771_CC492683) Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:03:14 +0100 (BST) From: Xavier de Almeida Reply-To: Xavier de Almeida Subject: Re: Tr : Tr : Can't make RTL8188CE work with hostapd (rtl8192ce) To: Larry Finger Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: <5016E5CD.2090100@lwfinger.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: >> (any cheap, good and working USB wifi device which has more power than an embedded chip as the rtl8188 ? it's a shame that we can't add just an antenna vs another wifi hw) > >One of the Alfa AWUS036 models has an RTL8188CU chip in it. I think it ends in HR. Besides that, there are a number of devices that use the rt2800usb or ath9k variants that have external antennas. > >I cannot run my RTL8188CE as an internal device as it is not white listed by my BIOS, thus I have no idea how well it works with standard laptop antennas. > >Larry I can't tell you as I don't have a laptop either, I have a xs36v which is a barebone so it's all embedded. What do you mean by "it s not white listed by my BIOS"? XabiX