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List:       freebsd-stable
Subject:    Re: FreeBSD-8.0 802.11n support with ath
From:       Rui Paulo <rpaulo () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-02-28 2:09:37
Message-ID: C816D0F2-67CD-4361-8FD3-376F7619EF46 () gmail ! com
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Hi,

On 27 Feb 2010, at 20:29, Robert Watson wrote:

> 
> On Sat, 27 Feb 2010, Spil Oss wrote:
> 
> > Thanks for the confirmation!
> > 
> > Is anything known re. a timeline for implementation of wireless-N? (8.1? 9.0?)
> 
> I know that Rui Paulo is working on this actively; I've added him to the CC line as \
> I'm not sure if he follows freebsd-stable. 
> Robert N M Watson
> Computer Laboratory
> University of Cambridge
> 
> > 
> > Kind regards,
> > 
> > Spil
> > 
> > On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Bernhard Schmidt
> > <bschmidt@techwires.net> wrote:
> > > On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 01:27:09PM +0100, Spil Oss wrote:
> > > > Hi All,
> > > > 
> > > > Got myself an Atheros AR5416 card to upgrade my HostAP to Wireless-N speed.
> > > > 
> > > > Somehow I can't find a way to convince the driver to go into 11n mode
> > > > 
> > > > # ifconfig wlan0 mode 11b
> > > > # ifconfig wlan0 mode 11g
> > > > # ifconfig wlan0 mode 11n
> > > > ifconfig: SIOCSIFMEDIA (media): Device not configured
> > > 
> > > It's either mode 11na or mode 11ng.
> > > 
> > > > The man-page for ifconfig specifies only 11a, 11b and 11g as modes.
> > > > The part is functioning fine in 11g mode.

The man page also specifies 11na and 11ng, so I hope you're running 8.0, at least.

> > > > 
> > > > Am I missing something obvious or is Wireless-N support not fully
> > > > implemented yet?
> > > 
> > > There is no rate control algo fuer 11n, afaik, you will only be able to
> > > use legacy rates.

Progress on supporting 11n with atheros cards is on going. There's much more to it \
than adapting the rate control algorithm. Please stay tuned.

Regards,
--
Rui Paulo

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