Return-path: Received: from mail-gw3-out.broadcom.com ([216.31.210.64]:56275 "EHLO mail-gw3-out.broadcom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751227AbaLQNOH (ORCPT ); Wed, 17 Dec 2014 08:14:07 -0500 Message-ID: <5491819C.2050303@broadcom.com> (sfid-20141217_141411_490832_CF181839) Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 14:14:04 +0100 From: Arend van Spriel MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Bruno Randolf CC: Dani Camps , , Larry Finger Subject: Re: mac80211 USB adapters with 5GHz support and SMA antenna References: <54916C38.80103@thinktube.com> In-Reply-To: <54916C38.80103@thinktube.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 12/17/14 12:42, Bruno Randolf wrote: > Hi, > > On 12/16/2014 07:09 PM, Dani Camps wrote: >> I am looking for a Wi-Fi adapter with the following specs: >> >> a) Operates at 5GHz >> b) Supports 802.11n and optionally 802.11ac >> c) USB interface >> d) SMA connector for external antenna(s) >> e) It is supported by mac80211, and supports mesh mode > > Me too... > > IHMO the best USB based chipset/driver combination is still ath9k_htc > with Atheros AR7010/AR9280 or AR9271, which is rock solid and has very > good thruput (and an open firmware). Unfortunately I have heard it's EOL > but it's still possible to buy them, e.g the "TP-Link TL-WN722N" or > "TP-LINK TL-WN822N"... > > I have not found good alternatives yet... So I repeat: Does anyone know > a good USB dongle with a good mac/cfg80211 driver and at least 802.11n > 2x2:2 and support for AP and IBSS mode? > > It's a shame that vendors like Ralink/MediaTek and Realtek do not work > on decent upstream linux drivers... Instead of wasting time cleaning up > the mess they leave with dozens of incomplete "vendor drivers" they drop > on us - maybe the Linux community should just choose *ONE* modern > (preferrably "ac") and cheap USB chipset and concentrate on writing a > driver for it? > > And what about the vendors which are more involved in proper linux > wireless develpment? Qualcom/Atheros, Intel, Broadcom: don't you have > any USB chipsets in line? We do, but no mac80211-based USB devices. Regards, Arend > bruno > > -- > 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