Re: [gentoo-user] {OT} 802.11n PCI-E 300Mbps with AP mode?

[Adam Carter]

> Got it, thanks Paul.  That's good news because it means I can use any
> 802.11n PCIe 300Mbps card with Linux drivers instead of worrying about
> AP mode.  I'll just use a 802.11g card in AP mode until there is
> better support for 802.11n.  The router uses most of the bandwidth
> from the WAN.

Hi Grant,

I bought the TPLink WN951N (atheros AR5008, ath9k) card after it being
recommended by a gentoo-user list member. I concur with the
recommendation. Its cheap and seems to work well in linux. I have, at
times, had scp report 3.5M/s, but its quite variable. There are a
bunch of APs in my area though. Here's some details - I dont know if
the AP configuration is optimal - I didnt find the documentation very
clear.

Here's what's reported as the
Wiphy phy0
       Band 1:
               HT capabilities: 0x104e
                       * 20/40 MHz operation
                       * SM PS disabled
                       * 40 MHz short GI
                       * max A-MSDU len 3839
                       * DSSS/CCK 40 MHz
               HT A-MPDU factor: 0x0003 (65535 bytes)
               HT A-MPDU density: 0x0006 (8 usec)

And i've configured my hostapd.conf;
hw_mode=g
wme_enabled=1
ieee80211n=1
ht_capab=[SHORT-GI-40][DSSS_CCK-40]

HTH